There are companies and there’s Infosys….

Source: Email Forward. Diary of an Infoscion.

Sep. 6, 2006 – London calling: I landed at the big daddy of all airports, Heathrow, with the biggest suitcase in terminal 2. I was looking forward to devouring the grandeur of London and everything that a London life could offer for the next six months.

Oct. 12, 2006 – Destruction strikes: After a hectic month packed with meetings, learning and project parties that I never wanted to end, at a moment when I least expected, I had a silent stroke early in the morning.

Oct. 12 2006 – Biding time: Hoping what I was suffering from was just a normal headache, I bided my time, waiting for the pain to subside. But with the situation getting worse by noon, I picked up the phone to make the much dreaded phone call to my boss and tell him that I was not well and would have to get back home. I knew how much it meant to execute a project to perfection, and to completion.

Oct. 12 2006 – Faith and understanding: While I was expecting my boss to be perplexed and displeased at the situation, he told me, “Geetha, I am sorry to know you are not well, I want you to come back home to India at once. I am asking the London office to provide you with all the help you need till you board the flight. Call me the minute you reach home so that I know you have reached safely.”

Oct. 13 2006 – An Angel rode with me: A good Samaritan from Infosys picked me at home and rode with me all the way to Heathrow, got my flight tickets upgraded (which I’m normally not eligible for) and instructed the attendants to ensure that I’m taken care of and provided with all the necessary in-flight medical support.

There are companies and there’s Infosys….

This incident made me realize that it’s not the biggest perks and fat pay packs that matter, but the little acts of kindness shown in times of need that make a company worth working with. At Infosys my salary may fluctuate based on our profits, but I know that the emotional bank account never fluctuates.