The recent marriage of Kingfisher and Jet, the two Brobdingnagian airlines from India has sent shock waves through out the nation. The fusion of the two airline services was done with the intention of employee sharing and workforce reduction, which in turn was needed for cost reduction. But it has left the employees of Jet Airways at sixes and sevens.
The merger has put the CEO's of the two airlines in all smiles. They were seen very happy while posing and exchanging shake hands for the cameras that had flocked in at late-night hour, to cover the report on the merger of the two huge airline services. On the other hand, the employees of Jet Airlines started feeling as if all hell broke loose. This was because the work force reduction came into being At the drop of a hat. A huge number of Jet Airways employees were sacked in haste. Some of the employees who were assigned night shift, had just reported for their work, when they were bitterly informed that they are no longer a part of Jet Airways. These employees were in hugger-mugger. Soon other employees who were fast asleep started getting calls that there service has been terminated. Several employees who were incognizant of the happenings and had reported to the office the next day, were appalled when they discovered that they were no longer a part of Jet Airways. As a whole around 1500 employees were ousted from Jet Airways.
The merger and its follow ups seemed to be a bolt from the blue for the helpless employees of Jet Airways. They had toiled hard to make a good career and suddenly they were gone to pot. This incident is a wake up call for all citizens. The global market is plunging and job security is the need of the hour. I believe that henceforth, all and sundry will have to engage in an alternate business that can be relied upon for a living in bad times. This will help make ends meet in all difficult times.
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