Working in Indian MNC for about 1.5 years was a great learning experience and hence what else could be the tag line of this post..!!!
The journey began on 16 Feb 2010, when I reached Infosys, Jaipur as a fresher to the Corporate World. This company gave me a chance to travel abroad…to Amsterdam, Netherlands, for the on-site training of their new process which was associated to a renowned Media and Publication Client. The trip was great and Learning began from the fight to get the Visa from there Mumbai Embassy. But after crossing every disappointment and huddle, I finally reached the city of Diamonds- Amsterdam. There was learning every day as I was in a different country..a different set of people with a completely different cultural set. But the journey was an enriching experience.
Soon new phase in life began…everything around was very uncertain and I was out of my comfort zone. I missed my friends badly in the initial days but soon realized that this had to happen and it was good that I was moving ahead in my career and learning new things. I began making new friends..My training began ….We were paid enough On-site by the company so money was not a problem ever.!!!
We completed our work in the week days so that we can go and explore the place over the weekends..the Canal ride, Rotterdam, Hague, Delft, The Volendam, The Country Site and many other places we explored during this trip. Everywhere we went we discovered things which were different and very new to us…
Coming back to India was painfulL as we were enjoying everything in Amsterdam. But time flew away very fast and I completed a span of 13 months @ Infy.I was able to stabilize the process with a support of a good team. It was time say Goodbye..u must be thinking if everything was going well..why did I resigned????
It was a matter of sheer coincidence that the time when I was serving my notice period, two great leaders @ Infosys resigned: K Dinesh and TV Mohandas Pai. Surprisingly, the reason stated by Pai for his separation was no different than mine. Pai had reportedly said that he did not agree with the Company practice of of seniority getting a priority over meritocracy in deciding the leadership team…If in today’s time, a Company cannot reward its employees equivalent to the hard work they put in, How can they ever get the attrition rates down???
The fight for promotion and progression comes later, but the importance of Employee Motivation and proper Recognition can never be ruled out…..The big learning from this phase of life was that you will never find much space in a big company to do things your way..If you want to do things your way..You need to follow your interests and dreams…Instead of following the Standard operating Procedures…!!!
