At the MD's dinner party for top management from the US

 


So it happens that the top management [Eric and Gerhard] visited our office and spent a lot of time interacting with the teams trying to figure out what is happening in their day to day life...I guess after our CR, the attrition rate is now a bit under control...we lost a LOT of good talent in the past year...we also got a lot of new talent...we picked up a significant number of engineering trainees from CDAC and one more place...I was part of the recruiting team that took their confirmation interviews...anyways...work is as usual busy...we keep accepting work hoping the cybersecurity team will grow...got a certificate of thanks for handling the work aspect in a healthy fashion...all those who got awards were invited to the MDs dinner party...so here is Jiggy Sir...as I affectionately call him...sitting in front of me...and while we were generally joking around about work and life...the MD visited our end of the table...apparently Jiggy Sir is a good cook and the MD remembered their time in the US quite well...and we listened while the MD was sharing insights with us on the business end...Jiggy Sir and Suhas were busy listening while I slowly cleared one plate to another until almost all the starters were gone...one piece at a time...! :) In my many years at Lear I am yet to meet someone as patient, knowledgeable and soft spoken as Jiggy Sir...he is a treasure trove of information and is always willing to guide a lost soul...in my search for answers on the twisters in life in this matrix...I have often described this existence as "many virtual and one physical presence"...until once he mentioned...are you sure its not "many physical and one virtual presence"...so much for the matrix debate :)

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