Recent Happenings !!

1. It’s been a year and half since I have joined the company, I have seen through the market crash (Fall of Lehman in Oct 2008) and then the post election rise of Indian markets. I have been recruited in the corporate finance department, where in I needed to manage existing relationships with FI’s, bring in new relationships, raise debts and help in equity dilution (blah blah..). Sounds a lot of work right. But most of it didn’t work out because of the global economic conditions. So instead of spending most of my time doing nothing, I got involved in a lot of strategy projects. As to what I can understand, these projects have saved a lot of costs for the company and given the board a new dimension to think. My role evolved from Corporate Finance to Corporate Finance & Strategy.

But now, I have started feeling a little bored of my work (most days there have been less (read no) work). Is it because I am an MBA that 1.5 years in the first job sound too much… there had been time on campus when we used to hear that 80% people switch jobs in the first year after campus… is it because of the fit in the organization… or looking for the perfect role…and the other things that people keep talking about.. Is there a perfect role? (Let’s discuss that on some other post)

2. We are planning a trip to Dubai in the last week of this month. A holiday finally… I have been waiting for it for a long time now. Don't worry I shall upload the pics and have a nice travel log of the same soon.

3. One of my passions is playing cards specially Poker. The same is also shared with my wife and two of my friends. We have started with the weekly poker night and for the same have purchased the poker chips to get the feel of playing in real. The game does involve real money transaction and I have been losing from the last two times we have played. Hope my luck turns this time.