Commit® has launched a forum of all past employees who have exited gracefully to other organizations. These employees were true-blue Commitians, as evidenced by the fact that when with us, they worked diligently and were totally committed to achieving the organization’s goals. Commit®, on its part, fully reciprocated this healthy passion, by ensuring swift career progression and development of employees to their full potential.
Sumita Ray
I joined Commit® in Feb 2007 as a fresher in technical writing domain, though I had other work experience. During the interview, I had agreed to relocate to Pune if the job required me to, but I didn’t expect this to happen within a month of my joining. But I am now happy that I have taken up the challenge to shift to Pune to work for a client of Commit®. With this decision, I also got the opportunity to work with the two senior-most employees of Commit® (Sudhir Padmashali and Zakirah Ataullah).
Commit® has helped me to work on my weaknesses and improve my strengths. I have understood that as long as Technical Writers don’t work on a real-time project, they will not know to execute it, even though they might be skilled in using RoboHelp, Framemaker, etc. The best part of being in Commit® is that you learn to survive in extreme conditions and at the same time, you learn all the skills required on the job front.
I would like to congratulate Commit® for reaching what it is now and all those people who are the pillars for its success till now.
Abdul Jabbar
Andy, my sister, had recently got a job as a Technical Writer at a company called Commit®. She suggested that I try out for a job there. So off I went, sent my resume to Mr. K.Narssimhan and was called for an interview in Bangalore.
I reached the place and was asked to wait in the lobby. In a while, Mr.K.Narssimhan arrived. He seemed pleasant and jovial, with a dark and prominent moustache adorning his upper lip. Hmm, I thought, Narssimhan, sounds like a Tamilian, but he is from Bombay, he could be a Maharashtrian. Maybe he was trying to emulate the Madras Policeman with his well-curled whiskers; at least his moustache gave that impression in its nascent stage.
‘Hi, you must be Abdul’, said Mr. Narssimhan.
‘Hello, nice to meet you’, I replied.
He sat down beside me and looked through the file I had brought - the file with my resume, certificates, and cuttings of two of my stories that were published in the local newspaper. He asked me a few questions on technical writing; with my rudimentary knowledge I endeavoured to answer him as best as I could, glad that I had gone through Commit®’s website the day before at an Internet cafe. The interview seemed to be going well. I was feeling quite good. Then out popped Andy into the lobby and with a slightly exasperated look said,
‘Oh, there you are Brijesh, I need your help!’
‘Brijesh! Aren’t you Mr. Narssimhan?’ I exclaimed.
‘No, no, I’m Brijesh. Narsi Sir will be joining us shortly’, he said.
I looked tartly at Brijesh as I realised I had to go through the interview all over again. That was my first introduction to Commit®. It was a good one. There have been so many memorable moments that it’s difficult to share just a few. I’m not exaggerating, but joining Commit® was a life changing experience for me. It wasn’t so much about the company, but the people who made the company. Narsi Sir, Brijesh, Zaks the QA Queen - these were the people I interacted with initially, who have left an indelible mark on my life. I value their friendship a lot. I value what I learnt at Commit® a lot. Narsi Sir in particular; he wasn’t just a boss - he is my friend, mentor, and guide [I guide him as well :)].
As Commit® grew in Bangalore, the number of colleagues grew, but also the number of friends I had. We were a family that lived and worked those 8 – 10 hours a day together [more like 12 – 14 but only when there was an urgent deadline :)]. In life things change and you need to change with that; it’s not always what you want to do, but what you have to do.
Be that as it may, some things will never change.
Ketan Sevekari
Commit® gave me the opportunity I was looking for. It was a life saver for a person looking for freedom. I learnt a lot of things at Commit®. As a technical writer, I was mentored with a great team, and learnt the initial ropes of technical writing and corporate communication. It gave me the confidence I always wanted and the zeal to move ahead one step at a time.
The work culture at Commit® is unlike any other I have seen till date. Not even once have I felt that there is a hierarchy of any kind, be it for taking decisions or for any kind of escalation. Commit® gives you the freedom to work as you please right from day one, of course by keeping a close watch on your efforts and guiding you as you go ahead. But yes, you are free to work on your own. Commit® believes in empowering you right from the start. Commit® provides a host of opportunities and experiences that you will find difficult to get anywhere else so easily. Being in Commit®, you get to don a number of hats, irrespective of what your actual role is. I got to start as a writer and manage a project very early after my induction.
Commit® is like a big family and you are actually treated as a family member. Right from the CEO to the top management, every one cares for you and everyone guides you. Commit® is not only there for all your professional and career needs, but also for your personal and spiritual needs as well. And this guiding spirit is present in all, from the CEO to the writer working at Commit®. The CEO himself is an ardent businessman, mentor, and a Zen master.
Commit® doesn’t believe in creating problems for anyone but believes in finding solutions for all problems. One can definitely experience a positive energy in Commit® and Commit®ians. Commit® has an envious treasure in the form of knowledge of various technical writing techniques, methodologies, styles, and tools. This knowledge has been gathered through a decade of being active in the industry and competing healthily, to provide quality and timely documentation services. Commit®, as a company, is tremendously flexible while deploying resources, both from the client as well as the employee’s perspective. There is a fast turnaround of projects and people and it is ensured that the right person is doing the right job. This satisfies both the client and the employee.
Vamsi Nori
The words Commit® and Technical Documentation are synonymous for me, because Commit® is where I came to know of a professional stream known as Technical Writing. Prior to that, for a good part of five years, I was into writing, penning proposals, business cases, project reports, and training material. I always assumed that the writing was an unsaid requirement that came along with my job. Even in my wildest dreams, I could never imagine that there is a bunch of people out there who specialize in this. So the first thing that Commit® gave me was a sense of pride in what I was good at. I realized that there aren’t many people around who can confidently put pen on paper. And I felt blessed to be one amongst them. I still had my doubts and it was George who made me feel that I should make it in this field. In a way, the exuberance he displays rubbed off on to me and I knew that I had made the right choice.
With Commit®, it’s not only about doing some quality work and about getting great support, it’s also about opportunities that could come our way and the way Commit® encourages us to grab them. If my present job (through Commit®) had not come my way and I had stayed with Commit®, I can for sure say that I wouldn’t have been short of any sort of professional experience and growth. The few months I spent with Commit®, 11 ½ months precisely, showed me a gamut of opportunities that I did not have in my previous five years of professional life, maybe. Commit® happened to me by chance, but I will cherish my association with it for a lifetime.
The only thing that I felt was lacking was the people element in Commit®. The kind of business model that Commit® follows leaves little scope for developing personal relationships. Perhaps if I had spent more time with the company this would have happened, but now, my relationship with Commit®ians feels a bit incomplete as I didn’t get to know most of my colleagues. Despite that, there is very little that you can point out and hold against the organization. And its future is in some amazing hands.
To summarize, working with Commit® makes us war-ready - we never know when the client will call. We are the face of the company for the client, we learn to become more responsible, and we are the de-facto business development manager for the company. Commit® can make us an all-rounder. It’s up to us if we want to become one. Commit® may be a Documentation company, but we end up learning much more than mere documentation skills.
Cedric Dias
I had six months experience as a Technical Writer, prior to joining Commit® (Mumbai) in May 2006. However, there was a big difference in the sense that in my previous firm, I had no interaction with clients, as I had only worked on off-line projects.
Within two months of joining Commit®, I got the chance to go on an on-site project and that too to China. The communication with clients, meeting their expectations, and adjusting to a different culture, albeit for a short time, was really a good experience for me. With seniors such as George Abraham and Abdul Jabbar guiding and advising me, I guess I had the perfect start in Commit®.
Commit® really gives more importance to writing skills, as adapting to changing documentation tools can always happen in due course. Just after this China project ended, I got a chance to go to Pune for a period of six months. This was also a learning experience as I was all by myself from Commit® at this client site. I really got good support from the client’s employees and my senior from Commit®, Sudhir Padmashali, who was working on a different project in Pune. Personally, I went through a rough patch as I lost my dad during this period. However, my colleagues at the workplace and seniors at Commit® were there for me during this period.
After this project got over, I came back to Mumbai and worked on a project for one year. The largest on-site documentation team from Commit® worked on this project. I am really thankful to Shweta Katdare, Shweta Srinivasan, Amit Harkare and my other colleagues who were part of this team. It was really an enjoyable experience every day at work. We did not realize that we worked at a client site, with such a big technical writing team.
Finally I want to thank Mr. K.Narssimhan, who has understood my concerns at every phase. I was there with Commit® for a period of almost two years. Every person has to move ahead in life, and I am really thankful to Commit® for making my journey pleasant.