Jw Marriott, Mumbai, India

It might seem a bit unusual to see the JW Marriott name tied to an apartment in Malad, but that is where we are located. We work out of A/23 in the Uttara Apartment, which is over in Jankalyan Nagar. It is a residential part of Mumbai, so it is a lot quieter than the actual hotel locations by the beach. This spot is mostly for the administrative side of things, handling the behind-the-scenes work that keeps the bigger wheels turning. The Malad West area has changed a lot lately, with more buildings going up every year. Our office is just a regular flat converted into a workspace. You can hear the sounds of the neighborhood, like kids playing or the local vegetable sellers, while we are sorting through emails and documents. It is a long commute for some of us who live further south, but we are used to the Mumbai trains and rickshaws by now. We don't have a big lobby or a concierge here, just a few rooms filled with files and computers. Jankalyan Nagar is a bit of a maze if you are not from around here, but once you find Uttara Apartment, it is pretty easy. We spend the day dealing with the India branch requirements, making sure all the paperwork for the Mumbai operations is in order. It is a lot of typing and phone calls, staying busy until it is time to head home.