I am a sucker for this whole emotional-sentimental thing. I love to watch replays of hall of fame induction speeches, applause for a lifetime of work and effort. I always tear up when these guys (and gals) go through their life stories and reveal these little gems which shine like the brightest diamonds.
Today is my last day working out of the H.O. for the foreseeable future. I will move into the Gurgaon depot from next Monday, spending the current week in Mumbai for product training. I had never thought that this would be so difficult for me to think about. Although I am ridiculously happy and cant wait to be an ASM, I will really really miss working out of the H.O. There is this great feeling of emptiness that creeps in when I think of not being in the H.O. and seeing the guys I am used to seeing everyday.
I guess this is what is meant by institutionalization! My cubicle mates, the TT gang, Finance guys and the whole 4'o clock snack chat group will be sorely missed. I will miss talking to Rajeev and Sunder, gaining some seriously awesome insights into selling paints. I will most definitely miss talking to Boss regularly (sorry, even while typing I cant say Manish or Mr. Bhatia, he will always be boss!) and just jumping into a knowledge pool of how to run a business. I will miss calling up random people and talking like a sheik! Yeah! I did that a lot!
4 gals, Kavitha, Monica, Isha and Anshika gifted me a super sexy, kick-ass book on guitars as a farewell gift! I don't think I have been so touched by any other gift. Ever. It is going to help me get over this feeling of bereavement a lot. But mostly I am really happy that these guys are more friends and less colleagues! I think my Gallop answers will be quite different going forward about my working space.
And so I move on to a new role. I am, to paraphrase Russel Crowe from "A Beautiful Mind", terrified, mortified, petrified by it! But also excited, happy and full of adrenaline. And the best thing about all of this is that I know that so many people in the H.O. have got my back.
Adios 20th Floor, building no. 5, DLF Cyber Terraces, Gurgaon!
See you when the rain comes home!
Today is my last day working out of the H.O. for the foreseeable future. I will move into the Gurgaon depot from next Monday, spending the current week in Mumbai for product training. I had never thought that this would be so difficult for me to think about. Although I am ridiculously happy and cant wait to be an ASM, I will really really miss working out of the H.O. There is this great feeling of emptiness that creeps in when I think of not being in the H.O. and seeing the guys I am used to seeing everyday.
I guess this is what is meant by institutionalization! My cubicle mates, the TT gang, Finance guys and the whole 4'o clock snack chat group will be sorely missed. I will miss talking to Rajeev and Sunder, gaining some seriously awesome insights into selling paints. I will most definitely miss talking to Boss regularly (sorry, even while typing I cant say Manish or Mr. Bhatia, he will always be boss!) and just jumping into a knowledge pool of how to run a business. I will miss calling up random people and talking like a sheik! Yeah! I did that a lot!
4 gals, Kavitha, Monica, Isha and Anshika gifted me a super sexy, kick-ass book on guitars as a farewell gift! I don't think I have been so touched by any other gift. Ever. It is going to help me get over this feeling of bereavement a lot. But mostly I am really happy that these guys are more friends and less colleagues! I think my Gallop answers will be quite different going forward about my working space.
And so I move on to a new role. I am, to paraphrase Russel Crowe from "A Beautiful Mind", terrified, mortified, petrified by it! But also excited, happy and full of adrenaline. And the best thing about all of this is that I know that so many people in the H.O. have got my back.
Adios 20th Floor, building no. 5, DLF Cyber Terraces, Gurgaon!
See you when the rain comes home!
