Employer Employee relationship

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I have a good read here about changing employer employee relationship.

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The last two posts on the Infosys official blog has been about candidates behaving unprofessionally in appearing for the interviews or accepting offers (because they have multiple options). The latest post (in parts) goes like this:

Some readers have pointed out that employers need to be equally professional in their relationships with employees. I agree. When the tables are turned, employers in the past have been known to treat their employees with little regard. Having seen two close friends go through lay-offs, I can attest to the callousness (deliberate or otherwise) that can be involved when the situation is not handled correctly.
However, none of this negates the fact that employees are now hitting back, collectively as it were. No longer loyal, willing to switch at the â€œdrop of a hatâ€?, and unwilling to keep commitments, talent has now firmly entered the realm of unprofessionalism. I have had multiple cases where after accepting an offer in writing, prospective employees have not informed the company that they will not be joining after all. These days you can be sure that you have actually filled an open position only when the employee shows up on Day 1. (Emphasis mine)
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Whether these changing dynamics are good or bad has yet to be seen.

Comments

8 responses to “Employer Employee relationship”

10/23/2006

Sudipta Chatterjee

Yeah, I agree. Not informing the employer at all is unethical definitely if you are not going to join them. And there is no remedy to the problem except to build better working environments, keep brand loyalty, etc so to say.
10/24/2006

prancer

….uncertainity looms large especially given the present scenario….each one is to be equally blamed for the present situation….unethical practices of enticing a viable asset already a part of some other concern for obvious reasons has lead to dependancy on industrial espionage increasingly and apparently for pitching in for the ongoing business rivalry….fair business practices are but a dream that one can envisage….diplomacy has set in probably in the wrong sense of the word….are there any more takers for the value of the word?….anyone at all?
10/24/2006

Veena Shivanna

Thoughtful post. Nothing much I could comment on this one though I agree to this one almost 90%. The trust & belief has been there for many & the converse is also true infact.
Let me not debate on what is the ratio between the above. Well,I got this link thru your sister Mridula’s travel blog. She is amazing I would say!

Keep blogging & I will surely save sometime to read them. I have started feeling that blogging & commenting on them is like an addiction… :-). I started with one intially & now it looks like yours is the fifth one. I wish I had my work place somewhere in the middle of the city & I would have definitely spent all my 3+ hours of travel in the hosur road 🙂
10/24/2006

AmitL

Hi,Alka…I guess the trend is everywhere,especially since the demand exceeds the supply in many disciplines.Out here in Dubai, there’re people who take an appointment letter, show it to either their current employer or at other interviews,and get higher salaries…guess there’s no such thing as emotions anymore.But,of course,informing the employer that u’re not joining should be a professional courtesy.
10/24/2006

Manish

This does happen from employer’s side as well. Seen a company like TCS not bothering to inform that a candidate’s selection is rejected!
10/27/2006

khotta

hello alka ji. how are you. gone blog hopping after a long long time today. Anyways…reading your post, from the stories i’ve heard from my frnds working in india… i totally believe you. My take on this is that the new found freedom that talent has found in india has taken shape in this arrogance (or backlash) if you will agaisnt the “employer”. i do hope to see this stabilising once the novelty of it sets in.
10/28/2006

Tanmoy

Surprising–I also wrote on managerial aspects this time. Actually we are far from being professional in India, both at the employer as well as employee level. I think professional grooming which goes beyond the normal HR Gyans’ should be part of our academic curriculam at least in our post-graduation level. I think both at employer and employee levels we have more on our plate but we don’t know how to manage what we have.
11/1/2006

gobroadband

I think Employers don’t treat employees well. It seems to be the trend because a major network like Naukri.Com is carrying out that HARI Sadu Advertise openly.