Thursday November 09, 2006
Completing 1 Year@SUN today.
Working with Sun Microsystem is undoubtedly the dream of everyone working in Java and I am no exception.
I still can't believe, how one day I got a call from Sun Microsystem in October last year. Though I was not looking for a change but I decided to go through the process so as to test myself. And finally when I was offered the job, It was too good to refuse. 
Exactly 1 year back on 9 November,2005, I joined Sun Microsystems and it has been a roller-coaster ride since then.
Reliving the past....
Looking back now, it feels like one of the most cherished and gratifying year of my life. It is one of the few companies that put so much of effort into both professional and personal development and let you script your own success stories.
Apart from working on cutting-edge technologies, I’ve been going places to present talks at various Colleges and universities, helping young ( sometimes not so young 
) developers discover and learn Java.
Sun truly believes in the value of relationships, and I feel lucky to be here where I can play cricket, football, bowling, Go-Carting, crack a joke with my manager and even my manager's manager.
A man who doesn't love his work & job is losing the best part of his perks.
To me, it’s about being creative,energized and enjoying your life@office — and it beats simply sitting at your desk all day.
I’m proud of the fact that Sun is one of the few companies in country to have a policy called 'Work from Home' (WFH), which lets you maintain right balance between your work commitments and personal life.
So far I have seen a layoff, a re-org, have worked with two wonderful managers and quite a few cool peers.
In this one year, I’ve grown as a person to where I am today and what an amazing journey it has been.
Posted by prats ( Nov 09 2006, 07:37:07 AM PST ) Permalink Comments [4]
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