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Today (13th Feb 2022) Sunday is my last working date .Actually In Employee separation portal everything completed.Full and final settlement showing as Agent Clearance.I tried contacting HR but there is no response from them.My joining date in another company is tomorrow.So will it create any problem.Which date will be mentioned in my relieving letter either today or tomorrow.Helpline also down.WHAT EXACTLY I SHOULD DO NOW.Can anyone suggest?
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I have to admit, I have been the person to have a break down and then apologize. The corporate world really makes us feel like we have to be robots with no feelings or emotions.
Chief
I have been there too. It is strange how quickly we apologise for being human. I think that says more about the environment than the person. It should not feel wrong to have a moment.
14 years ago at a previous company I was written up and put on a PIP for being unprofessional due to being emotional on the job, 1 month after my 23 year old daughter passed due to suicide. Then a month after that I was told I was being replaced because I didn’t have an accounting/finance degree. I worked for them in the accounting department for 4 years.
Chief
I am really sorry you went through that. That is not just unprofessional, it is lacking basic humanity. I think situations like that are exactly why people stop feeling safe at work.
That's unfortunate. I suppose we all have our own concept of what constitutes being professional, and you're right that simple human emotions should not be seen as unprofessional. Of course, there's a limit to that, I've seen people lose their composure in aggressive ways that were clearly within anyone's definition of unprofessional.
Chief
I agree there is a line. But I think most people are nowhere near that line. We have just become so cautious that normal emotion gets labelled as unprofessional, which feels off to me.
Not normal and a poor choice of words, but at a moment of crises or hurt, who really gives a damn?