In 1977, I joined my department (the Indian Incometax) as a boy of 22 years.
My boss was at that time 56 years, a brahmin, a man with greatest integrity, but possessing a very nasty temper..
I was a novice and I did not know anything about Incometax, because personally I had no sources of income either for myself or my family. And I was a student of physics.
Everyday, I would present myself before my boss, and he would show all his anger, use some "endearing" words, and hand over some accounts to me for preparing notes. My mind would be blank.. I would approach him every half an hour with some doubt.. and he would tell all the "good words", but would explain to me the technicalities, and he was an excellent taxman, an excellent role model and a great guru.. l became a reasonably good taxman simply because of this great man
And me and my friend steno would sit outside the boss's cabin and since we had nothing else to criticize about him, we would be passing jokes about the boss's change in postures
In retrospect ,afte50 years,I remember with utter gratitudehow great my first boss was , and how grateful I am that he shaped my career and my work ethics !.. Sree Gurubyo namaH..