August 2 2004,A day i will never forget,it was my first day of employment , a day when i was introduced to the world of professionals.
As i was on my way to the office on that day i was mulling over the sudden and pleasant turn around of events that had happened over the previous week.I had got a job in Syntel,Pune and the posting would have been in Mumbai...not a comforting thought for a guy like me who had spent all his life in bangalore.I was eagerly looking for a job in bangalore,my friend sourabh had got into Perot Systems,Bangalore and he had informed me about a recruitment going on over there..and I attended the interview the next day and i got through...I had to report to duty on 2nd August.I was thrilled to bits and was releived more than happy.
A gamut of emotions were running through my mind on that first day...What kind of people am i going to meet?what will the place be like?similar to the emotions i faced when i joined college... As it turned out i spent the most amazing one year of my life there and still continue to do so.I met some of the most amazing friends there.We had so much fun at our training,it was a virtual 9th semester of college.The bets,the lunch time chats,the tea time fun,the thrill of the first salary ,the strange trainer at roshni,the .NET certification preperations,going to a cricket match with all the friends,the funny skits,the team building retreat at silver oak,those birthday treats..sure is a long list of happy moments.
As i was on my way to the office on that day i was mulling over the sudden and pleasant turn around of events that had happened over the previous week.I had got a job in Syntel,Pune and the posting would have been in Mumbai...not a comforting thought for a guy like me who had spent all his life in bangalore.I was eagerly looking for a job in bangalore,my friend sourabh had got into Perot Systems,Bangalore and he had informed me about a recruitment going on over there..and I attended the interview the next day and i got through...I had to report to duty on 2nd August.I was thrilled to bits and was releived more than happy.
A gamut of emotions were running through my mind on that first day...What kind of people am i going to meet?what will the place be like?similar to the emotions i faced when i joined college... As it turned out i spent the most amazing one year of my life there and still continue to do so.I met some of the most amazing friends there.We had so much fun at our training,it was a virtual 9th semester of college.The bets,the lunch time chats,the tea time fun,the thrill of the first salary ,the strange trainer at roshni,the .NET certification preperations,going to a cricket match with all the friends,the funny skits,the team building retreat at silver oak,those birthday treats..sure is a long list of happy moments.
Ironically,I had more fun in office than in my college.We had and still have a strong rapport not withstanding the fact that a few of them have moved on to other companies.
Time really flies,one year has gone by me and as i look back at a bygone,blissful year i feel so happy that i was at the right place at the right time.I will have many more years of professional life but the first one will always be the sweetest ,so will be the first company I worked for,the first salary I earned and the first colleagues I had.Ciao.
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