Say goodbyes to move forward

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living? —Bob Marley

I said, No and decided to move to another Company (mid of #coronacrisis) and conclude the journey of almost 6 Years with this 6 years old company #thinkbridgeindia. I am among the first 10 employees here. Six years is a long time to stick around a company. And if there ain't any takeaway, then the time spent is not worth it.

#thinkbridgeindia came in at the time of my career when I wanted to push myself to leadership roles. This was also the time, being at a start-up was a feel-good factor.  

I learned multiple Frameworks, Application Revamp, Database re-architecture, building Configurable multi-tenant applications, heavy data processing to extract the necessary information for the end-user. Enhanced the system with various levels of activity monitoring for better troubleshooting of Production issues and proactive actions. Integrated multiple 3rd party systems into our applications.

Apart from technology and having my hands on with Development, Database, Deployment, Production Support, I also had a chance to lead. Fortunately or I'm just too good to resist, that I have always had the chance to work with nice, friendly and fun people.

We ate, we laughed, we spent long hours working when needed. We went trekking, went for fun rides, made fun of each other, and built a bond (without a single drop of alcohol which few say is a pre-requisite to have fun).

 

Then, I thought I'm bored and I should try another project. I like the idea of not being permanent at any place, whether it is in the life of someone, or someone in my life. I don't like it when I get stuck anywhere due to dependencies. That's why I always try to transfer my knowledge to teams so that they can take over any time. That's still work in progress but I definitely try not to keep stuff to myself. 

Like at Home, what do you prefer? A Husband who can decide what he wears or the one who asks you to pick a shirt for you!

Interestingly, I moved to a super-critical, pressure cooker project. (No offense SG). We were a small company, so there were not too many options of course. But, it gave me a lot of experience. It helped me grow stronger emotionally, professionally. I realized one can only try and put up the best show; even though one can't control the result. One must realize not everyone can take a stand for others. And sometimes it is better not to take a stand for yourself just to see how things play out. 

Human behavior (including yours) is the best thing to observe. 

I met people who would add bad reviews so that no one joins the company and it shuts down. Really !??!! At times, one expects companies to behave like close relatives, which is so unrealistic. Unless there are hidden factors. (Ssshhhh...)

I have a blog pending for so long on "Unbiasedness" for the same reason, this is one of the fascinating and rare characteristics. 

While I was having all this fun at work, launching our own "Mangalyaan" - the thinkbridge Rocket, not liking quite a few things and getting pressure cooked, I realized that somewhere I and thinkbridge grew apart.

 

I was there, still not there.

It seemed to be in the best interest of us to embark on the adventures separately.

And I truly believe Kabira when he said - 

Kahin par pahunchne ke liye kahin se nikalna bahut zaroori hota hai. Sahi waqt pe cut lena chahiye warna gile-shikwe hone lagte gain !!!

We are all together carving our own path, playing our own part, experiencing every moment, learning-unlearning, feeling, trusting-distrusting, and taking oneself to the next level of our own Journey.

Things go wrong for multiple reasons. You only have to find one reason to get up and move forward.

Thank you #thinkbridgeindia and everyone I met here! It was a pleasure.