Dow Chemical International

Down in Navi Mumbai, we are set up in Sector 4 of Airoli. The office is at Pearl CHSL, specifically Flat 105 on Plot 238. It is a bit of a trek for some of us who live further out in Maharashtra, but the area is growing fast. We are right in the middle of a lot of residential buildings, so it does not feel like a cold corporate park. Inside, we handle a lot of the international side of things for the company. There is always a lot of emails to go through and technical data to check. We are not out on a factory floor or anything; it is mostly desk work here. The rooms are filled with files and some samples here and there. We have got a small kitchen where we make coffee and sometimes share snacks someone brought from home. The lighting is not the best, but we make do with what we have. People usually think chemical companies are all about labs, but for us in this office, it is about the logistics and the coordination. We spend a lot of time on calls with other branches. It gets a bit humid in the afternoons, so the air conditioning is always running. We do not have a big sign outside or a fancy reception desk. It is just a place where we come to get our work done and then head home to our families. It has been our base for a while now.