Sagar Ratna Panchkula

Sagar Ratna Panchkula is tucked inside the Narwal Wave Mall. It’s a different kind of world inside the mall compared to the streets outside. We spend our shift surrounded by the hum of the air conditioning and the sound of people walking past on the polished floors. In the kitchen, it’s a lot of clattering pots and the smell of spices that you get used to after five minutes. We spend a lot of time just wiping down tables and making sure the chairs are lined up straight. The mall gets really busy on the weekends, and that’s when we’re all running around trying to keep up. During the week, it’s a bit slower, and we might just stand by the entrance for a bit watching the shoppers go by. We have our routine of checking the stock and making sure the kitchen has what it needs. The lights in the mall are always bright, so you kind of lose track of what time it is outside. We don’t have much of a view, just the other shops across the walkway. It’s a lot of hard work on your feet, and by the time the mall closes, we’re all pretty tired. We just clean up, lock the doors, and head out through the service exit. It’s just a regular job in a busy place, making sure people have a seat and something to eat while they’re out.