Chandrasekhar had just come back to Chennai from his on-site assignment in Europe last week when he heard that several colleagues were being asked to resign. The domain consultant, employed by one of India's top IT companies, was discussing the news with a friend over phone when he was called into his boss' office.
"I did not know that I was going to be sacked," he says. "I was just told that 'You are not fitting our requirement. Why don't you put in papers by tomorrow evening?'"
Rather than issuing the dreaded pink slips which can turn into a public relations fiasco, his company is forcing employees to resign citing a variety of "flimsy" reasons, says Chandrasekhar, who was lucky enough to find a new job.
At another of the IT majors, at least 12 employees were forced to resign at one go two weeks ago. Those with families in Chennai were asked to transfer immediately to a remote location, while another with a health problem was moved to the night shift with immediate effect. Faced with such "arm-twisting", they had no option but to quit, says a colleague. Even project managers were not exempt!!!
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