I'm starting to settle into life in India. Late mornings and late evenings. Since I have always been a night owl, this type of schedule is perfect for me.
My fourth day started similar to the others - except Mike and I passed on working out, I needed a little more sleep. At work, I got the pleasure of meeting the largest team at TCS supporting the Nielsen account. The team works on the many processes that generate our Consumer Insights products - all survey products. The team lead, Sundarrajan Devaraj, introduced me to each process team starting with the Survey Change team, then the Data Processing team, then the Weighting Team, then the Charting team. Each team walked me through their process and then gave a little presentation on who makes up the team, the recognition/achievements they have received and their goals for the future of their process. I was overwhelmed by their warmth, knowledge and desire to produce excellent work. They are very proud of the recognition the US leadership team gives them. So much so that they printed out an email that was sent on behalf of one of my managers and myself thanking the CI team for meeting all the quarterly deliverables on time and under significant change and challenges. They printed it out on a poster about 2' by 3'. It's hanging on a column in the middle of the floor where the team sits. They say that it reminds them of why the work so hard - it keeps them motivated. I'll tell you, each and everyone of these amazing individuals have given me a new level of motivation. They gave me more than I could ever give to them. A heart felt THANK YOU to this amazing team!
At the end of the day, the entire Telecom team stopped working for about 30-45 minutes for "SPOT Floor Fun". They do this every few weeks and wanted to make sure that Mike and I could participate while we were there (we invited Schick too). This event was sponsored by the Fun Committee. This is something I am definitely taking back with me to Florida. We will be having SPOT Floor Fun in the future. The fun event was a take on Queen of Sheeba. The MC would call out a combination of articles that someone had to find and then present to the judge first to receive the prize, a piece of Cadbury chocolate, presented by yours truly. It was so much fun watching team members scurry around looking for pictures of gods, hair clips, scissors and pads of paper. Everyone had a wonderful time, including Mike who won for "Biggest Fatty Body", Schick who won for "Tallest" and me who won for toe nails painted pink and wearing high heels.
Because of the fun event, we didn't leave the office until after 9 pm. We headed straight to Taj MaSchick for dinner - Schick on his scooter, Mike and I on foot.
And what do you think was on the menu tonight? Pizza Hut stuffed crust pepperoni pizza, exotic garlic bread and beer. It took Schick nearly 10 minutes to order the pizza and another hour for it to be delivered. We didn't eat until 11:30 but here we were enjoying a Slice of America in Baroda, India.
While waiting for our pizza, Colin stopped by with some homemade Bruschetta (thank goodness because I thought Schick was going to pass out due to low blood sugar). Colin is a really cool guy - the kind of guy that can walk into any situation/room and make everyone laugh and have a great time. He is a great story teller and has a lot of stories to share. His girlfriend, Emily, wasn't feeling well but did join us for a few minutes toward the evening.
On our way home, we passed a sacred cow. We had to take a moment to pay homage to such an amazing beast. ;)
Although the day/night wasn't too eventful, it was another fantastic day in India.
Namaste
My fourth day started similar to the others - except Mike and I passed on working out, I needed a little more sleep. At work, I got the pleasure of meeting the largest team at TCS supporting the Nielsen account. The team works on the many processes that generate our Consumer Insights products - all survey products. The team lead, Sundarrajan Devaraj, introduced me to each process team starting with the Survey Change team, then the Data Processing team, then the Weighting Team, then the Charting team. Each team walked me through their process and then gave a little presentation on who makes up the team, the recognition/achievements they have received and their goals for the future of their process. I was overwhelmed by their warmth, knowledge and desire to produce excellent work. They are very proud of the recognition the US leadership team gives them. So much so that they printed out an email that was sent on behalf of one of my managers and myself thanking the CI team for meeting all the quarterly deliverables on time and under significant change and challenges. They printed it out on a poster about 2' by 3'. It's hanging on a column in the middle of the floor where the team sits. They say that it reminds them of why the work so hard - it keeps them motivated. I'll tell you, each and everyone of these amazing individuals have given me a new level of motivation. They gave me more than I could ever give to them. A heart felt THANK YOU to this amazing team!
At the end of the day, the entire Telecom team stopped working for about 30-45 minutes for "SPOT Floor Fun". They do this every few weeks and wanted to make sure that Mike and I could participate while we were there (we invited Schick too). This event was sponsored by the Fun Committee. This is something I am definitely taking back with me to Florida. We will be having SPOT Floor Fun in the future. The fun event was a take on Queen of Sheeba. The MC would call out a combination of articles that someone had to find and then present to the judge first to receive the prize, a piece of Cadbury chocolate, presented by yours truly. It was so much fun watching team members scurry around looking for pictures of gods, hair clips, scissors and pads of paper. Everyone had a wonderful time, including Mike who won for "Biggest Fatty Body", Schick who won for "Tallest" and me who won for toe nails painted pink and wearing high heels.
Because of the fun event, we didn't leave the office until after 9 pm. We headed straight to Taj MaSchick for dinner - Schick on his scooter, Mike and I on foot.
And what do you think was on the menu tonight? Pizza Hut stuffed crust pepperoni pizza, exotic garlic bread and beer. It took Schick nearly 10 minutes to order the pizza and another hour for it to be delivered. We didn't eat until 11:30 but here we were enjoying a Slice of America in Baroda, India.
While waiting for our pizza, Colin stopped by with some homemade Bruschetta (thank goodness because I thought Schick was going to pass out due to low blood sugar). Colin is a really cool guy - the kind of guy that can walk into any situation/room and make everyone laugh and have a great time. He is a great story teller and has a lot of stories to share. His girlfriend, Emily, wasn't feeling well but did join us for a few minutes toward the evening.
On our way home, we passed a sacred cow. We had to take a moment to pay homage to such an amazing beast. ;)
Although the day/night wasn't too eventful, it was another fantastic day in India.
Namaste
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