I dont know how to desribe my first 2 months on the job on a project which reminds me of old worklife. Its the same work im doing , what i used to back in an auto major in India. But yes the industry has changed.

Previously it was manufacturing now its service. Both completely different from each other yet similar in many respects. In terms of my experience its been a complete learning experience. Learning about the peculiar aspects of the service industry , people trying to enlighten me by saying that “We are the best in the industry and are leaders , so we should delight the customer by our offering”. These people know that i dont have experience of this sector and thus throw this oft repeated lines at me.What they dont understand is that, i am used to this in the sector i was previously working in. That company too was the leader in its sector and it too was trying to delight the cutomer by offering the best value for money. Money yes was a consideration in the auto major whereas here customers dont care about an extra penny here or there. They want the best!

I find myself fortunate in one respect. Im the only person handling the entire project in one location and im given a free hand to do things in my own style. This eases my job a lot as i interact with people in my own way. Even if it means sitting with them over a cup of coffee to discuss matters of concern. Using the local lingo to understand what they think, winning their respect by sharing my views and how we all are trying to achieve the same means.

Its been a learning experience is all im saying. Its one of the good experiences that i wanted and i got that pretty early in my second stint in corporate domain.

Ive been able to achieve a certain “satisfaction”  from my work which i was not able to do while i was at this auto major. So much in such a short stint. I hope it continues like this.
But the end goal is pretty different. I dont want to continue in this area and no no i dont want to get stuck and unknowingly become an knowledgeable person in this area.

This post is just to pen down my feelings from this experience. I think ive pretty much captured the essence of  what i wanted to come out from my system

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