Outlook GfK Mode Opinion Poll

What do people in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad, Calcutta think?

Updated on: 7 February 2024 6:00 pm

Outlook GfK Mode Opinion Poll

Are you now scared of losing your job, or not getting a job quickly?
Yes	43
No	49
DK/CS	8
Students highly insecure. 43 per cent working executives scared of losing their jobs.
Should private companies have the right to cut jobs?
Yes	34
No	66
Yes-sayers in different cities:
Gurgaon	39
Mumbai	51
Calcutta	18
Hyderabad	39
Chennai	25
Majority against hire-fire policy. Cacutta against job cuts. Mumbai divided.
Should the government intervene if a private company cuts jobs?
Yes	67
No	33
Seven out of 10 supported government intervention. Hyderabad felt otherwise.
Is your company going slow on hiring and expansion plans?
Yes	39
No	43
DK/CS	18
40 per cent executives feel firms going slow. Feeling strongest in Mumbai.
If your company asks you to leave or accept a pay cut, what would you do?
Leave	50
Accept pay cut	49
No response	1
Majority in Gurgaon and Mumbai would leave. South preferred a salary cut.
Is India affected by the global economic crisis?
Yes, significantly	56
Yes, somewhat	33
Yes, marginally	7
Not at all	4
Majority feel India not insulated. Feeling strongest in Gurgaon.
Has the team of Manmohan Singh, P. Chidambaram, and Montek Singh effectively handled the crisis?
Yes	57
No	43
Opinion divided but majority feel they are effective in handling the crisis.
Is India's economic success story over or will conditions get better soon?
Heading towards a slowdown	Yes: 35
Conditions will get better	No: 65
How long will it take for India to come out of the present economic woes?
6 months to one year	34
One to two years	29
More than two years	24
Less than 6 months	8
DK/CS	5

Poll conducted by GfK Mode in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Chennai, Hyderabad, Calcutta from October 20-22. Sample size: 528 (396 working executives and 132 students) Respondents 21-30 years old. 60% male, 40% female. Figures in percentage; DK/CS: Don’t know/Can’t say