Monday, February 05, 2007

Pretty Much What I Expected

E-mailed HR director again this morning asking when we could meet. Meeting was scheduled for 3:30. When I arrived at 3:30 (promptly), he was on the phone. After about 5 minutes listening to him complain about some 48 hour tummy bug thing, I was ready to run far, far away. When he finally hung up, he asked me into his office (I had been sitting on one of the chairs just outside his office).

Short answer: He hasn't worked with me and doesn't know my work. When I answered that I understood two VPs who are very familiar with my work were on the deciding committee, he didn't have an answer. When I pressed for an area where I could stand to improve in order to qualify next year, he responded that I needed to do a self assessment. We went round and round for 20 minutes or so before I gave up and started asking him what skills the training program was intended to impart.

What a crock!

M.W.

6 comments:

joansy said...

What B.S.! I'm so sorry. Any chance of talking with the 2 V.P.s?
I'm sorry he was so evasive.

Mayberry said...

That sucks. I'm sorry.

Gretchen said...

self assessment = they can't think of anything either.

I'd try and talk to at least one, if not both, or the vp's...

Tree said...

The reason you went to him is your self-assessment illustrated that you did indeed qualify. What a worthless waste of breath.

I agree on talking to one of the other two VP's. Is there anyone there who could be a mentor for you?

Builder Mama said...

I'm sorry, but this just reinforces my recent hatred of the talking heads who work in HR. All hot air.

Bitter, party of two? C'mon, MW, our table is ready.

MPPs Mom said...

you are so getting a rare deal here.....
Christina