It was
decided to transfer the three musketeers to our factory attached to head office.
Generally, these people do three to four hours of Over Time every day to meet
their growing financial burden. The same was to be stopped immediately in the
new location. They would be divided in different sections and departments to
avert contact with each other.
The news of
the transfer spread like wild fire. It was an unanticipated move. With the
summary dismissal of QA Manager and transfer of Three Musketeers the factory
discipline was restored to normalcy immediately.
Three
Musketeers were reluctant to accept the transfer order. They were called one by
one and told of the transfer. They were also told that, if they did not take
the letter and report in the new location very next day their service would be
terminated, as the company was free to do so. This put in considerable fear and
one by one they took the letter.
The next day
they reported to the unit attached to HO. They were welcomed by the unit HR
head. He subtly but firmly told them that they should not be under the
misplaced impression that they were going to be there permanently and should
look for opportunity elsewhere as the management was not very happy with their
deeds.
They all
stayed together and did different shifts in different timings. Whenever they
were free they plotted together. First they approached the Deputy Inspector of factories
and cried their heart out. He called me and told me to take them back in our
unit it was politely denied.
Later they
approached the authorities in Electricity department. He was also told that we
have better things to do than this sort of discussions with him.
Meanwhile, I
started getting pressure from domestic front. PG’s wife was calling my wife
repeatedly as we all used o stay in the same colony. My wife had told her that
it was an official decision and she had no say in that. The next day she called
me on my cell phone and stated that her baby was missing PG and without him she
would never sleep etc. I told her I had no role in that and she could not get
any help from me in this regard.
Meanwhile MT
and his wife called on me at home. He was very apologetic and told that he was
misguided and ill informed by the other two. He told me the sequence of events
that led to this fiasco. His wife was putting a sad face and stated that
without Over Time and two establishments their whole family would be ruined as
they were spending too much money for transportation too.
But I had to
put up a firm face and tone. Offered them tea and then asked them to move with
life.
Mean while
pressure from our HR made all three to submit their resignations after three
months and thus by June all of them left their job.
But MT was a
smart chap. He by then moved his strings in Delhi and from someone in central
minster level had called our MD to reinstate MT. To oblige he was taken back.
He was teased by all and sundry that with such an influence he should have got
a posting in Central Government. He stayed for a further period of three months
and left on his own.
Thus
Appraisal time always reminds me of this episode which taught me how to handle
tricky situations with care and concern to avert any precipitation!!
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