Lattice – a journey
August 28th 2014, everyone in IT department was
called in a conference room and the final decision was publically revealed that
Soura, Chayan and Sahil are separating out from Glocal! Everyone in IT team was
shocked and surprised, I was too. We were dismissed and most of us came down to
ground floor where we have casual chitchat. I remember, out of logic, I told to
Sahil that where ever you guys are going, I am coming. I was brought-in by
Soura, not by Glocal recruitment team; so I don’t have any bondage to be in
Glocal once he leaves. All this was illogical, but enthusiasm and energy was sprouting
out through words.
Next day Soura offered me with a calculated risk that he has
6 months of salary to give, the 7th month salary will be dependent
on the work and effort we will put in these 6 months. Deal closed. It was a counting
period, can’t procrastinate, and have to work.
It was scary, but it was exciting; that’s what mattered
then. Every colleague around me warned me not to join, but I had already made
my mind without any second thought. Though I was scared but had desire to
learn.
First day of Lattice – October 13th 2014, I came
to Chayan’s house. Soura came in a short while. Our rented office was not
furnished yet, but still we all decided to inaugurate it with an agarbatti.
Bought tables and other necessary items to start working. Using our mobile
hotspot and laptop we sat down to initiate work on it’s very first official day.
It was not as glorious as working in a big IT building having a polished
looking office area, it was how starting from a scratch looks like and
somewhere admirable. No one was scared, even if we were, Soura, Chayan and
Sahil were much mature to show it outside, and I have to resonate with them as
well, so no option left.
Three years down the line – the 6 month has converted into 3
years now and we came from CK-81 Kolkata to C-25 New Delhi
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