my last day email at Intel.
Dear All,
It is my last working day at Intel. I don’t want to copy or forward any last day emails J. So forgive my syntactic and semantic mistakes. I have to type really quick. Read it at your leisure J.
My personal Id: shashankatr@gmail.com
Mobile number: 9880917669
Please keep in touch.
First of all, Whatever I am today is because of three companies I worked for: Sasken, Infineon, Comneon and Intel. Good part about it, I not only carried the culture from these companies but the people as well. Same set of friends, same coffee sessions, same discussions. That much continuity. That much longtime friends. I am extremely lucky to have such friends in this industry. Selfless, entertaining, and caring. I am grateful to all of them.
It is not only about the legacy after all. It is about the new friends we make as well. Starting from less experienced colleagues to much experienced. New friends I have made. They never forget to smile back at me. The care they show. After all we cherish the lighter happier moments and we want to be with people who make us happy J. I am going to miss all these people in my life.
My Nuremberg colleagues are more friends than colleagues. I have such a good rapport with all of them. Seniors like Hans, Kurt, Mark and Wloka have answered my silliest questions with lot of patience. I have learnt a lot from these people. Dedication, Smart work, Quality, Patience and Sustenance. I want to thank Marc Greis, my manager while I was a contractor in Comneon. For Trusting me and giving Quantum enhancements. It changed the course of my life. Fledrich Thomas, the ever motivating manager.
I would also like to mention special thanks to Niraj Maheshwari for the person he is. Calculative Risk taking, for the good manager he is. He has a big part too in my life’s events.
A special thanks to my mentor, manager Rudrakshi for being more of a friend than manager.
I would also like to thank my manager Arvind Purohit for constant constructive feedback. It really improved me as a person.
It’s been 9 long years where I am breathing, eating, drinking protocol stack. Starting from AT+CGDCONT implementation which was my first work package to SMS retransmission implementation to LTE J. The only satisfaction I have is I have never let anyone down and raised my hand that I cannot do this. I took everything as a challenge and have given my best. I remember one of my colleague saying now “Muh main tho koyi bhi Kheer bana saktha hain, Banaake tho dekho” J. So you should actually make the Kheer to know the difficulties J.
Saying goodbye to anything you've done that long is hard. It is really hard. WWID: 11366283 born on June 1st 1983 is signing off. I would no more be working in protocol stack. I plan to start some new venture nowhere related to telecom. J.
I was lucky to work with friendly and reliable team members in our team but also so many others across the rest of our sites .
I wish you all success in your careers , and most of all , continued good health .
If you still have time, You can read few instances I wanted to tell.
[1] Milk Vendor story:
When I shifted to new rented house, there was a guy who was around 25 year old who was supplying milk for 6 months. On 7th month, he started taking a 16 year old kid daily with him and he used to
show the process and houses who are subscribed to him. I was thinking, isn’t it a waste, the 16 year old guy simply coming in another bike following this guy, fuel waste. He did it for 2 months.
On the 3rd month, 25 year old guy is no more seen. He is distributing milk in the next area and the 16 year old guy my residential area. Making new avenues is important than doing the same thing again
and again.
[2] Imagination multiplies joy whereas Expectation does not.
Leaving mind freely is an art and should be tried often. For example, while stuck in traffic jam instead of cribbing I am on bike, this hot sun Is scorching me. Play a mind game, inspite of having so many
buses, lorries, cars, since I am on bike I can sneak through so easily through traffic. Am I the sand particle, the other vehicles- Stones. The very imagination brings joy. So Imagine, Imagine, Imagine.
No expectation. Wear a smile. Life seems to be easy. J
[3] Risk Taking
Many a times, we hear managers saying follow the process, customers will close the project if we err. But I feel risk taking is necessary to stand out. Even the customer is taking risk J.
The cab I take in the morning, driver is so rash. He Drives that tempo traveller(bus) like a bike. He takes any possible route, sneaks through two buses, not willing to stop. Isn’t he risky. Yes. He is.
But I am travelling in the cab driven by him for 6 months now. I expect daily that he would hit someone or jump off from flyover but he has had not a single scratch on the vehicle until now. He is
taking risk because he is confident about what he is doing. He has the control over the bus.
Should we all take risks. I feel yes a calculated amount of risk is needed. J
Anyway Too long email. Sorry for that.
Thanks and best Regards,
Shashank
