No, please, I am not offended, but I offer to answer all your queries here.
Please understand that the reply for the answer remains the same as I stated in post no 3. Let me explain and elaborate.
Notice Period and Responsibilities
If the notice period states a 2-month notice period or salary in lieu of it, the employee can be relieved in those 2 months. Or if he doesn’t wish to serve the 2-month notice period, he should pay the salary against it and get it done. However, sometimes it so happens that you have certain important responsibilities/tasks in the ongoing project. In such a case, you leaving the organization may leave the project clueless. You are expected to serve the 2-month notice so that you can do a proper handover.
The only meaning of my comments was, even if the HR understands that you have a great opportunity, it is not always in the hands of HR to give you a relieving letter. An HR can’t relieve you unless your supervisor, your head of the department, and your project lead give a green signal. Please understand that. It is just that on the face value of it, HR would come to you and say a big NO that you hate HR, while the NO was directed from somewhere else.
I am not here to prove anyone right or wrong, as I already said before. I am just saying how things work actually. I just wish to ask why would an HR stop you from leaving an organization when he/she has no idea what you perform in your team? How important are you in your team or what is the progress of the project on which you're working? All these details are with your supervisor, and when one files the paper, HR needs to get approval from all your supervisors. Unless they relieve you from your duties, HR can’t hand you the relieving letter. HR is not just a top-bottom communication link. It is also a bottom-top communication link. I have seen that in bigger organizations, I myself practice it and say so. There may be a few people who might be doing "Haa ji sir ji," but just for a very less percentage of such people, we can’t say all HR are bad.
I can just state this - My appointment letter says 1 month’s notice from both ends. However, today if I wish to resign, I’ll have to serve more than that as I’m the only HR and need to find a suitable candidate, ensure a proper handover, and things like that. It sometimes goes unsaid when you’re having an important role to play.
There are certain people who you want to get rid of, and a company would not try to retain them. If a company tries to retain you, understand you're important to them. That’s it. In fact, a company trying to retain you is one of the best compliments you could get for your work. No one would like to retain someone who’s not performing or who’s performing below standards. Just because someone is at the top doesn’t mean they’re high performers.
Also, as I said, HR is influenced by seniors, and they have to do what seniors say. Again, we never know what kind of role such people are playing in their team, so I wouldn’t comment by taking a side. I would rather be neutral on this one, just because I haven’t had this experience to comment/advice. Hope you understand.
Again, I would suggest this, if you have a good rapport with your superiors, you can always tell them you need growth. You want to spread your wings further. Give this every few days, and wait back to see their reply. Either they’ll start taking you seriously and discuss what growth you need - salary/roles/etc., and you can negotiate, or you can say you would like to work for some brand. That way you’re indicating to your senior that you may leave if you get a chance. Do this after you know you would be called for an interview at least to 4-5 places, and it would click at least at 1 place. Try to convince your superiors and work extra if needed to do a proper handover and relieve from work. That’s the only advice I give, and that’s the only way I’m planning to do when I look for a change.
If you would analyze, there is still the craze of getting a govt job, mostly because it’s a fixed-hours job, you get a pension after retirement, you get all other facilities and benefits. With the private sector, there’s more competition. The top competitors in most industries, if you note, are from the private sector. Why was that possible? Because of the people who work for them, right? How can someone just let go of someone who’s so responsible and contributing to their success? Why not take things in a positive spirit? If you think negatively, you would be frustrated, agitated, and it would affect you. If you consider things positively, you’d be calm and can strategize better. Don’t you think so?
Of course, we do. The thing is when HR communicates to the most contributing people - operations top management knows what we talk (mostly because it’s their message we’re passing, and also because it’s a part of our duty and we’re going to abide by it). When we communicate to the top management, operations people do not know, because they feel it’s a one-way communication. In my current organization, I have been taking an employee’s viewpoint indirectly and communicating it to our CEO. My colleagues don’t know about it. Does it mean I am blinded and not understanding their viewpoint? You never know what was discussed in the cabin; you’d only know what was decided upon. HR is to maintain things at a confidential level.
Just want to ask you - How would you feel when someone curses you for something that you’ve not meant, you’ve not said, neither have you thought of? You just passed the message, but you’re the one who is in the hate file. Don’t hate HR; instead, go to them, share concern, and trust them to take it forward sometime.
Again, as I had said, I’m not here to say who’s right or who’s wrong. I just wanted to give you a complete scenario of work. Hope I wasn’t rude. Apology if it hurt.
Regards