Its another weekday… the City’s woken up to those morning rush hours …cutting through painful traffic jams and signals which are thankfully followed!
You reach Metropolitan and if you’re one among those bike riders you probably are queued up in a massive line to get into a lift that carries you to the terrace parking …the car commuters however, have it easier …
For one who is fitness conscious you probably take the stairs, else you just wait to get into the lift to hit the button to floor 3. A swipe of the card and you are greeted to an environment full of activity! A central hallway with cubicles on either side with soft boards in colors as varied as red to green, (except pink which was bid goodbye and saw its sunset with the brand hutch) the usual sound of the keyboard and the mouse clicks, some highly audible conversations over the phone, a wodden floored LOUNGE AREA, overlooking a grandeur view of the hills and towers alike - hosting a couple of guys catching up on the newspapers (thanks to no internet access) another couple lined up outside the net café (a glass partition with two PCs running internet catering to a strength of 130 odd people on a floor), a fair amount of activity near the vending machine, all conference rooms which seem to be overflowing with the likes of Technical Gurus, IT Architects, SMEs and the Variants !! That’s the Vodafone IT office for you!
A stark contrast to the Tech Park One (TPO – C building), floor one which houses a chunk of IBMers in Pune. A massive breathing space, spacious cubicles, carpets done up in stone grey, interiors done up in muted colors like beige, grey and white, people just plugging in their laptops and catching up on news, personal email, social/professional networking sites, logging onto SameTime, w3 (which is like the life line of every IBMer), checking emails on lotus notes..
The pantry wears a deserted look and the only thing that looks colorful, are the two red dustbins with “Wet Garbage” and “Dry Garbage” tagged onto them (it always makes me wonder if it made any sense at all to have two separate bins since each soul in the pantry generally walks in either to drink water or have coffee/tea which makes it both Wet Garbage - God knows what goes into the dry garbage bin, but I do see it full!) lots of conference rooms lined up on one side on the floor with each requiring you to book them in advance - this is IBM for you !
Its been exactly a week since I shifted to the TPO office and 2 days since I started shuttling between Vodafone and IBM offices. So I guess its reason enough for me to come to terms with the stark contrast in atmospheres. Just as I have my own time getting used to different working styles, I am also welcomed to a newer culture - whether one is better than the other is truly not a question - but how well you adapt yourself to both simultaneously, is something worth sparing a thought for - cause after all when you switch roles from being The CLIENT to being A VENDOR, it’s a lot more than just office space and privileges than change!! The only thing that remains unchanged however, is the fact that U DELIVER - client or vendor / slowdown or no slowdown!
Good Luc to one and all. My heart goes out to all the fresher [who got laid off by the likes of TCS and IBM] with the hope that they find better things to do in life. As for the more fortunate like us, may the thirst for exploring an alternative lucrative profession take us to the next [not so insecure] level!!
luv n luc as always
- sayli..
You reach Metropolitan and if you’re one among those bike riders you probably are queued up in a massive line to get into a lift that carries you to the terrace parking …the car commuters however, have it easier …
For one who is fitness conscious you probably take the stairs, else you just wait to get into the lift to hit the button to floor 3. A swipe of the card and you are greeted to an environment full of activity! A central hallway with cubicles on either side with soft boards in colors as varied as red to green, (except pink which was bid goodbye and saw its sunset with the brand hutch) the usual sound of the keyboard and the mouse clicks, some highly audible conversations over the phone, a wodden floored LOUNGE AREA, overlooking a grandeur view of the hills and towers alike - hosting a couple of guys catching up on the newspapers (thanks to no internet access) another couple lined up outside the net café (a glass partition with two PCs running internet catering to a strength of 130 odd people on a floor), a fair amount of activity near the vending machine, all conference rooms which seem to be overflowing with the likes of Technical Gurus, IT Architects, SMEs and the Variants !! That’s the Vodafone IT office for you!
A stark contrast to the Tech Park One (TPO – C building), floor one which houses a chunk of IBMers in Pune. A massive breathing space, spacious cubicles, carpets done up in stone grey, interiors done up in muted colors like beige, grey and white, people just plugging in their laptops and catching up on news, personal email, social/professional networking sites, logging onto SameTime, w3 (which is like the life line of every IBMer), checking emails on lotus notes..
The pantry wears a deserted look and the only thing that looks colorful, are the two red dustbins with “Wet Garbage” and “Dry Garbage” tagged onto them (it always makes me wonder if it made any sense at all to have two separate bins since each soul in the pantry generally walks in either to drink water or have coffee/tea which makes it both Wet Garbage - God knows what goes into the dry garbage bin, but I do see it full!) lots of conference rooms lined up on one side on the floor with each requiring you to book them in advance - this is IBM for you !
Its been exactly a week since I shifted to the TPO office and 2 days since I started shuttling between Vodafone and IBM offices. So I guess its reason enough for me to come to terms with the stark contrast in atmospheres. Just as I have my own time getting used to different working styles, I am also welcomed to a newer culture - whether one is better than the other is truly not a question - but how well you adapt yourself to both simultaneously, is something worth sparing a thought for - cause after all when you switch roles from being The CLIENT to being A VENDOR, it’s a lot more than just office space and privileges than change!! The only thing that remains unchanged however, is the fact that U DELIVER - client or vendor / slowdown or no slowdown!
Good Luc to one and all. My heart goes out to all the fresher [who got laid off by the likes of TCS and IBM] with the hope that they find better things to do in life. As for the more fortunate like us, may the thirst for exploring an alternative lucrative profession take us to the next [not so insecure] level!!
luv n luc as always
- sayli..
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