Help me!I have no idea where to put this, but this seems like the most appropriate section. So, I recently had a job interview with the company I already work for. It is a very large company and lots of locations all around the area I live in. I was called today and offerred a job, but after asking her a question, she suddenly realized I worked for them already. I was up front from the very beginning about working for this company. Anyways, she took back the job offer and said that I would have to speak with my supervisor about it and she would have to give permission for me to transfer. They have a six month rule that you are not allowed to transfer until you have been there six months and I have only been there three...so I should be very happy that there is some sort of loop hole, but that loop hole is that my supervisor makes the decision. I am going to speak with her tomorrow and I don't need advice on what to say, I'm just going to tell her the truth (more money, more hours, less miles on my car, and a job I'm passionate about)! I just don't know what to expect from her and I don't know how most supervisors would react to this. It's her decision as to whether I get the job and if she says no, what do I do from there. I would appreciate answers from all who have advice and I would be interested to hear from some who are in "her" position and how you would feel about someone coming to you like that. I'm just really afraid that she will say no and then she will want me out of there! You' ve already made a couple tactical errors here. First off, I' m assuming HR didn' t know you were an employee because you applied through the external process instead of the internal one. Don' t do that again! Secondly, you should NEVER post for an internal position without finding out what the rules are and if you have to have your supervisor' s permission then you need to talk to them FIRST. Frankly, in most companies they won' t even interview you if you don' t have supervisory permission or notification. I' d be willing to bet that if you got to this point like this in my company HR would rescind the offer, not give you a chance to work it out like you' re getting. As to whether or not she' ll say yes, that totally depends on her departmental needs and probably her mood at the moment. I would be more than a bit annoyed to lose someone after only 3 months and even more annoyed that we' re all the way to an offer and this is the first I' ve heard of it (my company requires a full year in any position before you can transfer). Would I be annoyed enough to stand in your way? Hard to say. Probably depends on how much work I have to do to replace you. I might figure if you don' t want to be here, fine, go, get out of my face or I might figure you aren' t getting a reward for breaking the rules. If she says no, then you' re done and have to stay put until you' ve done the proper amount of time. When you post for something again, please- do it the right way for your company. I am a hiring manager and a supervisor and while there is a policy in almost all companies about needing to be an employee of the company for a specified amount of time, there isn't a DECENT supervisor around who would stand in the way of a person bettering themselves or making better choices for their situation and, in the long run (oftentimes the short run) making a better decision for the well being of the company.. The human resource person who contacted you either:
In any of these instances, the human resource person should have not put the whole burden of transfer on your shoulders. She should have stated that she was unaware of that situation and checked with her supervisor if she could contact your supervisor or if you had to be the one to do it. God, I hate it when people don't want to do their job fully. It doesn't matter if you applied internally or externally to the position, the human resource person should have done the job correctly, the interviewer should have made a notation on your information that you were an existing employee. However, you also do need to take a bit of the blame for this as you should have done your research as to internal transfers, promotions and supervisor notification, etc. If there is ever a situation where you are applying for a promotional opportunity or transfer to another department again, refresh yourself with procedure so that this won't happen. I thank both of you for your responses. What happened in this situation is I applied to a few different jobs about 4 months ago all within the same company. Some of the jobs were at different locations and the only person to call me for an interview was with the current position I have. The new job offer came about after they pulled old applications. So, technically I never applied to any jobs after attaining my current one. Due to the financial position I am in, I went in for the interview. I mentioned from the very beginning that I worked for the company already and that was never brought up as an issue and I even updated my resume. I spoke with my supervisor and she was so understanding about everything. She said that she supports anyone who wants to do better for themselves and their family. I honestly wouldn't even feel good about it without her support. | |
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