Day 1 @ TCS !

I never imagined it would be as hectic as it was.

I got up early despite the fact I slept late last night, had to! I dressed up in one of the best formals I had till now. Tie in the right place, shirt tucked in, and shoes shining. We had to assemble in the Saffron @ 8:15 am, one of the auditoriums in the Peepul Park, as the premise is called. The whole of auditorium was bubbling with fresh faces, reflecting the enthusiasm, in galore. One could make out, even with a cursory glance, that these people are new to neckties, leather shoes, and obviously business formals!

 We had a number of orientation sessions from respective departments viz., HR, Admin, ILP and a couple of more. Had the same number of breaks, in which we enjoyed the free coffee at the kiosks on each floor, courtesy- TATA! (At least they are giving us something for free! 

We happened to sit with our own college friends, and were looking around for objects of our interests! And yes, there was variety! We had the usual boring lectures about the ethics, values and heritage of TATA, and surprisingly came to know about various things about our firm which people do not know, and if spoken about, can impress others.

I better not talk about the food, ‘coz it was horrible. Now come on, where do you find rice, dal and curd as one item in the menu? And that too with minimum salt, with a notice in front of us reading,” we put less salt in the food ‘coz excess salt is harmful for your health! 

All in all it went on fine. But at the end of the day, we could find ourselves drained out, to the core, as it was already 7:30 pm.

 And then as soon as I opened my eyes, I found myself getting late for the office! I never came to know how and when I slept.