Facing Unfair Treatment at Work: How Should I Handle a Forced Transfer and Pay Cut?

I have been working with a private limited company in Pune for the past five years. However, for the last three years, they have been harassing me and not providing satisfactory increments. Despite this, I am still working with them. This year, during the performance appraisal, the employer/management informed me of a transfer to another location with a lower salary. In a verbal discussion with them, they are insisting that I either accept the transfer or submit my resignation. I am married with two children, and now they are attempting to pressure me into resigning. The management is very unprofessional in their behavior.

Steps to Address Workplace Harassment

What steps should I take to address this situation? What should I do?

Thank you.

Since you have experience, you should not have waited and faced this kind of situation. My personal suggestion is, it's better to look out for a change and prove your skill sets. You can demand good compensation for your experience. Don't hesitate, go ahead, and start facing the interviews.

All the best!

Thanks,
Rajeshwari

Dear Vidita, your post clearly shows that your management is not interested in keeping you. In the last three years, what efforts did you make to find out why your management was not satisfied with you? Your post is your perception. We need to know the other side of the story as well. Unless we know that, no specific comments can be given.

There was a similar post earlier. You can check my following comments:

https://www.citehr.com/349234-depres...ml#post1610925

Thanks,

Dinesh V Divekar
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.

Understanding Employer Discontent

If an employer is disliking you, there may be some performance-related issues, or you may be failing to meet their expectations. In this era of performance-based evaluations, you need to introspect. No employer will show leniency simply because you are married and have two children. If biased interests are working against you, it may be better to consider quitting, as suggested by some members.

Regards,
Pon

Like Dinesh mentioned, you haven't detailed the efforts you put in over the past three years to understand why the company has treated you the way they did. But, frankly, based on what you mentioned, I think you need to change a lot if you wish to secure your future career, especially since you have two kids to look after. Let me explain.

Understanding the Reasons for Transfer

When you had a meeting with the management after your transfer, you seem to have only requested orally to be retained at the current location. Did you make any attempt to know the reasons for the transfer? And even if you did, they obviously didn't give any clear reasons. Did you ever think 'why'?

Introspection and Taking Responsibility

Like Pon mentioned, please introspect. To err is human, so you must have done something that created the present situation, knowingly or unknowingly. Please learn to take responsibility for your actions. It's easy to shift the blame or responsibility for the consequences of one's actions onto others, but in the long run, that always turns out to be more expensive (not necessarily financially) than the easy way out, to which you seem to have been accustomed in life. Please don't think I am blaming you; quite often one's earlier experiences contribute significantly to behavioral patterns later in life. But it's never too late to change.

All the best.

Regards,
TS

If the employer is not interested in continuing with your services, why do you want to stay in a humiliating situation? If I were in your position, I would have changed jobs in the last three years. Live a respectful life.

Thank you.