I was relieved from work at HCL Technologies on June 30, 2006. I had had an amazing time there for almost 2 years. And all being in a single project, a maintenance-cum-development project. The team grew and shrunk all the time, but at any point of time there were 20 people. I have learnt from each person in the team. Different characteristics - punctuality(Mano), sincerity(Vinu), process(Mohan), fun(Sebin), and lots of other stuff. My cabin mates were Jossey, Maha, and Mano. My leads-Mohan, Vijay, Vinu and Srinivasa Rao. I didn't get too friendly with anyone. The closest I got were Jossey and Sachin(Marathi). I gained a lot of respect from the team members. People came for my violin concert, my brother's marriage. I was also appreciated for my technical abilities. People clarified doubts in Java/Swing from me. My PM sent 2 people(my PL and me) out of a team of 30 for the Sun Tech Days 2006 . Towards the end of my tenure, I started interviewing(tech) experienced people to work a...