Rahul Haldar

My name is Rahul Haldar. I reside at Panihati, a city in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Education wise my highest qualification is Graduation which I have completed in the year 2013 via distance learning from Karnataka State Open University in Bachelor of Commerce. I was never a good student during my school and college days, and even today I will not consider myself good in terms of IQ level. However, as I was not good in studies, I always thought that in work I will show full dedication, honesty and commitment. So professionally I started working in 2006 when I was in Class XI due to a sudden family financial crisis.

My professional career started at Sankar Store where I worked from 5th February, 2006 - 27th January, 2017 as a Shop Assistant. During the year 2015 after a sale of a property we got financial stable which has given me a scope to try different things in terms of career option and I opted for it and the hunt for job ended with CAMS Pvt Ltd where I was hired temporarily on a contractual basis of 14 months, however, I was fortunate to continue to work for more than 2 years via 3rd party payroll Rainbow Classics Inc from 13th February, 2017 - 20th April, 2019 as a Data Entry Operator.

After the end of CAMS Pvt Ltd it was a difficult phase for me as I was not getting any work. So I again contacted the shop owner of Sankar Store and luckily within 3 months I got a chance to again work for Sankar Store and served from 3rd June, 2019 - 15th July, 2021.  However, as by this time there was huge competition from Online Grocery Players & Start Up Companies in the Grocery Sector during and post COVID, so the salary that was given which was once great for me but was unable to match with the inflation and so for a better opportunity I had to resign and I feel here I made a big mistake. Because from here I am still struggling for a long run stick in a company. Each time I get a feeling now everything is settled, but things and situations go against me.

I worked in the BPO sector twice, first from 26th July, 2021 - 23rd July, 2022 at Fusion BPO as a Chat Support Executive for Netmeds Online Pharmacy Process, however, within a year I felt BPO was not for me so I was looking for another job than BPO and my hunt for out of BPO sector ended with DPV Trucking Corp. It was a small logistic company based in Connecticut, USA. The company consisted of 4 members; my boss, 2 drivers & myself. My responsibility was to take care of all the operations of the company and my boss Mr. Vijay Mistry used to take care of the financial department. I really enjoyed working here a lot and I thought that I found a dream company where I can be for a long long time. But all my assumptions and dreams got broken as during the time when I was part of the company due to the economic crisis, recession and all-time high inflation which has affected a drastic reduction in Freight rates in the US market so my boss has decided to shut down the Trucking Company. Hence, I was requested to find another job.

So again I was back as unemployed, who didn’t wish to go to BPO, can’t even get back to Sankar Store due to very low salary and not very educated or qualified as well that companies will die to hire. However, God seemed very kind towards me and with God's grace I got the opportunity to work in one of the biggest BPO companies, TTEC as a Chat Support Executive. Even though I really didn’t like the BPO culture, I loved the company’s review on Google where employees shared amazing experiences and due to the vastness of the company, for the second time I became a part of the BPO sector. Everything now seemed just spot on as I got an opportunity in a financially very stable and growing company, so no chance that I have to think for any other job in my lifetime. These were my feelings after I got hired at TTEC. But I was unaware that something else was already written and I had to quit the job in a very short period of time. 

I had to quit this work-from-home job at TTEC due to my parents' health. The job was supposed to transition to a work-from-office role in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. My shifts were rotational, either from 5:30 pm to 2 am or 1 am to 10:30 am. Due to my parents' health issues, I requested a temporary shift change that would end by midnight. However, this was not possible. I was asked to continue working from Ahmedabad, but I was unable to do so as I needed to stay with my parents. With proper documentation, I informed my seniors of the situation and was asked to resign. I sent a resignation email to HR and left the company.