Hi,
I am new to this forum, but I joined this for a specific purpose.
I am working as an Associate Professor at a B-School, and have been doing pretty well here.
Last month, on 26th March, 2012, the director of the B-school called me and told me to leave the organization citing the following reasons.
a. I did not perform well in the Entrepreneurship Week that was between 11th to 18th Feb, 2012
b. I always asked for salary hikes
c. I surprised her by asking a day's OD, to visit Mr. Pranab Mukherjee's address to press and public after the budget.
I have some counter points on each of the above allegations.
a. There were two of us in the team in charge for ensuring that the E-week went of well. If this is the case, why isn't my partner also penalized? Why am I the one penalized for the failure? If the entire effort is a team effort, then the entire team should be penalized. Why am I being singled out?
b. I legitimately inquired through the Dean - Academics about my salary after a year of joining. A performance appraisal form was also distributed to all employees of the B-school, and since nothing came out of the exercise, was I wrong in inquiring about salaries? Sometime in January, a revision in salary was announced, and varying amounts were fixed for employees. I got a revision of Rs. 3500. One of the faculty members got a revision of Rs. 2500. He went back, argued with the management and got a revision of Rs. 5000. Looking at this situation, have I committed a crime by legitimately inquiring about my salary? Am I not being discriminated on this ground?
c. The question I asked for visiting Mr. Pranab Mukherjee's address to public was to know whether OD could be availed? How come asking this has become a crime?
I do believe that being from South India, I have been discriminated against in my current employment and I want to know what recourse can I opt for to redress this.
Your esteemed advice shall be highly appreciated.
Thanks and regards,
Tejas Subrahmanya
