Grand Illusions..........

Recently, the firm I work with celebrated 25 years of it's existence... and it was celebrated in a way so grandiose it would've put to shame all the others on the face of this planet...

Exactly on the day, the company turned 25.. sweets were distributed.. no no.. am not talking about box of sweets.. am talking about sweets.. or to be more precise a single piece of sweet...
no problems with that..since it does not provide any Gym so it makes sense not to overfeed the employees...

then came the shower of gifts.. a planner(leather clad .. wow) and a T-shirt with 25 years engraved in golded letters(and hordes of punchlines and logos that would put to shame a F1 rider's attire)

and yes.. with the usual pat on the back... praise for dedicated and hard working employees...

Now contrast this with the IT bellwether of India.. which sometimes proclaims itself(and with some justification) as the most respected company of India... a widfall of 126 Cr for it's employees... and the sweets... the planner and the T-shirt pale in comparison..

and yet.. my firm has the illusions of becoming a leader amongst the next generation of IT companies... and is trying to sell this illusion to the employees as well...