From gardener to facilities manager: S Ganapathy’s 40-year British Council journey
S. Ganapathy, who began his career as a gardener, recently retired as a facilities manager after 40 years at the British Council. His story highlights the potential for upward mobility within an organization that provides egalitarian opportunities.
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It serves as a human-interest narrative on workplace culture and the impact of supportive institutional environments on individual career growth.
On the last day of a 40-year career that has undergone the unmissable seesaw of life, S Ganapathy, who began as a gardener at the British Council (BC) , chose to reminisce the long swathes of time at the organisation. When the premises permanently closed in March earlier this year, he walked through the grass lawn that he once tended to.
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