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Zabi
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11:13
“Can I help you Sir?”
“My last day, today. Are all my exit formalities complete?”
“Yes, except for one sir. You have to handover your ID card. “
“I want to keep it. Can I? “
“No sir, you can’t. “
“What if it’s lost and I don’t have it right now.”
“Well, in that case sir, you have to pay a fine of 1000 RS and also if we ever find you using it, you will be prosecuted. I suggest you don’t take that risk Sir.”
“Well here it is. take it. Wait! Can I at least keep the tag with me or you will fine me for that as well”
“Sure sir, you can. The tag contains the old logo. It is no value to us whatsoever, as the brand satyam has changed to Mahindra Satyam. But sir may I ask why you want to keep that.”
“My four years here in Satyam...”
“To correct you Sir, Mahindra Satyam!!”
I don’t’ understand why HR has to be politically correct all the time. Also I know I can’t argue with them for the very same reason. So I replied,
“Thanks for correcting my huge mistake Madam. Mahindra satyam it is. So my 3 years in Satyam and 1 year in Mahindra satyam this tag is the only thing that was there with me all the time. When I was nervous and sweating in the air conditioned conference rooms, it was this tag that soaked my sweat. When I worked 16 hours straight, it was by revolving this tag around my finger that I relieved my stress. When I was struck solving a programmatic errors it was by biting this tag I got the solutions in my mind. It was this tag that…”
“Sir, Thanks for letting me know. As I said you can keep it for free but submit the card. I think you can write a poem about you love for this tag.”
“Not just a poem but I think I should write a book about my experiences at this place.’
“Can I get it Sir?”
“When I have it written, I’ll send you a copy.”
“Sir! I mean the tag.”
I took the ID card out of the tag and gave it to her. She gave me a weird smile to suggest either me or my idea is stupid. I smiled back at her to suggest I was just kidding.
I came out of the HR block. I was exactly in the place from where I can see the entire campus. There was no one around to walk me till the gate for the very last steps that I am going to take in this campus. All my friends bid me farewell already and got back to their work to meet their respective deadlines. I took one good look around the campus.
I started walking towards the gate. With each step my head felt heavier and my thoughts became emotional. I saw the word SATYAM painted on one of the tallest buildings in the campus and at that moment the entire 4 years I spent in this company flashed before my eyes.
yeah, man, last year, i was in the same situation. You know, whatever we did, to whatever extent we criticized the job and the firm, the last few hours spent with the team, at the sutta place or at the cafeteria were infact emotional. Actually, i had my ID scanned and saved properly. I remember that after submitting my id at ITC V, megha swiped her card so that I could enter BOC floor. That was bad experience. N when i kicked my bike, i was still staring at Satyam Logo in front of the main gate. I knew clearly that i m going to miss something...a routine that had become an integral part of my life..
:).. we always tend to keep something or the other as a memory which we can stare at in our yrs ahead! :D
cute one zabi...i like this :)
i have my tag wid me...and if, i had to write something, i have to write two books :) one for my ELTP days at BBSR and one for the remaining 3yrs tenure...
the last day i still remember sitting at the Banyan tree near the cafetaria...recollecting all those things discussed by "3 mistakes of SATYAM" and recollecting you guys calling me whenever u get to c my t-shirt darling ;) recollecting the way v discussed abt ur proj n our bench, and many more...and do u remember tht u hav given me the SATYAM handbook on the last day...thank god they dint ask u, i lost mine :D
lovable memories
sale tu akela kahan gayatha......tereku chod ne keliye ab tere gaon tak jata kya???? tu jhut nako bhol....jahanum mein sadenga tu.....
@amit:very true, I saw emotions in ur eye during the last day.
@spradha: Sahi bola yaar. Thx for reading
@Murthy: I remember everything. farewell of u and shanmukh were a lot nostalgic than mine.
@anonymous alias alok,,Abbey Alok this a work of fiction. I think we discussed about how I write fiction imagining real life situation. even though my story is lot different than the reality u know, I am trying to create the same emotions tat I felt while leaving the campus.Chal I'll give credit 2 u for all the comments I get.
touching. happens all the time, just dont look back, keep moving. you'll get less emotional tht way :)
Wow well expressed Zabi!! Its really hard for the moment. ALl the best for future!!
hey zabi, as usual u r good at whtever u write....nywayz i made a short film in my colg fest...i hope u will see it whenver u get tym
thnx
http://mumbaiwarriors.blogspot.com/2010/06/online-friend.html
Hi Zabi..Your writing is very lucid and addictive..i read all ur blogs..keep the good work continuing..Rizwan
Nice read..I too felt d same way whn I was leaving my company..unfortunately cudnt keep the tag too..:(
this is strikingly similar to my case man. but my HR dint allow me keep the tag too :( most emotional day in recent past when i walked out of my office and the office boy escorted me outside the premises and the gate closed behind me...
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Separating from my Team in TCS was really painful where as during my Tenure i used to discourage their system. But the last day was highly emotional as I knew all my friends will not be there with me as I will be working with a new team now.
Nice topic over all...