Transfer?... Why dont you shift to North Pole!!

My cousin is getting married in a week and I am extremely happy for her. She seemed in a foul mood yesterday and on enquiring it was understood that her company - TCS, has refused to give her transfer to the place she wants!

She is an IT professional and all these major companies boast about their flexibility in allowing a person to shift to any of their regional offices. Some of the companies even have onsite flexibility i.e if the spouse is also working on the same platform or (whatever that is), then they are sent together for an onsite project if anyone has to leave. Many of the companies are even accommodating in terms of employing the spouse after they relocate; hence her reply was quite shocking and unbelievable.

What was even more irrational was their attitude. She had been following up for the past 2 months, asking them for a transfer and explaining her circumstances. What’s more, as per their (HR and project leader etc) instructions she even refused the onsite offer and now they tell her they cant accommodate her in Pune, but she will have to report to Mumbai!?!?! How weird can one get!

Did they not hear her when she was asking for a transfer to Pune, or they just assumed (looking at the map) that Pune- Mumbai distance isn’t too far!

I was surprised by the apathetic attitude shown by the officials, while all the other companies are interested in showing their employee friendly nature and curbing the attrition rate. When they boast about flexibility in location and loads of other benefits while an employee is joining the company, why can’t they stick to it?

I would have understood if they had said, we cant accommodate you right now as there is no opening, we can try in a month-4-6 months etc. It atleast shows that you are concerned about that employee and are trying their level best! This attitude where you don’t even revert to mails/calls hardly makes any employee propagate the company!