Help! Need workplace advice, expat in Mumbai. I just moved…
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Help! Need workplace advice, expat in Mumbai.
I just moved to Mumbai where I am a visiting fellow at a think-tank for about a year. My fellowship is paid for and sponsored by an organization in the United States. The MOU with the Indian organization clearly states that I only have to be onsite three days a week and the role of the Indian organization is to offer me support, to provide me with office space and to help with any connections I need to do my research. HOWEVER, the head of the Indian organization is treating me like I am an intern, requiring I report to HR if I am late because I am sick, that I keep the hours that the interns keep (I am in my 40s, they are like 20, I could be their mother). Other older employees, around my age, have a hybrid work schedule. For numerous reasons, mainly some chronic health issues that are exacerbated by stress/pollution, I cannot keep up with a 40+ hour workweek here, including commute. Two previous fellows with this organization had similar issues, but they were not here as long as I will be. This is a MAJOR problem for me. Not only the infantilization component, but the expectation that I will abide by the schedule of the young interns/junior employees (also in their 20s). I was told not to bring this up with the Indian executive director as she won't like it. But I am at a point where I don't care. If I don't set some boundaries, I will not last here for the duration. AND I am not their employee. I am a visiting fellow -- and a senior one at that. They are not paying me. They just provide me with a desk, a bathroom and water. PLEASE HELP ME SORT THIS OUT! I don't want to cause any unnecessary tension, but this is about my health and well-being!! Thank you!
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I just moved to Mumbai where I am a visiting fellow at a think-tank for about a year. My fellowship is paid for and sponsored by an organization in the United States. The MOU with the Indian organization clearly states that I only have to be onsite three days a week and the role of the Indian organization is to offer me support, to provide me with office space and to help with any connections I need to do my research. HOWEVER, the head of the Indian organization is treating me like I am an intern, requiring I report to HR if I am late because I am sick, that I keep the hours that the interns keep (I am in my 40s, they are like 20, I could be their mother). Other older employees, around my age, have a hybrid work schedule. For numerous reasons, mainly some chronic health issues that are exacerbated by stress/pollution, I cannot keep up with a 40+ hour workweek here, including commute. Two previous fellows with this organization had similar issues, but they were not here as long as I will be. This is a MAJOR problem for me. Not only the infantilization component, but the expectation that I will abide by the schedule of the young interns/junior employees (also in their 20s). I was told not to bring this up with the Indian executive director as she won't like it. But I am at a point where I don't care. If I don't set some boundaries, I will not last here for the duration. AND I am not their employee. I am a visiting fellow -- and a senior one at that. They are not paying me. They just provide me with a desk, a bathroom and water. PLEASE HELP ME SORT THIS OUT! I don't want to cause any unnecessary tension, but this is about my health and well-being!! Thank you!
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