When help comes from an unexpected quarter (No, not alcohol)
I first met Krishna in the summer of 2020. He’d moved to Dubai and joined my company as a digital advertising and SEO specialist. We’d discussed work over calls a few times before he moved and my first impression of him was that he had a strict ‘speak when spoken to’ policy, with his replies often confined to monosyllables. My first in-person meeting with him was at a client’s office. I remember his first client meeting was with a particularly difficult person and I remember feeling extremely bad for Krishna because in my opinion, he was being sent straight into the lion’s den and his only weapon of defence was his SEO knowledge. He was this tall, lanky, spectacled, guy who awkwardly stuck out his hand to greet me. In an attempt to break the ice, I made a bad joke about how it was good to finally see him in person. He smiled, but his eyes were glued to the floor. There was a certain boyish charm he possessed, which I found to be very endearing. I hoped the client would see i...