My Office at ServiceMaster Clean India

The above three pics show the bathroom in my office, and two other views. It is very nice, and I am grateful for it. I have been spending a lot of time there.

I'm Luvin' your Comments

It is nice to look forward to coming home at night and checking the feedback on the blog. It is very difficult to train my ears and eyes to hear and see whats going on around me. Today I have been in sales meetings all day. When an Indian person talks directly to me, i can usually understand. When I am in a room with 4 or 5 of them talking to each other I am often unable to keep track of the conversation, not to mention trying to participate. Today we visited two shopping malls. One was nice, and the other was extremely posh. I didn't have my camera with me, but just imagine a lot of marble, granite, and fancy architecture. The current cleaning staff for that complex is 250 people.

Currently in this market cleaning is sold by the number of people. It is a 100 person job, a 20 person job, etc. The companies quote a price based on a fixed staffing level. We are offering a result, with management, training, material, and systems designed to achieve the result with a staff determined by the size and nature of the job. It seems that there is very little justification for why a job is a 100 person or 20 person instead of a 98 person or 21 person other than it has always been that way.

Enough of that stuff. I am including a couple of pictures. One is the front of the hotel so you can see the difference from the link that I put up earlier. The other is an advertisement for people who want to work in the lucrative "call center" business.

Exploring the Neighborhood

I spent some time on Sunday shopping and exploring the area with a few kilometers of the Shilton. Here are some pics of what I saw. Note the broken glass on top of the wall, it is a common security measure. Walking is tough, you have to pay attention due to uneven and broken sidewalks. I rode around in a "motorized rickshaw" (a tuktuk in Thailand). Of course there were some cows on the street.

Manpower is cheap and abundant!!

Three young guys showed up on Sunday morning to clean my room. One did the bathroom and kitchen, one did the bed, and one took care of the trash and floors. They took there time and were very thorough. The boys looked to be in their teens, and I bet the cost to the facility was less than a couple of dollars.

Life at the top of Bangalore

I forgot to mention that I am living in the "penthouse" at the top of this Hotel. Here are some views from the "front porch". It's really nice for coffee in the morning.

Home Sweet Home

Above are pictures of my "crib" in India. It is really nice, and the people have been great. I spent the day at work today meeting people and getting into the office.

In Route to India-The Adventure Begins

I am now sitting in the Pan Pacific Hotel at the Kuala Lumur Airport. All has gone well so far. I have a four hour flight to go in about 7 hours, and I'll be there.

The Airport is probably the best and fanciest one I've ever been in. A lot better than LAX!!