Ofcourse it hurts....

Yesterday i got a call from a School friend of mine after a long time.

After our usual gupshup, she started to ask how am i doing and hows my job. With all smiles i gave a satisfied answer and her curiosity rose to zeniths..How come if u are so cool and composed the media reports of layoffs,salary cuts and winding up of ur Organisation.

Rather than being happy may b my response evoked curiosity to ask me Direct Question.

She:"By the Way Vamsi Did u get your Full Salary last month"
Me: "Yes dear (with an AWE)"

She:"Oh gud to hear that. ANyways you have you have commitments i guess,So how are you planning to meet them incase of any adversities"
Me: "Iam mailing you my Account Number. Do transfer the amount and i shall meet my commitments. I dont need to be bothered when i have frenz like you (Emo-S-nal Atyachaar)"

She was little taken aback...may be was checking her inbox if i had really dropped my acc num.

She:" Hey !!!Do you know? " (just trying to deviate the topic)
Me: "Would have known had u called me after my last call which was 8 mnths back"

She: "my dad is searching matches for me"
me: thank God..God save the banda

She: "I rejected 2 matches out of the 4 finalised (as if she has chosen the final 2 contestents of Indian Idol)"

the going gets more interesting to mourn for...:-(

Me: "Bechaarey why didnt they qualify for the finals"(expressing my deepest regrts)
She: "they were from Satyam"

Me: speechlessss
She: "My Security is important to me"

Me: "have you spoken to the guyz atleast"
She:"Nope"

Me:"How did u decide that they are not gud without even speaking to them. may be the guys were better than ur final choices"
She: ---------

Me: "then do u mean that at this point of time even iam not gud enuff"
She: "hey i didnt mean that yaar...Did it hurt you"

Me: ---------

iam a part of - history in the making

1 Year is a long time and things change upside down.

Never realised the impact of this in such an elan. Today i had been to Bank of India, to collect some Educational Loan repayement receipts for IT submission.

The Bank Manager who takes care of the Loan's section is a very good person. Last year when i had been to his office for the same purpose as now he looked at me with honor as if i had brought a gold medal to india in olympics, bcoz his son who is about to complete his Engg has not made a Campus Placement still and he viewed me as a benchmark for his son.

1 Year down the lane, today when he saw me there was a spurious infecting smile in his face. The way he asked me are you still with Satyam, u guyz have become the National News, R they paying salaries...(Nothing offending) but curious Questions as he got a on hand employee who can address his tidbits.

I answered with utmost restraint to make him feel that his son still doesnt have a job in hand and i do have one.

But after coming out i felt sad, an act which was committed by 2-3 people has tarnished the global reputation of a company.

Also it reminds me that there is nothing notable to say when u work with a company when the firm is going thru gud times, it is testing times like these that we at Satyam are facing that prove our true level of commitment ,which many others are expecting by means of Service level bonds, and here are we who are ready to commit in spirit not in words.

Case Studies or Innovations happen during these times.

Every world renowned company had its tough time, GE,IBM,Dell,Apple..., everyone fought back and today they are no.1 even the books like Success of GE,Who said elephants can't dance (of IBM) are top sellars.

I see this opportunity as another new book of how to fight back in the making..All that goes down has to come up and we might have gone down..but there shall be a new day tommorow, new hope and new Satyam.

1 year down the line from today, most of them would forget about all this but the experience that i woud get out of this real time learning opportunity shall not be macthed by any B-School Case study discussion bcoz iam a part of ---History in the making :-)

mE aNd My SaTyAm....

So far in my Blogs I never mentioned anything about my Organization. I always felt that i shall not use this space to promote my firm. Since I also blog in my company which is an Intranet one. But today I feel I have to pen down about my organization which is my First tutor in this Corporate world.

The latest turn around of events made me realise how deep I am attached my firm. Today at a time when I fear most of my colleageus/ friends are ashamed to put on their Tags in MMTS,Autos,Buses just to avoid to be viewed skeptically by a passerby.

Yes I AM PROUD to be a SATYAMITE. I work with Satyam Computer Services Ltd.

I am not ashamed to be apart of Satyam. Whatever has happened in the past 1 week shall not bother me. When I try to weigh down what I got from my firm to the last week’s events the latter doesn’t bother me.

I joined Satyam in 2006. This was my first tryst with a Corporate Company. Through out the past 28 months I have been growing with the company. The opportunities that my firm bestowed upon me remain unmatched.

Today morning ,11^th January 2009 Hyderabad Edition of The Hindu, made me realize this. I was woken up by my Mom to show the Newspaper where in Mr. Ramalinga Raju (Founder of Satyam) was being shielded by his brother (incidentally my Firm’s Managing Director) from to Police Custody.

My memories went back to the instant when I first saw him in one of my campus in the parking lot getting out of his BMW car , and here was he being moved in a rakshak vehicle. I just could not control myself. I was Broken.

I may be amateurish to comment on what if he did was right or wrong, for me he truly WAS, IS, SHALL BE an Inspiration . To dream Big , at a time (1987) he foresaw a untapped market that is going to rule in 2000.

It was due to his thought, that today 53000+Associates got a respect in the society with their families taking pride to be a part of this Satyam Family.

My MOM in particular reminds me onthing “Baabu, Whatever he did doesn’t bother to me as he gave you an Opportunity to prove urselves without any help. We as a family shall pray for his well being”. I observe that she MEANT IT.

All through out the week we were getting Solidarity Calls from our loved ones to enquire the status quo, but that doesn’t deter me from admiring my company.

You may have frenz or well wishers who pray for your well being when you attain success but there would be only TRUE ones when u r faced with difficult times. Thank you everyone for this wise gesture of urs to stay with me during my tough times.

Like you have stood beside me during my tough times, I shall stay with my Satyam in its tough times.

I am and shall be a TRUE Satyamite in letter and spirit and be there on its side during these times. The Logo and the brand brings in a Gusto in me to excel myself and challenge myself.

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

tAKE tHE lEAD 2 fAn ThE fLaMeS

Have you ever thought of giving back to society????

But due to ignorance you never knew the initiatives before in hand and cursed yourself for not being a part of that wonderful Initiative.

Well I had my own such experiences, where in I read about the initiative early next morning in the newspaper and felt sad.

Well if that has been there in your mind as well and you never found the right channel to do it, here is the Opportunity to tAKE tHE lEAD.

You need not participate in Lead India campaign, Rights demonstration.,etc

We are starting this initiative “Satyam Chetana” from Satyam Campuses across locations and we would be more than happy to have you volunteering for this noble cause.

‘Satyam Chetana’, aims to prepare a platform for urgent and sustained programs to limit the impact of HIV/AIDS and help halt the spread of the disease. ‘Satyam – Chetana’ aims to impart self respect and dignity to those affected by HIV/AIDS.

As we fight together against the disease, your contributions as responsible citizens would serve as a motivation to fight against the myths of HIV/AIDS.

We invite you to the ‘Satyam Chetana’ – AIDS Awareness Week from the 1st December 2008 to the 4th December 2008.

To summarize its ….tAKE tHE lEAD 2 fAn ThE fLaMeS….