Dear All,
I need your advice on my career. I have 5 years of experience in HR, and 2 years ago, I had a break in my career. After that break, I got a job in an educational institution, which was part-time (3 days of work per week). They sent me a soft copy of a letter, stating it as my offer letter. After working with them for one year, they informed me that I would be given a full-time job. They increased my salary, but I have not received any offer letter for the full-time position even after a year.
I have been working with them for almost 2 years without an offer letter or any salary slips, though I receive my salary. Lately, I have been feeling uncertain about job security here, and I fear they might terminate my employment anytime. I possess the organization's ID card and Form 16 for the past 2 years. As I lack physical proof of work, how should I proceed?
1) Should I resign?
2) Will leaving have any repercussions on my future employability? Will other employers consider hiring me?
3) Are the ID card and Form 16 sufficient to apply to other organizations?
4) Can I count this experience, or should I consider it as a break in my career?
Regards,
Ramya
From India, Chennai
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I need your advice on my career. I have 5 years of experience in HR, and 2 years ago, I had a break in my career. After that break, I got a job in an educational institution, which was part-time (3 days of work per week). They sent me a soft copy of a letter, stating it as my offer letter. After working with them for one year, they informed me that I would be given a full-time job. They increased my salary, but I have not received any offer letter for the full-time position even after a year.
I have been working with them for almost 2 years without an offer letter or any salary slips, though I receive my salary. Lately, I have been feeling uncertain about job security here, and I fear they might terminate my employment anytime. I possess the organization's ID card and Form 16 for the past 2 years. As I lack physical proof of work, how should I proceed?
1) Should I resign?
2) Will leaving have any repercussions on my future employability? Will other employers consider hiring me?
3) Are the ID card and Form 16 sufficient to apply to other organizations?
4) Can I count this experience, or should I consider it as a break in my career?
Regards,
Ramya
From India, Chennai
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Soft copy of the offer letter, bank statement, and Form 16 is enough to prove that you are employed there. Therefore, they cannot terminate you without giving proper notice.
You can proudly showcase this experience. Don't hide your professional background, even if you worked from home.
If you are content with the income earned from working three days a week and can balance time with your family and friends, you may not need to resign from this position. You can negotiate for a raise or any other benefits you desire from your current employer. If they decline, then you can consider moving on.
The new company you are considering may not offer the same perks you currently enjoy. They might require you to work until tasks are completed, potentially leading to extended shifts. You may also need to adapt to new colleagues, team leaders, managers, etc. If you are comfortable with taking risks, you can explore new job opportunities and transition from your current role.
Best of luck.
From India, Chennai
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151You can proudly showcase this experience. Don't hide your professional background, even if you worked from home.
If you are content with the income earned from working three days a week and can balance time with your family and friends, you may not need to resign from this position. You can negotiate for a raise or any other benefits you desire from your current employer. If they decline, then you can consider moving on.
The new company you are considering may not offer the same perks you currently enjoy. They might require you to work until tasks are completed, potentially leading to extended shifts. You may also need to adapt to new colleagues, team leaders, managers, etc. If you are comfortable with taking risks, you can explore new job opportunities and transition from your current role.
Best of luck.
From India, Chennai
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Dear Ramya,
The break in your career might have triggered both your present employer to offer the job on a part-time basis and you to accept that. Since your performance was found to be satisfactory, they subsequently made you a full-time employee. Though they raised your salary commensurate with full-time employment, for reasons known only to themselves, they have not issued any formal offer letter. It has become commonplace that 90% of private educational institutions follow such unethical practices in employment matters. So, slowly and unknowingly, a sense of insecurity of tenure started occupying your mind and resulted in the questions found at the end of your post, if I am not wrong.
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. So, if you want to quit, you can do it, but before that ensure you get a good offer from a scrupulous employer.
I am not able to understand exactly what you mean by the second query. If it is probably your initial part-time engagement and the subsequent de facto regular employment without a specific appointment order, you have ample evidence in the form of the documents you mentioned in the third query. If you do not hide the facts or try to twist them just for the sake of proving your continuous experience, no prudent employer would reject your candidature on this score when you are otherwise employable.
The foregoing answers will also apply to your last two queries.
If you get a better offer elsewhere, your present employer may try to lure you with offers of added benefits or threats in order to retain you. In any case, try to ensure that your exit is smooth and peaceful.
From India, Salem
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The break in your career might have triggered both your present employer to offer the job on a part-time basis and you to accept that. Since your performance was found to be satisfactory, they subsequently made you a full-time employee. Though they raised your salary commensurate with full-time employment, for reasons known only to themselves, they have not issued any formal offer letter. It has become commonplace that 90% of private educational institutions follow such unethical practices in employment matters. So, slowly and unknowingly, a sense of insecurity of tenure started occupying your mind and resulted in the questions found at the end of your post, if I am not wrong.
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. So, if you want to quit, you can do it, but before that ensure you get a good offer from a scrupulous employer.
I am not able to understand exactly what you mean by the second query. If it is probably your initial part-time engagement and the subsequent de facto regular employment without a specific appointment order, you have ample evidence in the form of the documents you mentioned in the third query. If you do not hide the facts or try to twist them just for the sake of proving your continuous experience, no prudent employer would reject your candidature on this score when you are otherwise employable.
The foregoing answers will also apply to your last two queries.
If you get a better offer elsewhere, your present employer may try to lure you with offers of added benefits or threats in order to retain you. In any case, try to ensure that your exit is smooth and peaceful.
From India, Salem
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