Essar, Mumbai

Even though people associate us with the Mumbai side of things, we are actually based out of Vapi. Our office is 603 in Balaji Towers on Daman Road. It is a busy industrial town, and being on the sixth floor gives us a bit of a view of the trucks moving down below. We handle various operations from this branch. Vapi is a noisy place with all the factories around, but inside the tower, it’s a little quieter. We have a small team here. Most of us commute from nearby neighborhoods. The elevator in Balaji Towers is sometimes slow, so we take the stairs if we are in a hurry. We spend our time managing accounts and logistics for the bigger network. It's mostly spreadsheets and phone calls. There’s a small pantry where we have lunch together. We don’t have any corporate slogans on the walls. It’s just a place of work. We’ve been at this location for several years. The weather in Vapi can be quite humid, so the AC is always running. People come by for signatures or to drop off invoices. It’s a straightforward operation. We know the other tenants in the building. Sometimes we share news about the traffic on Daman Road. It’s a practical setup. We aren’t trying to impress anyone with the decor. We just make sure the daily tasks are finished before we head home. It is a solid place to be for this kind of work.