Kavya learns to be wise and matured (& arrogant)

A couple of days ago, I got an email from one of the many hundreds of jobs I applied. For a change, it was a positive message, saying 'You are qualified for this position. Let's schedule a 30 minutes phone interview in which we shall discuss about the skills needed for the position.' 

Happy and hopeful I felt though I was 99.9% aware that 'my visa' requirements would nullify all and any skill that I possess. But since there is no harm in being hopeful, I was all prepared and excited for the interview which went as below.

Mr.Hr: Hello. My name blah blah.

Me: Hello! This is blah blah

Mr. Hr: Is it 9 am there.

Me: Yes. (Thinking to myself ...it's 9.05 am and you are 5 minutes late.)

Mr. Hr: where is centerville?

Me: it's close to Indianapolis blah blah blah. (Wondering if I should tell him the latitude and longitude.)

Mr.Hr: Since how long have you been in USA?

Me: blah blah ( :/ Thinking to self ..I know where this is going.) 

Mr.Hr: What type of visa do you have ? Do you have a permanent visa. Blah blah 

Me: No. I would need visa sponsorship in the future.

Mr. Hr: Well. We don't do that for this position. H1 visa may or may not be approved so blah blah.

Me: well that's okay.

Mr. Hr: Sorry blah blah.

Me:  Thanks for your time. ( sounding nice and short? when in reality I wanted to tell him that---->

The probability of someone you hire with a permanent visa/whatever, to die in an accident or quit the job in near future is greater than the probability of my H1 visa being rejected in the future. Also, the probability of you finding somebody who is genuinely interested in this particular job as I am, is quite low. No. I am not boasting but I need this job not for the pay check or whatever benefits it offers but for the work itself. So it's your loss and I am sorry for it.) 

Sru: hey! Done with interview?

Me: Yes. It lasted 3 minutes. :-|

Sru: Don't lose heart. They can't help it.

Me: :-/

A couple of seconds later.

Me: This is such a bummer. I feel like an MTV bakra. (A FOOL.)

Sru: hmm

Me: Anyways. Their loss. :-/

2 minutes later....

I get another mail from Mr.Hr. The usual kind of mail saying, 'Since we got a huge number of highly qualified applicants, we are not considering your application' blah blah blah.

Though I understand a HR manager has a billion things to do and I don't expect them to be nice and sweet in their rejection messages. I felt his message was RUDE. My skills are qualified for a position but one stupid question about visa and My skills are no longer qualified??  I mean he could have stated the obvious reason which is  'hey girl! You are born in the wrong part of the world. And we strongly believe where you are born decides your ability to do the work. We don't give a damn about the hard work you do or the knowledge you possess. So, don't bother applying ever again.'  Frankly I would have felt a thousand times better if he had sent no message at all , instead of sending me a message that I know was copied and pasted.

No. I am no way sad for not being selected for the interview. I would never be happy working for a company that hires people based on where they were born instead of their skills.  

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