One of my colleagues during a general chat said this:
actually for me srijan has become one of those few places where i can get up every morning and really feel like going”
it does not give me a feeling like “i am doing a job, so i have to go to the office no matter what”, that compulsion is not here, thats why i am here at srijan
Now, this speaks a lot for Srijan, and the work culture we have been able to create for ourselves.
I’ll not name the person, and wait till he puts up a blog post about this feeling/experience himself on this blog, which he’s committed to writing. Meanwhile, I wait in anticipation.
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Abhinav Sahai, October 25, 2008:
well we at srijan how he is and i must say the same holds for me!
nerdysahai, October 27, 2008:
thought should share with you, i hope it doesnt get over……
http://nerdysahai.wordpress.com/2008/10/27/its-all-in-the-environment/
my name:), February 27, 2009:
Hi,
Now I hope you must have learned that was this saying truly from heart of that person or not, had it been from heart then if he had not posted a detailed blog than at least a conscientious person would expect him not flee away as he did.
Better I would suggest remove this post at all, since for those it is good who don’t know the fact like person whose comments are up there, but what about those who know how that person fled away, in fact I am true in my saying that seeing this post showed me how you lack sincerity and how you live in your heavenly thought/ fantasies.
Sorry if I hurt you.
And I know this comment you will not publish at all
Rahul Dewan, February 27, 2009:
Thanks for your comment “my name”.
We’re (and I am) a little bit different you see. I approved your comment; and I am not going to delete this post, even though the person who said this, ran away, without notice.
I think it was the person’s weakness, and he took the problems with him – I wish the best for him and hope he has the best of life; yet I know that challenges one does not face and counter, chase you in other situations and circumstances in life.
It’s not about living in a fantasy, but about pursuing one’s vision. I envision a company where people love working on what they do, each day, day-in and day-out. I envision a company where people have fun, and learn like they would nowhere else – technical stuff and responsibility; where people are treated and expected to behave like mature adults (and not children who are given tasks to do, not given enough opportunity of expressing disagreement, not given enough opportunity of growth, and are finally judged on that in perhaps 95% of the world’s companies). I envision a company which is employee-run, and perhaps employee-owned as well.
These are worthwhile dreams to pursue, if we want to have a world which is not sitting on powder-keg and blows up like it is now (economically, for now). I am not the one to get deterred by acts of immaturity by this person, or the others who left during the same time, or those who gave me long-pieces of advise on email how messed up my thought process was. Some of them are shocked that I still maintain a good relationship with them, while some others who left, later, want to join back.
I will keep this post and your comments to show our maturity and human relationship skills; we’re a mature set of people, and like to deal with people and companies maturely.
We’ve had our problems in management, and being ‘tough on tasks’; we’ve learnt some things from the crisis, which is now behind us, and are doing much better with a much higher level of project delivery, and people relationships. We also have a much stronger set of people who are much more committed to Srijan and to each other now.
my name:), March 2, 2009:
For everything you have missed, you have gained something else; And for everything you gain you lose something else. It is about your outlook towards life. You can either regret or rejoice it.
Abhinav Sahai, July 27, 2009:
May be quite late to comment on this, but its better late than never. Even though I have still been following Srijan’s blog and tweets, I never followed up on the comments section and more so as this was quite an old post (the days when I was there, at the Nehru Place office).
Feel sorry that some anonymous posting have given people an impression that I was writing all this. A BIG thanks to Rahul sir for showing me this. I never said and still would never say something bad about Srijan. I seriously loved the place, but some times we just cannot adjust, more so when we come with some expectations and not seeing those met, we quit.
Srijan was going through a rough patch but It was bad or rather kiddish on my part that instead of trying to solve the problem I myself ran away from it. Maybe I should have helped in solving the problems.
One more thing, what I write on my blog is close to my heart and what I really mean, so writing something on my blog about Srijan was as close as any other post. Whenever anyone asked me how I was going through my new / first job, I always showed them the post. And yes, I never showed or asked Rahul sir to put a link to that post. It was through a automatic pingback that he came to know and he put that up.
We all commit mistakes but its a matter whether we learn from those. 6-8 months later, I have learnt quite a few things and am still doing so. In case you MAY be interested in reading what I’ve learnt, it’s up here. http://bit.ly/38ORL
Sorry for whatever happened, Thanks Rahul sir for the wishes, I wish the same for Srijan.
And yes, whenever I comment, I always make sure I put my name and link, a known or real person’s voice is heard more loudly than an anonymous or a “myname”.
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