When Ajay (name changed), a 29-year old software engineer based in Kochi, got an offer from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) around three months ago, he did not have to think twice about quitting his existing job. Having gained an experience of over five years in the IT sector in two different companies, he put in his papers at the company after TCS gave him a joining date in early July. However, over the past month, he has been frantically calling the recruiters as his new employee indefinitely postponed his joining without any clear reason.
“I quit my existing job as I expected a major company such as TCS to honour its offer letter. But now I, and quite a few others like me, have been left in the lurch without any clue on when we will be able to join the company. We all have loans and EMIs, which we are unable to pay without a steady pay. In my case, as I am the only earning member, my entire family is dependent on my salary. If the company had told us clearly that there would be a delay when they gave us the offer, we would have planned accordingly. When I contacted the recruiters, they said they are helpless as everything depends on the higher authorities giving a clearance,” Ajay tells The Hindu.
