My closest friends here are three mischievous fun-loving guys: A, R and N. I was introduced to A by a friend at home, and after we had a great night out and really clicked, we all came to realize through post-party text messages that we work in Cybercity, in the same building, on the same floor.
They've become my closest friends in Delhi; carpooling with me everyday, taking me out everywhere, and completely treating me like their doll. I love it, obviously. Everyday, around 5:30pm, I walk over to Aircel, get a visitor badge and sit in my friends' cubicle waiting for them to finish up. I feel kind of like their kid sister. It's a nice feeling. We've become a really tight crew. It's always good to feel like a necessary part of a whole.
It's a very funny situation because the Aircel office can't figure out my friendship with them. I think just about everyone is trying to figure out which one I'm dating. (You should know that I'm not dating any of them!) One of their team members, an older woman, winks at me every time I leave with the three guys. R always tells me that I am way too popular at their office. I have a feeling that I am the center of some really juicy gossip. Let's just say I very much enjoy walking into Aircel everyday. It's a giant company with a very casual, team-oriented style of professionalism, a massive entertainment area, huge cafe, and loads and loads of young people... mostly 20-something guys...
The three boys work on the marketing team and have a boss named Mr. P. Mr. P came to know that the three of them take me home everyday and finally asked to meet me. A tried to convince him that I was busy (which I was not?. But, some way or another, Mr. P managed to "run into me" in the lobby and introduced himself.
From that point onwards, I have been the center of many pranks Mr. P, who turns out to be a really hilarious person, has played on his three favorite employees. He is known to steal phones and call/text with them, gain access to email and mass message the office, and generally, rag his employees. One day he took R's phone and asked me out through text messages using R's name. (R is married). And further, he asked me out for a "coke and a movie" haha. Before R deleted it he said "Dude, at least say a beer? A coke?? You are killing my reputation." Another time, I was getting coffee with N downstairs. N snuck out to do this and somehow or another Mr. P came to know. Next thing I know, N is picking up a call from his boss while we're at Costa Coffee. "N, get me a muffin... and also bring Lippi back with you." Now I know why A tried to prevent my introduction to him!
Anyways, the other day I walked in and the boys were somewhere else. Mr. P saw me sitting at N and A's desk. He pulled over one of his employees and said:
"Hey, get her CV."
I said "What?"
"Aren't you here for an interview?"
"Haha, sure... for the marketing team?"
"Yea, we need you"
"To do what?"
"We'll find something. You might as well make some money while you are here"
Then enters A, R and N, all looking a little nervous that their boss is speaking to me.
THEN enters their Big Boss...
Mr. P turns to the big boss and points at me and says "Meet our newest member of the marketing team."
All three boys jaws drop open. The big boss nods his head.
Mr. P then looks at A and says "You'll be reporting to her" and walks away.
And that is how I got hired by a major telecom company in India.
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