new people being promoted

[April]

How about someone who has been working at a place a long time being promoted to head of a department they have no experience in? That's my boss! I'm teaching him the bare bones of how to function in our line of work and he's not catching on fast enough. >.< He even told me "That stuff isn't really my thing." ORLY? Well unfortunately, it's your job.

*end rant*

Ugh I get this! Only in my case, she hasn't been here long. She's been here 6 months or so. But she has no clue what she is doing, is messing things up big time, is not receptive to correction, and she's a supervisor! she has been told to call me if she has questions, but 9 times out of 10, she won't do it, and then she screws it up worse.

she released someone from their sentence early (this is a correctional facility), It is nearly impossible to screw up THAT badly, but she did it. We could be sued by the courts, investigated or lose our funding. But nothing happened to her.

It's not what you know, it's who you blow

[flyonthewall]

How about someone who has been working at a place a long time being promoted to head of a department they have no experience in? That's my boss! I'm teaching him the bare bones of how to function in our line of work and he's not catching on fast enough. >.< He even told me "That stuff isn't really my thing." ORLY? Well unfortunately, it's your job.

*end rant*

[Android Kaeli]

There's been a slew of promotions on the front end, namely to roles of the Front End Supervisor position -- and all but one of them has been with the company less then six months. The only one that's been there for the last X amount of years was there when I was a cashier numerous moons ago -- is it fair? Not really, but I don't envy those supervisors at the registers and don't want that position.

Why?

Because in about two to four months I probably will see five new faces wearing those different colored vests.

[taxguykarl]

Is it just me or is this messed up? Weve had a string of rookies being promoted rather quickly.

No, it's not just you...that reeks

You havent really paid your dues or anthing. Get in line.

Or in the case of some that I've seen: can't write the phrase without spell check and auto correct.

[CyberLurch]

Life Lessons

- There's no line and no dues to pay, unless you're in an union shop.

Promotions are based on:
- credentials
- luck
- experience (only if jumping ship from a competitor)

You forgot one
- who you know, or what you know about who you know

[Josh]

Is it just me or is this messed up? Weve had a string of rookies being promoted rather quickly. Sometimes during their interview!

I realize some have qualifications and experience and stuff, but come on. You just got here. You dont know anyone. You dont know how this place operates. You havent really paid your dues or anthing. Get in line.

Life Lessons

- There's no line and no dues to pay, unless you're in an union shop.

Promotions are based on:
- credentials
- luck
- experience (only if jumping ship from a competitor)

There's really no incentive to promote from within at times since
- you're already doing the job at the lower wage.
- you're on pay already, its not like you're going to quit
- you will just be moving the staffing issue from A to B, and you still need to hire
(and now you don't have a knowledgeable person that will happily do A and B on a whim).

outside hires offer the following benefits:
- less pay
- brings in new ideas and perspectives (even if those 'fresh' ideas are rehashed plans/programs tried years ago that were total failures)
- new to the Kool-Aid and still full of spirit.

[eltf177]

One of my absolute pet peeves - new or under-qualified people being promoted over older and/or more competent employees...

[deysongrey]

Is it just me or is this messed up? Weve had a string of rookies being promoted rather quickly. Sometimes during their interview!

I realize some have qualifications and experience and stuff, but come on. You just got here. You dont know anyone. You dont know how this place operates. You havent really paid your dues or anthing. Get in line.