20 Career Tips To Me From 20 Years Ago
On July 1, 1996, exactly twenty years ago to the day, I entered an office for the first time ever in a full-time job and began my career in the corporate sector. On that day as I contemplated what my boss would be like, what work I would be given, and indeed, what was for lunch, I don’t think I would have imagined the journey that lay ahead of me. After twenty years, ten bosses, five moves, four kilos, and a journey that has spanned experiences across many different businesses and countries, I am back where it all began – Mumbai. Did I ever imagine I’d be working in the corporate sector for twenty years? To be honest, perhaps not, but back then a time horizon of a couple of years was long term thinking. As I think back to that twenty-two-year-old me sitting in the reception, waiting to collect my visitor ID badge, if I had the chance, what would I say to myself? Here’s an attempt.
This Man Has Quit His Job To Play Pokémon Full Time
Pokemon Go is no ordinary game. In less than 2 weeks of its launch, it’s the highest rated and installed game ever, its daily users have surpassed those of Twitter and it’s the buzzword du jour. And for those who the job was coming in the way of ‘catching em all’, here’s a man to inspire you. New Zealander Tom Currie has quit his job to become a full-time Pokémon hunter. His job designation on Facebook has been duly changed to “Pokeman trainer”.
This Chennai Based Startup Has The Best Gift Ever For Its Rajnikant-Crazed Employees
Fyndus, a data management company, says that it doesn’t want to deal with all the leave requests that are bound to be piled up with HR on Friday, so it’s just decided to declare it a holiday.
Here’s A Sneak Peek Into Inshorts’ Hip Noida Office
Inshorts is one of those new-age media companies that is hard to explain to someone from the previous generation. They don’t do any reporting, but summarize news reports in 60 words or less. But it works – they’re amongst the most popular news apps in India, and the company is worth around Rs. 600 crore.
This Incredible Office In Japan Grows Its Own Food
There are plenty of offices around the world that feed their employees well, but there’s an office in Japan that goes a step further – they grow their own food.
Amazon Gives Its Employees $5000 To Quit Their Jobs
Amazon wants to give away $5000 to employees who want to quit the company.
Victims Of Sexual Harassment To Get 90 Days Of Paid Leave, Govt Says
The government has announced that women who work for the central government and happen to experience sexual harassment at work will be entitled to 3 months of paid leave while the enquiry is on.
This Indian Tea Company Sent 6000 Teabags To Cleanse Trump
That Donald Trump is made of the stuff that embodies virality wasn’t lost on Teate Teas, a Kolkata based tea company from India. The company pulled a Trump card to cash in on Trump’s popularity ( Or the unpopularity) with a viral stunt. The company sent a total of 6000 tea bags purported to “cleanse trump” to the Trump Towers in New York. And this wasn’t done closed doors. The gesture was orchestrated with an elaborate stunt, complete with 2 Sari clad reps from the company who can seen pulling a trolley full of the tea bags across the city, getting sound bites from on-lookers, and of course with due focus on the core benefits of the tea.
Modi Government Offers Tesla Land To Set Up Factories In India
If the Modi government has its way, Tesla might soon be rolling out its slick cars on Indian shores. It has extended an invitation to Tesla to set up its manufacturing hub for South and South East Asia in India.