July 11, 2008 was my last day at Brainvisa Technologies. Four long, absolutely fun-filled years! And that's pretty ironic because when I moved to Pune four years ago to join BV, I was miserable! I pretty much hated the old "row house" BV office. I didn't even find cheer in the upmarket location of Koregaon Park! But how I miss BV today! How I miss the old gang, the smoke breaks, the joking and bantering. I'm sure it all still happens, but I'm not part of it anymore.
I'm not part of BV because it was time to move on. Move on and move up. Actually, moving up was never the plan but moving on had become necessary. I needed to retrace my steps and make right several wrongs. So I had to bid adieu to a place that had become such a close part of me. My whole life centred around the office then, not because I was (or am) a workaholic but because all my friends were those I made at work.
The last time I went down to BV, I realized I didn't belong there any more. The place seemed very different from how I remembered it. Familiar faces in the same old places, and yet everyone looked different, busy...distant. There were times when work would take a back seat to fun and laughter, but right then the silence was deafening! I miss the good old times, especially because in the last three months that I've been at my new workplace, I've learned that moving on can be heart breaking. And moving up is not all that it's made out to be. One of the perks of my job is that I get to put up with horseshit from a delusional team member who thinks she's manna for the Israelites! I can't remember the last time I had a good laugh, a good conversation, or played a prank on someone!
I know it's time to move on and maybe moving up won't be so bad once I learn how to deal with the horseshit better but, for now, I sure do miss the old times!
