Not just promoters of high-debt companies, even employees seem to be going through sleepless nights. Some of these companies have started cutting costs by stopping the air conditioning in their offices. The free food/tea is gone and so are travel and other allowances. There is panic among employees who are hoping their companies do not go the Kingfisher Airlines way. The now-defunct airline did not pay employees their salaries for a considerable period of time and defaulted on even provident fund payments.

