Life on the Google campus was a dream. There is a reason why the company tops the employee-satisfaction charts year after year. Consider th...
Life on the Google campus was a dream. There is a reason why the company tops the employee-satisfaction charts year after year. Consider the perks – free drops and pickups, gym facilities with personal training, showers with solar-powered hot water and Biotique bath products, spa vouchers, access to the latest tech gadgets (whether for beta-testing or as Christmas gifts) and international travel to Google offices abroad.
The cafeteria boasted a chaat counter, for crying out loud. And while I thoroughly enjoyed watching Lingaraju climb a coconut tree to serve us fresh nariyal paani, the all-day counter at my new job was a complete trip!
Yet...
My first quarter in Hyderabad gave me a reality cheque – not just in the form of lower pay but also on where I stood in the larger scheme of things.
I had upended my career from Wrigley to Google expecting to be catapulted to a position where I could fully utilise my creativity in selling the company’s digital ad products. And spend the remainder of my waking hours sending emails to Larry, Sergei and Sundar about all the amazing ideas I had for them!
After orientation, it dawned on me. I was one amongst hundreds of incredibly talented, hard-working...
