This experience was one of the greatest heart breaks for me, and one of the harshest too.
I always applied for computer operator or office assistant. This one was a media organization, which publishes annual reports for different big companies. Apart from that they create advertisment etc. the organisation is run by two quite famous persons of kolkata, if not celebrities.
I showed up for the interview of computer operator and they offered me the designation of database administrator, my job was to supervise a team, collect information from them and others and put that in a special software and handle that data. I have never done any thing of that sort, but they said its ok, they will give me time.
The two months which I spent there was nightmare, I have never seen so many harsh and ruthless persons under one roof, including the mistress, unfortunately she took special fancy on me and never left a chance to vent out her fury at me.
So, after one of her very nasty drama I left, because I knew that the show they were hoping me to run single handedly is a task for atleast four persons. So, this designer cladded, high society woman too stole my one month’s salary on the pretext that I have not completed my duties properly.
Seeing these organisations I have become very confident about one thing, that some of these are traps to hell and others are at your cost training, if you excel they will keep you, if you fail they will throw you out.
If you have one dose of their tongue you will know, they rule their roost. And it will take a fiend or monster to fight even their own right.
The thing which I found really hilarious about this organization was when later I saw them blowing the horns of “human right” on newspapers. Ha ha!!!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Finacial trap?
Two more experiences are included herewithin, they are quite small, nothing much to say, only the hints are enough, to show how these free ride takers work under a slack government.
The second one was with a call center type organization, say flower deliveries. They used to collect orders from all over the world and make arrangements with the flower/gift deliver organisations for door step deliver. This organization most probably makes people work for free.
They appointed me with a salary of Rs 3500 and the duty hours were really long. I could not even last for a month.The environment was too harsh and unhygienic. That short duration of working was obviously without pay. But there also I saw the same pattern, they appoint bunch of staffs and throw them out without paying, and their behaviour is so harsh that it will take a really shameless person to stick with them or pursue them for payment.
The third one was a narrow escape, I still believe, It was a financial advicer’s office, call it manders, they advice people on stocks to purchase, I joined there as office administrator. For the first 20 or so days they made me sit idle, asking me to find out works to do.. now, that’s the funniest thing I have ever heard in any office. After that, one day one of my colleagues came to me and said that one of my bosses has a weekly target to fulfill, will I fill up one of the forms on my name, I said ok, but I will have to take it home to show.
After I showed it at home I was told that filling up that form meant an amount of Rs 3500 will be deducted from my bank account every month for next five years. Naturally I did not filled up the form, and their behaviour changed dramatically, after 10 or so days they told me right on my face that my performance is too poor, hence I will have to leave, and guess what, they did not paid me my salary.
I think my lucky stars saved me from that vicious trap. If I had signed that in office without showing it at home, I would have been doomed for five years.
Now my question is could it have been possible that none of their victims have informed police?
The second one was with a call center type organization, say flower deliveries. They used to collect orders from all over the world and make arrangements with the flower/gift deliver organisations for door step deliver. This organization most probably makes people work for free.
They appointed me with a salary of Rs 3500 and the duty hours were really long. I could not even last for a month.The environment was too harsh and unhygienic. That short duration of working was obviously without pay. But there also I saw the same pattern, they appoint bunch of staffs and throw them out without paying, and their behaviour is so harsh that it will take a really shameless person to stick with them or pursue them for payment.
The third one was a narrow escape, I still believe, It was a financial advicer’s office, call it manders, they advice people on stocks to purchase, I joined there as office administrator. For the first 20 or so days they made me sit idle, asking me to find out works to do.. now, that’s the funniest thing I have ever heard in any office. After that, one day one of my colleagues came to me and said that one of my bosses has a weekly target to fulfill, will I fill up one of the forms on my name, I said ok, but I will have to take it home to show.
After I showed it at home I was told that filling up that form meant an amount of Rs 3500 will be deducted from my bank account every month for next five years. Naturally I did not filled up the form, and their behaviour changed dramatically, after 10 or so days they told me right on my face that my performance is too poor, hence I will have to leave, and guess what, they did not paid me my salary.
I think my lucky stars saved me from that vicious trap. If I had signed that in office without showing it at home, I would have been doomed for five years.
Now my question is could it have been possible that none of their victims have informed police?
Monday, June 15, 2009
1. D.S.A.
Well, in a country like India, excluding some really lucky handful, we all have to look for jobs, change jobs, and join new jobs. And a huge proportion of us land up in the hand of exploiters.
I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, from very early childhood I knew that if a man has got to live, he is got to eat, and if a man is got to reap, he is got to sow, so I knew that I have to work for survival, and I have faced a few very nasty and unpleasant situations, which I want to share to know if others also share such experiences, and the second reason is you can be a little wary before taking up any new offer blindly.
The first case was with the Direct Selling Agent of a foreign bank, I asked for 3500, I was offered the same, no offer letter or appointment letter was given. I joined, at the time of joining it was said that we will receive a thorough training on tele marketing and for the first three months there will be no target. Well we joined, but there was no training, forget about proper or improper. The target kept on shooting upward weekly, from the very beginning I kept on hearing that the owner is not very good at paying, but he was a sweet talking devil, and I took the face value, his terms and conditions changed once in a week, finally after working for two months he paid me Rs. 1500 as full and final payment.
The thing which I made out was that he most probably traps in rookies and makes them work for almost free, he tests the rookies and then shifts the good ones to some other center of his, but those who are not expert are most probably thrown out without being paid.
After seeing these rackets so closely, I have some really earnest questions, 1. When will the government intercept, 2. When will these organizations be forced to pay their employees enough to keep their body and soul together. 3. When will the rights of entire work force of India be taken care of decently? As the number of people desperate for job is too much, and they don’t have any choice but to take up any offer that comes their way, hence only some one in a strong position, like the law and judiciary can protect the right of these vastly exploited breed.
I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth, from very early childhood I knew that if a man has got to live, he is got to eat, and if a man is got to reap, he is got to sow, so I knew that I have to work for survival, and I have faced a few very nasty and unpleasant situations, which I want to share to know if others also share such experiences, and the second reason is you can be a little wary before taking up any new offer blindly.
The first case was with the Direct Selling Agent of a foreign bank, I asked for 3500, I was offered the same, no offer letter or appointment letter was given. I joined, at the time of joining it was said that we will receive a thorough training on tele marketing and for the first three months there will be no target. Well we joined, but there was no training, forget about proper or improper. The target kept on shooting upward weekly, from the very beginning I kept on hearing that the owner is not very good at paying, but he was a sweet talking devil, and I took the face value, his terms and conditions changed once in a week, finally after working for two months he paid me Rs. 1500 as full and final payment.
The thing which I made out was that he most probably traps in rookies and makes them work for almost free, he tests the rookies and then shifts the good ones to some other center of his, but those who are not expert are most probably thrown out without being paid.
After seeing these rackets so closely, I have some really earnest questions, 1. When will the government intercept, 2. When will these organizations be forced to pay their employees enough to keep their body and soul together. 3. When will the rights of entire work force of India be taken care of decently? As the number of people desperate for job is too much, and they don’t have any choice but to take up any offer that comes their way, hence only some one in a strong position, like the law and judiciary can protect the right of these vastly exploited breed.
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