We asked Get Ahead readers to send their layoff tales and we are getting mails from employees belonging to different sectors of the Indian economy.
In the 37th part of this series, young recruitment agent Sanjay Rane* discusses how he is coping with his shocking layoff by giving tuitions.
Name: Sanjay Rane (*name changed on request)
Company/Sector: BPO (Datamatics Financial)
Work experience: 8 years
Background:
I am from Mumbai and was working in a BPO for the last five years. Last year I got a job in this company as a manager. However there were not enough projects in this company. When I joined they had one regular client for this process. Other clients were outsourcing work for 2 to 3 weeks and then we would have to wait for a few months to get a new project.
However I took this opportunity as it would have enabled me to showcase my skills for converting pilot projects into live projects but there was not much support from team leaders. My other colleagues, a manager and assistant manager, used to support me a lot. But this was the first company where I saw a President of the company trusting his team leaders and not his managers. I was aghast. Team leaders would not listen to me even though other associates supported me for my project.
How I lost my job:
Life was going smoothly when in November 2008 my senior manager told me to leave the company after two months of joining. I asked her the reason and she told me that it was management decision even though she was in good terms with me. I was out of the organisation within 10 minutes. Two more associates were also told to leave.
After two months she even told a team leader to leave the company because there were no projects at all then. The reason was not based on performance at all.
After a few months my senior manager also left the company. Maybe she knew what the real problem was in the company and she could do nothing.
I really curse myself for joining this company.
Job hunt:
My position is not secure -- but finally, with God's grace, my wife is working and I give part-time tuitions to students.
Lessons learnt
- Always trust your instincts and not your company management
- Be prepared to do a part-time job till you find a suitable job
- Trust your talent to get a new job
- Don't feel low or consider yourself incompetent because of job loss; the economic slowdown and not your skills are responsible for your layoff
Illustration: Dominic Xavier
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