Friday, August 31, 2012

Do you really believe your colleague’s pretty smile could cost you your promotion?

Mythology has plenty of examples of manipulative women, but if minds in the 21st century are swayed askew by such biases, it is probably time for us to do a reality check. In some cases it might be even true that women are preferred and a sweet smile goes a long way, but stretching the argument to the extent that women only manipulate and never put in efforts is a lopsided perspective. It’s instead a question mark on the moral fibre of the person harbouring such feelings!

So, what are the precautions taken by the recruiters while shopping for their task force? Do they ask relevant questions so as to hand-pick people with the right mind-set? Are they successful in keeping out over-ambitious people with questionable ways of climbing the corporate ladder? “Well, when we interview our prospective employees, we generally focus on their deliverables and how result-oriented they are. When the HR faces issues of favouritism in an organisation, reality-checks are done and proper reports are prepared with records of performance and growth in line. Sometimes it’s purely insecurity on the part of certain employees. But if a ticket is raised then explanation is duly given and corrective measures are taken, otherwise mostly such cases haven’t been observed in the IT industry as it is still dominated by men,” says Vandana Purswani, Senior Executive – HR in a leading IT firm.

In these times when men reveal their hatred towards their women colleagues, the diagnosis should figure in insecurity, fear of being out of job or a simple mental block, which doesn’t accept the fairer sex in a place where only men used to sweat it out.


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