A few days ago, Prashant Pitti, the co-founder of EaseMyTrip took to Twitter to share a screenshot showing how a candidate who was hired quit on the joining day after receiving a better offer elsewhere. He asked people online how this issue can be solved as several companies are facing similar problems with junior and senior-level candidates.
Ashneer Grover, the former Managing Director of BharatPe, responded to his tweets and claimed that there is no “value of contract” in India. He suggested that Prashant should lower his expectations and consider “salaried folk” as “daily wagers”.
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“Prashant – In India there is no value of contract – neither would you go after someone nor would they as legal system is broken and expensive. So in India it’s – ek haath le doosre haath de. Best to tone down your expectation that you employ daily wagers in guise of salaried folk,” he tweeted.
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Prashant – In India there is no value of contract – neither would you go after someone nor would they as legal system is broken and expensive. So in India it’s – ek haath le doosre haath de. Best to tone down your expectation that you employ daily wagers in guise of salaried folk
— Ashneer Grover (@Ashneer_Grover) September 7, 2022
However, him equating salaried employees with daily wage workers didn’t sit well with many people online who took to the comments section to criticise Ashneer Grover for his comment. Here’s what some of them tweeted:
@Ashneer_Grover ‘s level is lower than low income road side sector managers. He need to learn basic etiquette when working with highly skilled professionals. @ppitti dis is also a fact whn prj doesn’t gt materalize ppl’s job offer get canceled. Al contracts r in favor of company
— Manish 🇮🇳 (@itsmanishway) September 8, 2022
@Ashneer_Grover How do you manage to stoop so low? “Daily Wagers” that’s how you treat your employees. No wonder you were thrown out of the board of the company you co-created. #boycottAshneerGrover #uninstall @PhonePe.@ppitti I feel sorry for your trouble, but not all are same.
— Ashutosh Ranjan Das (@Burninashes1212) September 7, 2022
Problem is mentality of people like ashneer. Treat them like a daily wagers and they will act and give results like a daily wagers do.
Firing employees in bulk no problem coz entrepreneurs have to maintain profit margin.
Employee rejecting companies offer is “no value of contract— Prakhar Upadhyay (@defencempire) September 7, 2022
@Ashneer_Grover have some decency to show respect for others, be it daily wager/salaried.Everyone has the right to think about their self and make decisions accordingly, people like you anyway will not acknowledge anyone contribution.. Aap toh Akele hi Dhanda khada kar lete ho😉
— Ajay Bhatia (@Ajay1989Bhatia) September 7, 2022
It’s very easy to blame the country. I am shocked that this is the respect you carry for the daily wage workers. This freedom allowed you to switch jobs and go for better offers. when you guys abruptly sack thousands then you dont post such messages. Everyone wants a better job
— God save us all (@LD13131209) September 7, 2022
This mindset of typical low class business people who feel everyone working for them are daily wage workers instead of professionals with skills eat nothing but scamming others. That’s why ash has been kicked out of bharatpe. Now he is the one berozgaar labour with frustration.
— Er. Navneet Srivastava (@navi_official94) September 7, 2022
Grow up and be a leader to do what would attract talent and retain employees instead of blaming country, system…etc.
— Abijit Raghunath (@abijitr) September 7, 2022
Show this tweet to all the people you hire..that is so rude Ashneer
— Sudhir (@sudhir_tuteja) September 8, 2022
Calling your staff daily wagers is the mindset of untrained managers of small scale businesses. Even after business grows, thinking doesn’t.
These owners have only one look for employees:
“Employee cost per minute.”Hire a professional, Sirs, and fix the problem at source.
— Sanjeev Chhabra (@chhabs63) September 9, 2022
Do you think his comment was justified?