PROFESSIONAL CAREER- Part III

MY DREAMING OF RETIREMENT AT NUNGAMBAKKAM BRANCH GOT SHATTERED. TRANSFER TO A PROBLEM ORIENTED BRANCH MADE ME VERY SAD AND DISTURBED. THESE EXPERIENCES GAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A STERN AND STUBBORN MIND WITH COURAGE AND CONVICTION. I REALLY HAD GOOD SUPPORT OF COLLEAGUES AND WITH STRATEGIC PLANS IN CONSULTATION WITH UNION OFFICE BEARERS,THE MANAGEMENT WAS CONVINCED TO SPIN OFF ONE BRANCH INTO TWO BRANCHES FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING UNNECESSARY DELAYS. THIS MOVE WAS WELL APPRECIATED AND ONE AT MOUNT ROAD BECAME TREASURY BRANCH AND OTHER AT GREAMS ROAD WAS NAMED AS THOUSAND LIGHTS BRANCH AND THAT IS HOW IT CAME INTO EXISTENCE.

ALL THE STAFF WERE VERY HAPPY ON THE OUTCOME. WITH WONDERFUL SUPPORT FROM COLLEAGUES LIKE T.R.ANANTHAKRISHNAN, M.S.LAKSHMINATHAN, MUTHURAMAN, P.S.PARAMESH, V.RAVI AND P.N.NATARAJ, WE WERE ABLE MAKE THE BRANCH WELL CO-ORDINATED TO IMPROVE THE BUSINESS AND PROVIDE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER'S SERVICE.

WITH AN EYE ON MY AMBITION TO WORK IN AN BIG BRANCH AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF UNION,I GOT TRANSFERRED TO COMMERCIAL BRANCH,PARRYS CORNER. THIS WAS A GOOD REUNION OF OLD COLLEAGUES M.GOPAL AND T.V.JAIBAL AND HAD WONDERFUL TIME. WE STARTED BHAJAN GROUP AND ORGANIZED MONTHLY GIRI VALAM ON FULL MOON DAY AT THIRUVANNAMALAI WITH DIFFERENT COLLEAGUES JOINING US CONTINUOUSLY FOR 54 MONTHS. AS IN CADRE PROMOTION MOOTED BY THE MANAGEMENT, SENIOR STAFF LIKE MYSELF, T.V.JAIBAL, R.AMBALAVANNAN WERE TRANSFERRED TO OVERSEAS BRANCH, CHENNAI.

IN DECEMBER 2000, THE BANK MOOTED OUT VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT SCHEME WHICH ATTRACTED MANY COLLEAGUES AND OVERSEAS BRANCH ARRANGED AN JUMBO FAREWELL AT AN AUDITORIUM WITH 51 STAFF AND 22 OFFICERS RETIRED ON MARCH 2001. SINCE I HAD ONLY 1 YEAR AND 5 MONTHS BALANCE OF SERVICE, I ALSO OPTED FOR V.R.S.SCHEME. SO MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER THUS ENDED WITH AN PEACEFUL NOTE WITH GOOD ATMOSPHERE AFTER A SPAN 38 YEARS.