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View Poll Results: What course of action this chap needs to take?
Should ask for written explaination for his termination and fiht for his rights?g 162 68.35%
Forgot the incident as a pinch of salt in his carrier & serach some other job 75 31.65%
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All the episode is more surprising than sad. Actually, that introductory mail has hurt the ego of that MD. Though that guy/girl is not at fault. Not intentionally, but he had hurt the ego of that MD. He is praising himself in that mail and sending it to MD as well. It's like "Suraj ko Diya Dikhana". The MD is, of course, a higher personality than him. So, all the episode is just based on the thinking and feeling of that MD. No rules can be made in this regard.
From India, Gurgaon
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My two cents... If I were the HR head, I would not accept the termination. I would ask the MD directly that HR is a powerful organization within the company, and HR will decide and act based on management vision and objectives. So, DON'T OVERRULE HR. That's it. He has not done anything wrong as per the company's policy, norms, values, and culture. Additionally, I will issue a memo to the MD regarding unprofessional behavior.

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Manoj Elanjickal

From India
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Hi guys, whatever has happened to that guy is really very sad. It's not entirely his mistake; management should not have taken such immediate action.

Well, what I feel is that if we are joining a new company, we should ask the HR Head regarding the company policies and procedures first. In this case, that guy should have at least asked the HR head first regarding the introduction procedure. According to me, neither the introductory email was professional nor the behavior of the management. After being such a big organization, you cannot terminate anyone for such a stupid reason. They should have talked to him that this should not happen again in the future and must have seen his performance.

From United Arab Emirates, Dubai
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Gone through the mail... It's very sad to note such incidents. But my friend, take it easy because it's all in the game. Think that something better is waiting for you; that's why it happened. As most of them have said, yes, you are innovative so you cannot sit idle for a long time. You will be back on track to reach your destiny soon.

May God bless you.

From India, Coimbatore
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Termination was certainly not the right action. However, the mail was too unprofessional. HR is the face of the employees. An introductory mail written professionally well is accepted, but certainly not in such a manner. The first impression is the last impression. No company would want to pass on a wrong impression to their employees. Had the mail been more professional, I am sure it would have certainly been appreciated. Probably over-enthusiasm and a casual attitude of the HR person led to such a disaster. However, termination is not justified here.
From India, Mumbai
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Hi, This incident pertains to the year 2007. We had given our comments when this was circualated in that year. I am not clear as to why it is again before this form? Cyril
From India, Nagpur
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There was this incident of an office boy going to the corporate floor of a very large IT company to get some papers photostated. HR found someone in jeans and a t-shirt at the photocopying machine, taking out copies. HR just called out to him, "Oy, mere documents ki bhi copy kar de!"

The guy in jeans took the papers from the office boy, photostated them, and gave them all back to him. Just when he was leaving the corporate floor, one of the secretaries stopped the office boy and asked him if he knew who he had talked to in such a rude manner. The office boy started trembling when he was told that the guy in casuals was one of the founder directors of the company.

The office boy went up to him, repeated his apologies, and asked for forgiveness. The guy in casuals just smiled, patted the office boy on his shoulder, asked him not to worry, and gestured for him to carry on. This is a real-life incident, and the guy in casuals was none other than Arjun Malhotra of HCL.

Vasant Nair

From India, Mumbai
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Hi,

Here, I feel the HR Generalist should intervene and mediate to try to resolve this issue. Most importantly, the level needs to be skipped, and the newly hired guy should take it up with Ratan Tata directly, expecting intervention. If HR can't get a fair deal for himself, what protection can he provide to other employees?

The guy who got fired should take it up, and if he doesn't get a fair deal even after escalating the issue, he should seek refuge in industrial courts.

Life doesn't end with just one job ending. There are so many other career options. He can, in fact, get the media involved, highlight the autocratic behavior of MDs/Industrialists. He should go ahead and produce a movie on this and get the attention of the Ministry of Labour and Industry.

These are purely my thoughts, which are very rebellious. The guy knows his situation best and can decide the course of action. Dignity is more important than money, and one should fight for self-respect. We are all going to die one day, but we should die with respect. Once again, no offense meant to anyone; these are my thoughts at the very instance after reading this.


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Dear We share the sentiments of all concerned on this sensitive issue.Even assuming it is a case study it opens up the subject for a hot debate. rajan associates chennai
From India, Bangalore
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This is strange, i used to think these corporates are ethical and dreamt about joining then one day.
From India, Chandigarh
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