The Unforgettables!!!

For the past one week (only) I have not been slogging much with my work. I love the job that I do as it provides a great scope for learning and improvement. As it is a start up company, there is a tremendous amount of ownership in each and every individual. And that makes us to really own the project rather than being a part of it. Between all these, we have great fun in our work. Let me share the three most interesting incidents that I had in my company so far. Here we go………..

1. Our whole team was having a meeting with our CEO in the conference room. He asked everyone to tell something interesting about them. It was a highly rambunctious discussion. He was talking about recession and everyone’s responsibility and it suddenly went very serious. Suddenly there was a sound ‘ring ring….’.It was from the phone, and fortunately or unfortunately I was sitting near the phone. As on site managers and our director have joined the meeting through VoIP, I thought they or some senior most officials must be calling. I gazed at the CEO. He signaled me to pick up the phone. I did and said “hello” in a soft tone. On the other side I heard someone saying “We are calling from HDFC bank. We were offering personal loans to selected customers and you ….” I abruptly cut the call. With a smile I said “It’s from HDFC Bank”. The whole team burst into laughter.
2. The whole company was excited about the town hall meeting we were about to have with our CEO in the afternoon. Everyone was anticipating the news about our new office (as we have space constraint in our current office). The last time when he spoke about the new office, he showed videos of the new building and created very great anxiety in everyone’s mind. But ultimately it didn’t work out. It has been a long wait for us (still waiting). I was discussing with my team members of what could be the possible options of where our office would be shifted. Everyone was telling ‘embassy golf Links’. I wasn’t happy as I felt the distance would be much longer from where I live (the fact is I don’t know where ‘embassy golf links’ is). I interrupted and told I would prefer “EGL” which is in the inner ring road (as it is very close to where is stay). I started to become the brand ambassador of EGL. I wanted to somehow convince EGL is better than any other than Tech Park. I said Microsoft office (our client) is in EGL and we can enhance our client relationship by visiting their offices directly rather than talking through phone and the building is awesome and it boasts a huge food court. The whole team started laughing. I couldn’t understand. And the next statement they made I was completely embarrassed,” Anto for your very kind information, EGL is Embassy Golf Links. “Oh my god…… How ignorant I was?? (Is it right to call Ignorance is bliss??)
3. This incident was shared by Sriram(my friend). Whenever I think of this incident, I couldn’t resist myself from laughing. The incident goes like this. He and JK (his friend and mine too) were standing in the bus stand. A man came near JK and asked him in Hindi (he doesn’t know Hindi), if they accept daily pass in this bus. He out of sheer enthusiasm (as though he understood Hindi) replied, Delhi pass will not be accepted in Bangalore, they accept only in Delhi. The man started laughing (or wondering am I look like a moron). Then he realized he heard it as Delhi instead of daily.
   

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