Job Change

26th of March 2010 was my last day in IBM. 3 + years of acquaintance with IBM came to an end on this day and I am no more any IBMer now.

I reached office at around 11am on Friday, 26th.I was very happy to see that the HR had already mailed the resignation acceptance letter. Went to the cafeteria with my colleagues and had my last cup of tea with them. One last time checked my mails, returned the desktop, confirmed all the processes and procedures completed all formalities sent out the “My Last Day in IBM” mail and was about to leave when my manager called up.

He asked me if I returned my ID Card. Since he sits in a different location, I had sent it to him through internal courier. I went to the mail room and sent it as told. Till then everything seem to be fine. I have happy to quit IBM. But once I submitted my ID card, it was a weird feeling. I was no more a part of IBM. Since I did not have access card anymore, I was not suppose to enter the office premises and had to go around about to get my car from the basement. I don’t know what I felt- Sad, confused, missing something, happy about the new opportunity in another company? Don’t really know. 3 years is a long time. Lots of things happened during this period. IBM is the company which gave me a chance when I really wanted it. It gave me a different kind of exposure at work. It helped me upgrade my skill set, learn different tools, onsite opportunity, work from home option, flexibility, growth, a brand name on my resume - what all and what not. “IBM, I miss you”
The coming Monday, i.e. 29th march, I joined Mindtree. It is a different world all together. Even now when someone asks me where I am working, IBM is the first word that comes to my mind. :)

I am slowly getting used to this place. New people, new environment, new processes and procedures, I think it is a start over again. Probably this cycle will continue throughout my career. Will I feel the same way if change company again? I don’t really know. Every time, I decide not to get attached to the company or people. But the feeling is the same in the end. Does everyone feel the same way?