Company a.k.a Corporate
September the 17th, 2001. What could be special about that day except that it was half a dozen days after a few crazy people tried to park planes over buildings? Well, it was very special to me. It was the day I finally stepped into my professional life after 7 years of college life. Yeah, 7 long years. My parents would have let me study for the rest of my life. Fortunately, that didn't happen. It was the day when I moved from dependent-on-parents to independent status.
It was the day when I joined my first (and the only, till date) company as a campus recruit. I was offered a job by the company in the mid 2000. Things were pretty fine then. But, 2001 witnessed an IT slowdown. A few of my classmates, who were recruited by various companies, got their offers deferred. Some even got them cancelled. And then 9/11 happened. The situation was pretty uncertain. But my company decided to stick on to the original offer.
I still remember the day well. My roommate gave me a lift for half the distance. I took an auto-rickshaw for the remaining distance and reached the office late. I was the last to report. I spent that day filling in numerous forms, signing furiously on dozens of agreements, listening to terms like Provident Fund, Medical Claim, Reimbursement, etc.
55 of us joined the company on that day. We decided to call ourselves “Freshfinders”. Today the Freshfinders are scattered across the globe. A lot of them have quit the company. September 17th this year was the fifth anniversary for the Freshfinders. For me and the few others who decided to stick to the company, it was the fifth anniversary of our association with the company.
The Freshfinders in Madras organized a get-together. The Freshfinder who organized it sent an invitation to all the other Freshfinders and copied the mail to some of the managers and directors of the company. One of the directors, along with congratulating us on the anniversary, replied that he would not be able to attend the gathering as he had another appointment. Coincidentally, there is a Freshfinder of the same name as this Director. One of the Freshfinders who is still with the company and currently located in UK went on to reply all with something like – “Don’t howl, buddy. And, don’t show-off as if you are too busy. By the way, regrets... I mean, congratulations to all those who are still stuck to the company”.
Hahah... Luckily that UK based Freshfinder was at his modest self and his choice of words was very mild to his standards. If he had been his normal self and had replied in his usual vocabulary, I am sure the Director would have had a heart-attack. The Freshfinder soon called-back the mail and requested the recipients to ignore his mail. :P
Coincidentally, the public transportation of The Hague decided to run for free on Sunday, September 17. A move to promote tourism, I guess. Buses, Trams, cycle-rickshaws, bicycles, boats were all free on that day. My flatmate (who himself is a Freshfinder) and I decided to celebrate the anniversary by watching Miami Vice. It was just another action movie. The best part of the movie was Colin Farrell’s mustache. It was really awesome. Am seriously contemplating about sporting it. ;)
It was the day when I joined my first (and the only, till date) company as a campus recruit. I was offered a job by the company in the mid 2000. Things were pretty fine then. But, 2001 witnessed an IT slowdown. A few of my classmates, who were recruited by various companies, got their offers deferred. Some even got them cancelled. And then 9/11 happened. The situation was pretty uncertain. But my company decided to stick on to the original offer.
I still remember the day well. My roommate gave me a lift for half the distance. I took an auto-rickshaw for the remaining distance and reached the office late. I was the last to report. I spent that day filling in numerous forms, signing furiously on dozens of agreements, listening to terms like Provident Fund, Medical Claim, Reimbursement, etc.
55 of us joined the company on that day. We decided to call ourselves “Freshfinders”. Today the Freshfinders are scattered across the globe. A lot of them have quit the company. September 17th this year was the fifth anniversary for the Freshfinders. For me and the few others who decided to stick to the company, it was the fifth anniversary of our association with the company.
The Freshfinders in Madras organized a get-together. The Freshfinder who organized it sent an invitation to all the other Freshfinders and copied the mail to some of the managers and directors of the company. One of the directors, along with congratulating us on the anniversary, replied that he would not be able to attend the gathering as he had another appointment. Coincidentally, there is a Freshfinder of the same name as this Director. One of the Freshfinders who is still with the company and currently located in UK went on to reply all with something like – “Don’t howl, buddy. And, don’t show-off as if you are too busy. By the way, regrets... I mean, congratulations to all those who are still stuck to the company”.
Hahah... Luckily that UK based Freshfinder was at his modest self and his choice of words was very mild to his standards. If he had been his normal self and had replied in his usual vocabulary, I am sure the Director would have had a heart-attack. The Freshfinder soon called-back the mail and requested the recipients to ignore his mail. :P
Coincidentally, the public transportation of The Hague decided to run for free on Sunday, September 17. A move to promote tourism, I guess. Buses, Trams, cycle-rickshaws, bicycles, boats were all free on that day. My flatmate (who himself is a Freshfinder) and I decided to celebrate the anniversary by watching Miami Vice. It was just another action movie. The best part of the movie was Colin Farrell’s mustache. It was really awesome. Am seriously contemplating about sporting it. ;)
posted by Inder | 6:24 AM
2 Comments:
congrats!!! May you retire from that co.
chitra,
thanks :)
we don't know what will happen tomorrow... do we??? :D
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