New job, just joined, a role which required substantial travel, a new born baby at home and I was diagnosed with a seriously ailment. Worst case I would end up a life long dependent confined to home or maybe lead a partly normal life. The verdict would be known in 6 months and things get better after that. Till then no travel, driving, being alone. Drugged, I was not at my best and my family had to take the decisions. My father called my boss Mr. Arvind Hejmadi to his office for a personal meeting, explained my situation and offered that I would resign with immediate effect if the company was not comfortable with my situation. Within a heartbeat Mr. Hejmadi asked whether anybody had sought my resignation and whether my situation had been made public. We said no to both. Mr. Hejmadi said the company did not believe in letting down its employees and it could wait 6 months. He asked me to stay quiet but the moment I had got used to the drugs, to start coming to office. The next...
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