The End of an Era!!!!

The End of an Era

It actually feels like that. Today is the last day for Team –Merrill Lynch. Yes we had a wonderful stint. Yes we are huge success. Yes Merrill Lynch says we are the best team they have ever worked with. Yes, we proved beyond doubt what a we can achieve if we put our heart and soul into it.

Amidst this entire success story, I am sad. I am sad I wouldn't get to work with my team any more. I am going to miss them a lot, and moving on "New Team", "New assignment" doesn't really hold any excitement right now.

I still remember how it started out. Bunch of individuals who haven't ever worked together were pushed into the company. The targets were high, the task seemed Herculean. I had my apprehension…lots of them actually. Anxiety when it came to the people I would be working with, the IT sector which was something I never wanted to associate myself with…. The list seemed endless. How we got through it so notably is still a mystery.

Five completely different individuals… I would miss the twinkle in Aparna's eyes-the naughtiest pair of eyes I have ever seen in my life… the silent understanding… the hourly signals… Never thought two pair of eyes could speak volumes. Ameet with his goofy sense of humor kept us in ripples through out the day. The coolest dude ever-Ameet Sheth. I would miss the serenity I feel every time I look at Abi. The ever smiling face and the intelligent mind behind it churning out data like a mad cap. He is the sweetest and nicest person ever and cannot believe we wouldn’t be working together. And Ruchi who I guess taught me how beautiful it is to be simple. Wish I can be as sportive as she is.

Yes it is an end of an era. May be there are much better things in store for all of us… May be there is…But today I just feel this heaviness in my heart. I crave for more time with them. Not just because it was fun. But also because they were my best learning grounds. I would miss our conversations which spanned from movies, music to politics. It motivated me to read more things because for the first time in my life I was amidst people who stimulated me intellectually.

I can talk about 100.000 reasons for why I would miss all of them. But most importantly because they gave me the best four months of my professional life….

Thanks all you guys and love you loadz.

Keep Smiling!!!!

Priya