1. The Phone Has Not Stopped Ringing...... Since yesterday I am at my wits' end responding to queries regarding my putting up my papers. Most of them have been regarding where I am going next. Well, I have some good offers in hand and am likely to zero in to one of them in the next month or so. I was pleasantly surprised to get calls from even guys whom I have never met. The other query has been 'WHY'. To this I must elaborate that I am not happy with our job content in the Bank. Since Maintenance and Protocol form part of our jobs, these aspects are used as a flogging stick, more often than not, in order to put one down and our core function which is Security Management takes a backseat. In the present security scenario prevailing all over the country where we are literally having to 'live' with terrorism, I feel we should be focussing only on Security Management !! However, as opinion is divided on this topic even within the cadre, I dont see any radical changes being brought about in this direction. So that is why I am bidding 'adieu'.
2. The Young Turks are Coming ! We are about to get one of the newly recruited Security Officers. Maj Dinesh Sharma is reporting to RBI, Bangalore on 22 Sep 2008. A mail regarding his arrival on Sunday the 21st Sep by Rajdhani Express had details about his coach and berth numbers. So we have arranged to receive him at the Railway Station lest he gets disappointed on day one in the new environs. He will also be 'dined' in at my place in the evening.
3. Welcome Kit. A welcome kit for newly recruited Security Officers has been received from the Central Office containing two annexures, one spelling out the 'Duties of Security Officers' and the other detailing some 'Do's and Dont's'. I was asked by my office to add anything I felt was necessary to the already heavy dose of literature which I declined.
4. 'Et Tu Brute' ! I am told that some more resignations are in the offing in our cadre. Some youngsters have landed good jobs in MNCs I am told. To them I say "भाग ले बेटे " before you start getting second thoughts or succumb to peer/family pressure.