Do employers give a lot of weightage to previous employer's feedback? If so, how rational the practice is, especially considering that there are egoistic megalomaniac people who misuse it unethically.
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Mine is a mid sized indian IT MNC & I am am technical person.My department is mostly into bodyshopping and they sent me to a client place. the project was soon found to be not matching my profile and I informed the management that there is no value addition. On top of that the client manager started getting tighter by asking to work on holidays unexpectedly etc. Friction mounted and we were asked an explanation on why the 'unreasonable cooperation' is not there? It was a cordial discussion and we (I and my colleague) explained it properly - also willingness to resign with 3 months notice period.
After 2 days, they issued a show cause notice stating that 'you were found unprofessional at client location, attitude issues etc'. It was unexpected and unproportionate. We said we are willing to resign and signed the document with a comment-'acknowledge receipt of doc , pending discussion on the same'. Having written like this provoked the HR Head and she asked (2 days later)what is the problem signing it without such a comment? I explained that these are abstract terms and need to be substantiated how I am unprofessional. This made her further angry. She started speaking arrogantly and started abusing me. At this point I said "I cant continue the discussion in such a way, I am willing to resign with a notice period". Immediately she told me that I will be terminated. My Manager and 2 HR Executives were present all the while. They did the same thing with my colleague too.
After keeping me in wait for 2 months, they finally has given an experience letter.
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I have been searching for another jobs meanwhile and lost two opportunities for not having the relieving/exp letter at that time. I have explained the situation to a prospective employer and I cleared all their rounds and given with offer letter. I am just curious to know how the prospective employer will deal with it if the firm responds revengefully & makes fabricated bad remarks about me during background checks. I very well expect it that the management & HR Head personally is revengeful (for me trying to be assertive and trying to preserve one's own integrity & dignity and walked out of the room). I feel natural justice is being denied in my case & its too unethical.
So the main question is: Do employers give a lot of weightage to previous employer's feedback? If so, how rational the practice is, especially considering that there are power-hungry people who misuse it unethically.
Some of the previous managers advised me to approach it legally; but I am not interested being inexperience and because of a personal distaste to get into such complex matters.
Note: (i) I am confident and has exceptional technology skills which I am further updating during this crisis. Also this company has been in the headlines for anti employee practices in July in leading newspaper.(ii)I am 12 years experience & 3 years in this problem company. Allprevious records are clean.(iii) 46 days leave balance(in 3 years) are calculated for encashment at a basic salary as per final settlement.which is nominal.
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Mine is a mid sized indian IT MNC & I am am technical person.My department is mostly into bodyshopping and they sent me to a client place. the project was soon found to be not matching my profile and I informed the management that there is no value addition. On top of that the client manager started getting tighter by asking to work on holidays unexpectedly etc. Friction mounted and we were asked an explanation on why the 'unreasonable cooperation' is not there? It was a cordial discussion and we (I and my colleague) explained it properly - also willingness to resign with 3 months notice period.
After 2 days, they issued a show cause notice stating that 'you were found unprofessional at client location, attitude issues etc'. It was unexpected and unproportionate. We said we are willing to resign and signed the document with a comment-'acknowledge receipt of doc , pending discussion on the same'. Having written like this provoked the HR Head and she asked (2 days later)what is the problem signing it without such a comment? I explained that these are abstract terms and need to be substantiated how I am unprofessional. This made her further angry. She started speaking arrogantly and started abusing me. At this point I said "I cant continue the discussion in such a way, I am willing to resign with a notice period". Immediately she told me that I will be terminated. My Manager and 2 HR Executives were present all the while. They did the same thing with my colleague too.
After keeping me in wait for 2 months, they finally has given an experience letter.
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I have been searching for another jobs meanwhile and lost two opportunities for not having the relieving/exp letter at that time. I have explained the situation to a prospective employer and I cleared all their rounds and given with offer letter. I am just curious to know how the prospective employer will deal with it if the firm responds revengefully & makes fabricated bad remarks about me during background checks. I very well expect it that the management & HR Head personally is revengeful (for me trying to be assertive and trying to preserve one's own integrity & dignity and walked out of the room). I feel natural justice is being denied in my case & its too unethical.
So the main question is: Do employers give a lot of weightage to previous employer's feedback? If so, how rational the practice is, especially considering that there are power-hungry people who misuse it unethically.
Some of the previous managers advised me to approach it legally; but I am not interested being inexperience and because of a personal distaste to get into such complex matters.
Note: (i) I am confident and has exceptional technology skills which I am further updating during this crisis. Also this company has been in the headlines for anti employee practices in July in leading newspaper.(ii)I am 12 years experience & 3 years in this problem company. Allprevious records are clean.(iii) 46 days leave balance(in 3 years) are calculated for encashment at a basic salary as per final settlement.which is nominal.