Act II, Scene I

Soon after I finished my Masters, I went to Hyderabad to look-out for a job. It was the 21st of November ‘04 when I landed there. Almost a month later I got a job in Acuserv, a US bound call center. My shift timings were odd, really odd; from 1.30 AM to 9.15 AM. Initially it was fun getting up in the middle of the night, catching a cab to the office and talking to Americans. But then, my dreams were big and I knew that I wouldn’t be able to fulfill them in a call center.

In June ’05, I joined Globarena Technologies, an e-learning company, as an Instructional Designer. My actual career started from there. Suddenly my profile changed from talking to Americans at the top of the voice all night long to writing storyboards in silence. I loved my job and was doing good but couldn’t see myself growing there. After working there for almost eight months, I decided to quit.

In February ’06, I joined SQL Star, a software firm with an e-learning division. This time I got better opportunities. Within a year, I got promoted to a Sr. Instructional Designer. But, at the same time, the company decided to send me to Bangalore to work for a client, Sterling Commerce, as a Product Training Specialist.

So, here I am in Bangalore since 2nd May. After a pretty much satisfactory Act I in Hyderabad, here I begin Act II. Let’s see what Bangalore has to offer.