It was raining on 30th June,2008.
And as usual, we were late for office. Stranded at Kanurmarg station – waiting for an autoricksha to pity on us.
But it was not just another morning. It was the first day of my Corporate life- the day of joining Lehman Brothers!
So we finally managed to get a rick to Winchester and my goodness- I was in awe when I saw the building. It was(and still is) a Class!
As we entered the lobby- I remember wishing ‘Good Morning’ to the suit-clad security person, standing there just to see if all have got their IDs(little did I know about this then). Then there was the elevator- ery1 with their well ironed formal shirts, taking out their Black Berrys and wishing each other ‘morning’ in some kind of accent. Man! I felt so out of place. Few days back , I was in college. Carefree and tension-free. Now I was in a place where people say ‘sorry’ even for no reasons may a times. So samjh nahi rah tha mera kya hoga.
The day went by with presentations all around and ended with a cock tail party at the terrace cafeteria. Yes, a cocktail party for new joiners, who were fresh out of college. We left in the company bus and it was still raining.
This was 30th June ,2008.
Today is 30th June, 2011.
Three years! Yes – 3 yrs flew and how?- I have no clue.
Lehman brothers collapsed, Nomura took over, project changed, team mates changed, batch mates left, friend became my manager, and so many things. Indeed the journey` till date has been eventful.
Will I call it a happy journey? Don't know. So do I want to call it not-so-happy? Well, don't know.
It is a mixed feeling. Something that can be best described as ‘don't know’! L
But yes, the journey continues nevertheless. Again ‘don't know’ till when. The effort will always be to make it an beautiful odyssey.
Need wishes and luck!
Cheers
KU
