Work a picnic

Relationships are not a rarity in todays tech driven India. Techie couples are finding haven in each others aptitude. With diverse career choices and job opportunities in the tech-world, employees have a propensity for building portfolios of experience and developing a network of contacts. Spouses in the same profession are better equipped to understand the mechanics, demands and duties involved with it. Most couple attributes mutual respect and compatibility as a proven elixir of success, whether it comes to marriage or career.. Lyndon Saldanha, Senior Manager at Kanbay People Processes, Bombay, believes husbands and wives working for competition are a reality in the industry, which can work as a double-edged sword. But egotism from any of the spouses side curbs professional compatibility and disrupts personal relationships. The changing scenario today finds husbands turning more supportive of their wives who are climbing the career ladder faster than them, The belief that co-working couples stick to the company striking balance of their professional and personal gains. They understand the work culture and pressures inherent in it. Explanations and tension in their

personal life during days that demand long work-hours can be conveniently avoided, Just to match the marital bonding in intensity, companies like Infosys and Motorola are creating options for couples to work simultaneously at the onsite. Infosys, however, gives an unpaid sabbatical leave for married spouses to spend a year with their partners, and then return to work. Lyndon Saldanha, director-human resources at Orbite says, We hire people with fire in the belly to perform, maintain high energy levels, are committed and have leadership qualities and the ability to work in a team. Ours is an open culture where no idea is stupid, and no person junior. We respect differences at work, and encourage innovation. HR vision is to create an absorbing work atmosphere, where people feel motivated by challenge and responsibility, learning continuously, and are rewarded for taking initiative and driven by excellence. One unique factor that differentiates Orbit-e from other companies is that here employees create their own work schedules. They are free to choose any timing they want. The people are fully involved in the decision-making process,. Orbit-e mandates 14 days training in a calendar year for all employees.. they spend around two percent of the payroll cost on training.

Orbit-e has the flexible timings. An Orbitean can decides his or her work schedule. They are free to wear what we are comfortable with. You wont find ties and formal wear here. The dress code ranges from formals to smart casuals anything goes. They are free to use their workstations the way we want provided that we spend a large part of our time there. Orbit-e has another interesting programme called Resource Manager Programme, which is a powerful human resource strategy to enable active participation of all employees in building the organisation. Each resource manager is responsible in assisting the employees in mapping aspirations, defining career growth paths, helping to create the requisite environment to achieve the goal set and ensuring competence building through training programmes. The company allows its employees to participate in decision-making, giving us more responsibility and provides opportunities for personal grow