Ten years ago, on an October afternoon, a bunch of kids fresh out of engineering college were bundled into a bus, and asked to report at the Tech Mahindra (then Mahindra British Telecom) Chandivali office. We reached Mumbai late, greeted by the heavy rains that this city is so famous for. It was after office hours, and our point of contact from admin had left for the day. Drenched, confused, and tired, we struggled for the next couple of hours figuring out what the hell we were supposed to do. But none of us complained. We were busy making new friends, gulping down vada pavs, laughing at the absurdity of the situation.. everyone a little too excited to actually be in the city that never sleeps.
I've said this before, and I'll say it again - if you haven't lived in Mumbai, you don't know what "work culture" means.