Wipro top boss Rishad Premji's disclosure that his company had fired staff for moonlighting has shocked IT sector employees, who believe it was "too harsh" a decision.
On Wednesday, speaking at the 46th edition of the All-India Management Association (AIMA) convention, Premji said that the company had fired 300 such employees.
An employee working with an Indian tech company, on the condition of anonymity, told Business Today that this was a very harsh decision for something not so serious. The employee explained, "Firing for moonlighting is too harsh, it's not like I'm working for competition, I'm just freelancing, [working] on side gigs, the projects [last for] short span of time. So, there is no question of disloyalty or violation of integrity."
The employee further said, "Middle-ground needs to be achieved. Not all employees are moonlighting and working for competition. Most of the time we are using skills which we don't otherwise use at work. This [Wipro firing employees] was very rough."
Premji had previously showcased his distaste for moonlighting when he put out a tweet calling the trend "cheating".
There is a lot of chatter about people moonlighting in the tech industry. This is cheating - plain and simple.
— Rishad Premji (@RishadPremji) August 20, 2022
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