On 2nd October 2017, I started working at my current workplace, ‘Enforcement Affiliates Pvt. Ltd.’. It was just another office with warm employees and their caring heads. But just as there’s always this one person who stands out in the crowd and impacts you like no one else ever can, there was one in my office too. My boss’s wife and the director of the company, Gunjan Ma’am, hold this place. The epitome of kind-heartedness and generosity, she is the sweetest person I have ever met in my life. This story shows how a Boss’s wife helps employees grow with motherly care friendly support.
I have always been an introvert and stayed in my little shell. It stopped me from initiating a talk with Gunjan Ma’am. If I had to talk to her by chance, I’d never have the guts to make eye contact. My co-workers, however, were very frank with her, but two years down, I’m still the same!
She possesses every characteristic of a good leader – she is mature, amenable, wise, and courteous. She is the personification of an encyclopedia with so much information running within her all the time. When she walks into the office, the air turns more lively. Her absence dulls down the energy she’d pump in. I spend most of my office hours working with her, but working alone feels heavy when she’s not there. I have become used to being with her.
Gunjan Ma’am doesn’t believe in being formal with her employees. She’s both – a mother talking about life and a friend with continuous support. I was a baby when I joined. She introduced me to the complexities of the real world. The most beautiful thing about it is her simplicity, and her soothing voice is what I love the most.
Based on trust, our relationship is firm and tight. Our bond has always been professional, yet we are amicable. She has always been kind to me. She is my confidante. The relationship we gleefully endure doesn’t have a specific name; she is all in one – my mother, my sister, and my best friend. I have always obeyed Gunjan Ma’am, for I know she’ll never guide me through the wrong path. Whatever she’s chosen for me until now has turned out fruitful.
She knows me better than I know myself. Gunjan Ma’am commands authority, which is influential like no one else. People tell me to mend my ways, but it’s different with her. She makes me listen to her and get better at whatever I do.
The hues of our bond deepened with time. Now I can share everything with her, so much so that sometimes I even forget she’s my boss’s wife! We have been honest with each other about our likes and dislikes. She also told me that she likes my work. However, I still haven’t gathered the strength to say to her that I value her advice, and she means a lot to me. Once or twice, she even lashes me out, but that was genuine.
Just like there’s evil with the sound, contrary to the positive, she is the center of gossip as well. At the office, some people lousy mouth her for her work. My heart would bleed when I heard them speak ill about her, but my respect for her has remained unaffected. She is much beyond her persona in the minds of gossipmongers.
In the corporate world, one is always in a dilemma about whom to trust and whom not to. I was too. I would weigh relations on the parameter of whether I’ll be able to do justice to them. But there was something about Gunjan Ma’am. It was as if the stars had aligned in the perfect pattern, assuring me how blissful it was going to be. It indeed is! I’m blessed to have met her. And all I want to do is thank Almighty for showering His grace on every relationship that I have shared so far with the people I’ve known.
Admert Adi (INDIA) Our storyteller
Admert Adi is a born Engineer, entirely in love with screws, nails, and hammers! He has creatively crafted several engineering models. He is a Regional Manager with ATEG. His all-time favorite line is “Admert hu, adi hu. I can’t change for anyone.” It means I am Admert, I am Adi, But I will not change for anyone. Who has now changed with the situation, is brave and intelligent enough to understand the conditions and circumstances, and can adapt, rather than cribbing about life, is courageous enough to do something about it.
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