Working from client site- Part I.

Well, this is always difficult. On-site, even I came to see how things work here, thinking, it will be an easy one.

 As on my first assignment to work with client, i reached Illinois on Aug 26. Everything was fine till i reached here. When i reached i wanted to call home and tell them i have reached here safely,please understand it was more than 16 hours flight and one more thing is while i was in Blore, i used to call home every day, I miss my parents. And in O’Hara airport I was searching for a phone, i found one but no coins with me. those forex guys never give any change.

Some how I reached the Hotel, very near to hillside landfill. Room number 143, the sweet lady was so nice on the front desk. Well  i thought i will be able to make a call from the hotel, then she said i have to pay $25 to activate phone, else i can make only local calls. Well i paid that, Please note that i have to pay this from my pocket. Well after paying that also I was not able make a call to home. Then some how i called my manager and asked him to call my brother and tell him that i reached safely.

Come on yar, just think of how many STD/ISD booths are there in India that too every corner. One great reason to say India is great . I miss those STD booths

 Well, one thing I want to share is Madhu, my manager, is a very nice guy, well out side office he was a real brother to me  as he was aware that this is my first trip, he was telling me everything. Every morning he calls me before he starts from his apartment and make sure i am ready, and comes to the hotel and picks me and evening drops me. And there were days where he was working from home and he came just to pick and drop me alone. And I always made sure that he never waits for me. And I remember I lied him about driving car, I told him that  I have a car at home  which i drive So that he will arrange me the company rented car.  Then he arranged one , after giving a test to him on my hotel front yard, where I could manage to drive his rented Chevy Cobalt. And you wont belive  that madhu, came with me to our apartment on the first day to see hows my driving even the next day he called in the morning and was asking whether he need to come to show the way. You must be lucky to get a manager like that.

 I am talking so much about madhu, well to give you an intro,  he is a delivery manager for GCI Solutions operating from NJ, he is an IIM-A. I think no more descriptions needed. He good manager & friend and technically too goood.

 Friends, please note that I learned driving a 4 Wheeler 2 weeks before I came to Chicago. And I could manage to get a IDP(International Driving Permit). Now from tha last one and half months I am driving a car, Hyundai Elentra. Ofcource a rented one for I am thankful to Mr.JD(Jithendra) of Avis. He could manage to get me a new car and he promised me that at any time I can go to him and switch car. Nice NRI guy

To b e continued…

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