My experience at Pearl has been one HELL OF
A JOURNEY! It, by all means was a major turning point of my life. A month that
changed my entire lifestyle, outlook towards life and that made me discover my
career path! It was my first job ever. My very first corporate exposure and a
life changing opportunity. I made sure I made the most of it. It is next to
impossible to pen down my feelings for this second family of mine, so here is a
vain attempt to come up with something close. Before moving on to what I learnt
and how much I owe Pearl, I want to write something which may sound more like a
thank you speech but I guess I really need to thank each and everyone who has
made this experience so relishing and memorable. To start with, my “SUPER COOL,
YO MAMA, I’M THE SHIIZ ‘BOSS’” You indeed are the shizz Pallavi Di. It was an
honor working with you (My audacity to write something like this for a ‘boss’
makes the nature of the bond that I share with you very evident). The reason
why I put the word “boss” in quotes is to implement immense sarcasm because you
have been nothing like a boss. You are the coolest and the most adorable person
I’ve ever met. Always encouraging, helpful and friendly from the very first
day. You make work enjoyable and fun and when you’re not in the office
everything is so laid back and boring. You breathe life into Pearl. ( I guess,
I’m flattering you way too much but this is the TRUTH)! I’ll be forever
indebted to you for making me realize what I’m capable of. I never knew I could
write so well and that this is what I want to do in life. This is what gives me
pleasure. And of course, the constant public appreciation (“She’s one of the
best content writers we have”) I’ve got from you has been overwhelming. I
wasn’t used to this at all. It always pushed me over the edge to accept
challenging write ups and execute them to the best of my abilities. All I
wanted was to perform upto your expectations. (THANK YOU SO MUCH). Moving on,
two of my favourite colleagues (that’s too formal a word though) Sushmita di
and Sonjoyy (Sanjay) da, both atleast
half a generation older to me. People like them made my one month full of
madness and never-ending fun! Their constant “Sakshi mat jao na, kya hoga
mera!”, “December mein pakka aana” and “ Tum kuch nai seekhe ho ek mahina mein,
Abhi atleast two months aur rehna padega” as my internship was nearing an end
made me wish I could extend this an stay back. Yes, I miss it all! These 30
days have been the best days of my life. New people, new environment, the
amount of love and blessing each one of you have showered on me, it’s been
gratifying. I’m so glad I’m a part of this family.
The faith that everyone showed in me and my skills made me identify what I’m
really meant to do in life. Taking the next big step in life isn’t an easy step
but I’m lucky to have had such a wonderful team who have made this decision of
mine worthwhile and given me so many memories to cherish. Working with a team
of mixed age groups helped me understand different mindsets and integrate myself
with the team very smoothly. It is an essential quality which I developed
thanks to Pearl. Currently, even though I’m not working with them, I’m posted
with all the major events and I do visit office once in a while to meet and
catch up on old times.This internship has helped me grow and learn a lot and I’
m looking forward to rejoin in December and Rock Again! :P
-SAKSHI MITTAL!
