I remember my friend when he left for higher studies said, " the only best thing I learnt in my job is 100 different ways to screw people".
Well, that was not the learning I wanted to have or I never aimed at it.
The only time I think I was serious in learning the job was the first year. I loved it. The next year I was handed over the best team, 3 people to work with me. They are the fastest at work in my department, very young too(with better technical skills and exposure than me). So all I need to do was to tell them the work. The project we are associated is a milestone for Maruti." We design and we test" the model that we are going to launch 3 years later. Hence the board is very strict.The test reports that I used to make in a hour ended after 3 days. The work I do is small but heavy documentation and observation remarks were expected, which I have never done nor my 'fast' team.
We were slowed downed in every report that we sent. And if any query sent by Japanese officials, we are screwed. Just to answer his query, I would have to spend 2 days. But when I recieved so many queries (imagine questions like what is the ambient pressure in test track?), at one point of time I stopped answering them.
But working with this team, I would say is the biggest lesson. All my life be it school or college or my first 2 years at Maruti, I never aimed for perfection. The 100 percent.
Now whether I like it or not, I should be perfect.
I thought becoming professional is simple. (Talk less. Smile less. Ask as many why and how questions). But the biggest factor is like I was taught in college is the'common sense' or Leadership.
I think that is for the individual to think and develop. And I think I will make it in this year.
This is my target this year and I know I will die to make it.
(and one more target, changing the minds of few assholes who still think we are a government organisation)
