I have strong words to say about Human Resource personnel in Mumbai. I suspect a lot of people may concur, but my reasons have nothing to do with their roles, their inability to connect with colleagues or general inefficiency when it comes to finding the right candidate for a job. My words stem from anger because I have repeatedly watched them let women down. Male or female, their lack of empathy is universal, and I have yet to meet one of their representatives who has convinced me otherwise.

My anger comes from conversations with female friends, all of whom complain about everything from passive-aggressive bosses to unwarranted comments about sex to, in several instances, downright inappropriate behaviour from male superiors that ought to have cost those men their jobs. In every single instance, it was the women who had to resign. Some of them strongly believe that raising their voices will cause them to be labelled troublemakers and hamper their prospects. Others reconcile themselves to the fact that speaking to their HR departments will solve nothing.