And here's to hoping it results in producing more threads like we've been having. I'd rather have 4-5 open and active threads each week, than 1-2 each week and something I gotta read every few hours unless I wanna catch up on it on netflix later.
Exit interview. Put in your two weeks, on your last day HR should have an exit interview to talk to you about your time and why you left. That's when you lay out the facts. Emphasis on facts. Then you leave. That way, you were only answering the questions asked and did so in a professional matter through the right channel.
Employment verification calls are a pain in the ass. Basically the only questions you can answer are A: Was this person employed by your company from date A to date B? and B: Did they give notice? That's pretty much it. No matter if they came in late, drunk, and stoned every single day, you don't dare say a thing unless you or your company want to incur the wrath of some shyster lawyer who has nothing to lose.
We don't even answer the notice question. Only thing we tell them is the dates of employment of the person. Anything else, and if something goes wrong and you gave that person a positive reference, you could be held liable. It sucks because I know a lot of people I'd love to give some fantastic references for, but I'm not putting my ass on the line.
Jesus is has just been frozen as fuck for weeks now, and no signs of let-up until mid March. Constant frozen crap is such a mood-killer. There's nothing to do but get cabin fever.
That's part of the issue: our HR is a joke and located 2 states away. The last woman in my position contacted them to no avail. Our manager heard about the contact and after a "one on one" told this woman that she seemed unhappy and had 4 weeks to find a new job. There is no HR. We are on an island. Our little 3-person department works for an entirely different company than everyone else in the hospital. It's ridiculous. These little details were kept fuzzy during the interviewing and hiring process. Or my boss flat-out lied. There are several key components of my position that were blatantly lied about. I would never have taken this had I known how it truly was. I honestly think that the company has no reason to ever give our facility a thought as long as our productivity is sufficient. And, it is. In the past she's gone on and on about how our goal is impossible to meet, but we've met it the last two months. (Because we are working 7-10 days in a row and have no prn). They don't care because the numbers are great. That's all that matters.
Welcome to the corporate world. All they see are numbers, not actual results or employee satisfaction. I just spent the past few days doing nothing more then "Busy work" that served nothing more then justifying my salary. The company gained nothing by it other then knowing I was doing something. I could've spent the time organizing the database I have to work with and make myself more efficient next cycle, but it looks much better to the higher ups if I reach certain numerical goals which mean diddly squat instead of actually accomplishing something. It is what it is, and you have to grit your teeth and accept it if you want the salary and benefits.
I think you just laid out why you shouldn't burn any bridges; it won't do accomplish anything. Though one caveat, if it involves patient health then you start having a moral argument to whistleblow. But to the right place to ensure safety.
Last week I got an email from my 8th grade son's social studies teacher saying that he had missed a couple of homework assignments. I'd say I was surprised, but I'd be lying. He's really smart, honor roll, but he's a little spacey sometimes. So I talk to him when he got home and it was really only one assignment, the other was because he was sick and missed it. So I pull the mom face and tell him he needs to pay attention to what's going on and he can't just skip assignments. Stuff like that. He's a good kid, so that should do the trick. This teacher also made me bring jeans to school for my daughter because hers had rips in them. That were made that way. So she's one of those. Super serious. Fast forward to today. He comes home from school and says he had a Social Studies test and he was sitting in her study hall while she graded them and she told him that he aced it. I don't know what possessed me but I looked at him and asked, "Did you yell "UP YOURS MAGNUS!" at her?" Surprisingly, he didn't. But the look on his face was priceless. Like, "Are you serious?" I'm still laughing at it.
Speaking of verifications and whatnot, what are the laws on salary inquiries? Though "well-paid", I'm fairly under-compensated in terms of market value from conversations I've had with recruiters and other friends in the industry once I took the role. As I'm in the market for a potential new position, in what would be promotion/level up in role. I'm remiss to give my actual salary and have my salary negotiations already start from a low point (which is what got me here in the first place.) People love telling you all these clever lines but Ive had recruiters, with positions I am very interested in, flat-out refuse to proceed, even when I tell them my target salary range, without first hearing my current compensation. I could dig my heels in further I suppose, but its a stupid first impression. And mind you, these are 3rd parties, not HR with the hiring company themselves. Short of them requesting pay stubs, they don't have a right to salary history, or so I believe. Otherwise, is there a way to nudge the baseline hire for negotiation purposes?
The weekend of getting drunk started off splendidly...for my wife. She works in retail and worked yesterday, which should have been her day off, but she's really close to hitting a monthly goal which would net a pretty nice bonus, so I'm not complaining, especially if she wanted to have a drink or three tonight. Except after two healthy sized Sangria Margaritas at a Mexican restaurant she was fairly drunk, so we went home. After the normal night time bathroom routine of brushing my teeth then taking a piss, I go to the bed to find her damn near passed out. No sexy time and she's snoring like a lightweight McCulloch chainsaw.
Don't say anything about salaries. You have no legal obligation to disclose that, and if you did, theoretically, improbably but still in theory, it could land you in legal liability for "endorsing" them. Technically, you don't have to say anything. But if you do want to say something and still be copacetic, just give their dates of employment. If they ask any further questions, simply state "I can neither confirm nor deny, labor laws and company policy." Eventually they will leave you alone. If they don't leave you alone and ask more questions, just say "I'm sorry" and hang up.
I think its time for a little throw back Friday, back to a time where we posted classy nude photos in this thread
Oh I'm not fielding calls, I'm more curious about if what I tell recruiters about my current salary when searching for new jobs could be doubled back. I'm not inflating myself something ridiculous, but still.
WTF is classy about posting my wifes tits mate?! Seriously though, those really look like my wifes tits, I should go to bed and play with them. wait.....she already said no....ok then, beer it is. and inappropriate WDT comment http://www.reshareworthy.com/woman-craigslist-rant/ when did her cat go to a gay bar?
You're a lucky man, that's a great pic, too. No, I'm not being sarcastic about the pic. I know it's cliche, but there is definitely something neat about black and white pictures that are done right.
Well, now that we've all practically seen your wife's tits, you should have her post pictures of them in the boobie thread.
Sorry totally misread that. There aren't any laws. Morally? You should probably disclose your salary, mention something hopeful about being working dutifully while still underpaid for the industry standard yada yada yada.... Once in a blue moon will someone actually fact check on your old spot, but you don't want to risk that blue moon being the job you truly wanted. Better to be upfront and start off with an honest slate. There's no shame in being underpaid.... Hell, you might actually gain sympathy points.
There's no morality in HR. And the only thing being underpaid gets you is a lower job offer from the next one. I'll plug http://corcodilos.com/blog/ for some good advice on tricky employment situations and shut up; he's very sharp and has helped me in a few things.