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The heroes at my workplace

The cleaners: They make all the tables spick and span irrespective of what we spill on them, coffee, biryani, curd, soft drinks, and what not! Sometimes, I feel people just take the cleaners for granted, which is quite sad for a bunch of educated people like us.

The washroom cleaners: They are always there to make the room fragrant and hygienic. I really salute you guys, and I just can't imagine what the work place would become into, without you guys!

The guy who puts milk into the coffee machine: Some of the most memorable conversations happen over coffee at the coffee tables across the whole floor, and this guy goes around, and makes sure the conversations continue and everybody has something to drink. An unsung hero is this guy.

The coffee guy in the filter coffee shop: This guy keeps all his customers awake! By making them coffee of their desired strength, he keeps people alert, and the conversations flowing among friends in different companies, but same building.

The chaiwallah near the building: This is the guy who knows all the gossip and about all bosses, that is how many stories he gets to hear! But yeah, he has an important responsibility of sending employees back wide awake, and cured of their colds and headaches, at least till the next cup of chai. If this guy was not a smoker, then he also tolerates an insane amount of smoking in his vicinity.

The helpers: The men who move chairs and tables wherever necessary, so that you can have your sessions comfortably. Just tell them you need 50 chairs in this room in 15 minutes, and they would have arranged the chairs neatly in 10!

The book delivery guy: This is the guy who literally delivers packets of happiness to so many employees in our company. And he never gets to the joy on our faces, when we go to the reception to collect our books and enjoy them over a large cup of steaming hot filter coffee!

These are the people who we do not thank, nor smile at. These people work in the shadows, or when nobody is around. Without these people, the office would descend into chaos, and nobody would be willing to pour milk into the coffee machine for themselves, let alone others. Kudos to you people, you bring joy to a lot of people, irrespective of whether they appreciate you for all the hard work you do for us. I hope someone delivers you joy as well!

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