Three decades back when I
was a little kid, someone presented me with a tiny working model of an
aircraft. Guess that sowed the seeds of this beautiful dream I’ve been carrying
with me. The fascination for these flying wonders have been deeply embedded
that I distinctly remember running out to my backyard every time to catch a
glimpse of an aircraft that flew tens and thousands of miles above our small
town.
Years went by and my career
started with Mindtree as a Business Analyst with Staff Operations. The Emirates
Group was a customer for Mindtree at that time. Even when I allocated people to
Emirates account I’ve always wondered how interesting will it be to associate
with that brand. It remained a dream.
Couple of years later I was
fortunate to be part of the Travel & Transportation Industry Group in
Mindtree. Airline domain became my area of interest. While I worked closely
with the big names in the industry, Emirates still eluded me. Three more years
later, it was time to move on from Mindtree. The big break came with Computer
Sciences Corporation offering a dream job at Emirates, though as a consultant.
It was half a dream come true!
With every passing day, I
was inching closer to my dream or so I thought. There was tremendous learning
where it was no longer a distant education; instead I was part of a larger plot
that made this mammoth organization work like a-well-oiled machinery. Something
was still missing. Being a consultant I felt like an adopted child even when you
live in the same house. The connection was still missing though you could say a
bond was getting formed.
A year went by and an
opportunity presented itself to be a part of the Emirates family. Try I did,
but destiny had other plans. Guess the fruit was not ripe yet to be plucked. My
wait wasn’t over yet. Couple of more calendars got replaced. Renewed hopes were
in the air. Another opportunity showed up, but it almost died as soon as it was
born. Organizational level changes that were happening were to be blamed. My
patience levels were now getting tested. Yet another possible opening came but
it got shot down due to lack of budgets and hence no promises were made. I was
fast losing it and almost decided to pack my bag of dreams.
That’s when it struck! Out
of the blue, the long awaited invitation arrived, to be part of the family
which I’ve been so longing to be with. I looked up and thanked Almighty. An
Emirates flight with the UAE flag as the livery flew past reminding me that dreams
do come true!
Today, the second day of
August 2015, I’m officially part of The Emirates Group.
I live my dream.
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