13. "Not here actually. Networking is critical. " In response to In response to 9
>'getting ahead' is largely about seniority and maybe about >numbers from annual evals. oh and maybe it's about >certifications/degrees.
That just determines the pool of people eligible for a given position, but I've actually seen the rules bent or even ignored to get certain people a position. They once hired a probationary worker for a temp sup position in the face of rules specifically prohibiting a probationary employee from any such position. He also, by his own proud admission, lacked any college units, another minimum requirement. He didn't know his head from his ass and his work wound up delegated to two workers he supervised. He used to ask me questions when he was reading cases and I was like, how do you not know this stuff?
We're pretty sure that guy is a warlock because he's an actual sup now. He's an extreme example, but that stuff goes on all the time here.
>supervisors who play favorites when it comes to promoting ppl >face repercussions - eventually. so it's rare for an office >to play fast and loose like that. which is why now it's >mostly about factors beyond the supervisor's control. it's >about number crunching.
Here the critical factor of getting into that management class is networking and the ability to interview well.