3 years ago, on a Monday morning I received an unexpected message at 6:50 AM that disturbed my sleep. To my astonishment it was my salary credit details (it was totally unexpected). I was excited but had to hurry so as to reach the office on time. All day long I didn't have time to think of what to do with the first earnings (engineering jobs are too hectic irrespective of whether you are newly graduated or experienced). On the way home from office I saw a store that had a wide range of shirts displayed. When I looked at the name of the store, the name “
Peter England” flashed with its traditional red and green logo, at that very moment I decided that this is what I am going to gift my dad with my first salary. Aditya Birla group has always been an integral part in every milestone in my life. Starting from the Birla sun life insurance that my dad took on my 1
st birthday to the “
More Megastore” where my family shops every alternate weekend. The Aditya Birla Group's strength lies in the diversity of its people, their thoughts and their experiences. I still vividly remember those days when we were building our home in Kerala. The memories of my dad shouting at the contractor for not getting “
UltraTech” cement still resonates in my mind. When the “Jio Revolution” unleased its tentacles couple of years ago, I said to myself, ‘Hey, anyways
Idea is going to come up with a better plan, so why simply change?’, and I believe that this was one of those few decisions in my life that actually deserved the appreciation “What an Idea sir ji ”. I can resonate myself with the Aditya Birla Group as they are based on those same values that I as a person value.
Aditya Birla group has faced several difficulties and hardships to reach at the pinnacle of success that they are at today. The journey was never easy for them too. Although I do not have the audacity to compare myself with the Aditya Birla group, but even me as a young engineer faced several problems and hardships to achieve those small feats of success that I am proud of. I was the newest project engineering trainee at CIPLA, the 4
th largest pharma company in India when the expansion of my unit was announced. The news of the expansion not only came with new and exciting opportunities, but also with immense challenges and responsibilities. It was at this time of chaos that I, a 22-year-old young engineer volunteered myself to take up the responsibility of the installation of the vial filling line along with the autoclaves from Groninger and Fedigari, both European giants in machine manufacturing. Indeed, it was a tremendous challenge for a newcomer like me, so I decided to put in extra hours at work and learned advanced skills at Microsoft Projects which helped me plan with greater accuracy. After 2 weeks of meticulous installation activities finally the project was completed well within the stipulated time period. This project taught me a lot of lessons in life which I always follow. It taught me how to be always proactive and plan everything in advance so as to avoid any glitches there by eliminating down time. It also taught me that at times when you are not familiar with the system some extra hours always help you and you shouldn’t hesitate in doing so.