I always remember or recall this phrase at least once in a year , I recite it so many times in my mind that eventually I start believing in it and once done , I open my increment letter………… trust me this is the best shock absorber you can ever have. I always wonder how do my superiors (designation as well as salary wise :D ) manage to avoid these shocks, I mean do they ever get such shocks is my first question, looking at them or infact everyone else around me I don’t feel that they ever get such shocks , exceptions include some of my friends who too have started following my way of absorbing shocks.
I have seldom come across specie which looks happy after reading their increment/appraisal letters. I have known a few who were satisfied……………… oops, not few, just one, saying few would exaggerate it. It is a well known fact that in-house increments are as good as peanuts or maybe rotten peanuts would suit better , isn't it? i.e. if you are in the same company for a period of time, then expecting a hike of 20% …… OK lets say even 15% is a pure SIN !!!!!!!
Some of you must be smiling by the time you have read this much, and some of you must be thinking, what the crap is he blogging, so those who are smiling may continue reading further, and for those of you who feel this is crap .............. well then I cant help because there goes a famous saying , "What you think is what you are" , so the choice is yours :P :P :P
So let me get back to the subject again ............. till now you must have got an idea that I am representing those few 'unhappy' who just look happy or rather try to manage a smile on their faces despite so many woes behind them . Now there can be several reasons why an employee just like one of us is unhappy, I am not bothered of all the reasons at the moment, the only reason I look at right now is Money, because money is the primary reason in most cases.
When I say money, I mean increments, annual increments. The day annual increment letters are out, that day is the saddest day of the year, for obvious reasons and then you start thinking everything except loyalty towards the organization. I am no exception, but I have been lucky just once because someone above my hierarchy literally fought with the management for the work I had done all year through, but such things don't happen every now and then.
I have failed to understand why any organization can commit a blunder of not keeping their faithful employees happy. Why does it always happen that the new joiners are most of the times paid way higher than the loyal ones who have been helping you grow over the years? I am not jealous by looking at the offer letters of the new joiners (freshers spared) , but who knows how long is he/she going to stay in the organization, chances are that they will use the ‘fat salary package’ to show it to the other company and hop on to its payroll for a better package than what we offered. This acts as a double blow, you lose the new recruit and since you haven’t looked at the existing employee, the employee will surely become upset and dissatisfied by this treatment and thus will start looking out.
Some might say that I am looking only at the negative side of it, but I am trying to hint something else out here. Hiring a new recruit with a super salary might do wonders for you, but it might even hit you where it hurts the most. On the other hand, if you increase the salaries of existing ‘loyal employees’ then you will definitely reap benefits out of it. Now again someone might disagree on what I said, but the chances of getting hurt is less in this case. It’s a two way relation, if you think about the existing employees, they too feel a sense of security and belonging to the organization, they feel settled and they won’t look outside for their needs (profession related ofcourse) . But having said this, an employee should also not make unnecessary demands.
"I strongly opine that a successful organization will be the one which has more employees with a higher tenure at that particular organization". ………….. ummmmmmmmm did I miss something in my opinion above???…….. Yes I did miss a very important word, so here is the correct one - “I strongly opine that a successful organization will be the one which has more SATISFIED employees with a higher tenure at that particular organization” , So now you know that I missed on the word SATISFACTION, which is a very important ingredient in a company's growth rate and success.
I hope a CEO/Manager/Entrepreneur/Top Management Guy reads this blog post , and give it atleast half a thought if not one. I know Business is all about money, think on these lines and I am actually selling you a very good idea of making good money , but making it in the long run.
I conclude by reconstructing the phrase ‘ Kaam Kar Phal ki Apeksha Mat Kar’ to ‘ Pehle Kaam Kar ……….. Phir Phal ki Apeksha Kar ……….. Aur fir bhi phal na mile to Alvida Kar’. And that is the motto of this current generation of IT people these days, and I find nothing wrong in that, Loyalty doesn't really pay you, it pays to the organization :) !!!
