A rather common trend for HRSo far, I have seen about 4 or 5 posts started by individuals about how they were given start dates (basically told they were hired), given start dates, but we're prolonging the start dates. Lying to them, telling them that they've been hired only to pull a elementary "PSYCH!!" on them. ( You know, remember back in grade school, when someone went to shake your hand, and you went to shake it, and they pulled it away saying, "PSYCH!") It's really made me wonder, after reading such horrid stories, that this is done deliberately, as silly as it may sound, alot might say it s not done on purpose, but the actions seem to speak alot more here. Of course, that could be a far fetched statement, so I don't think so....but the likely second option would be that, well, they are idiots.....plain and simple. THAT, is more believable. Believe me, I've witnessed it myself. We have this woman that works at this post office near me, and she's been with them for years, and everytime we go there she's in a pissy mood, cops attitudes, makes mistakes and jumps on you for kindly trying to point out she gave you the wrong amount of change and she'd jump on you for correcting her. (We finally wrote a letter on her). That's just an example, but I see this alot these days, people who are completely incompetent, however, me having some kind of logic, has a hard time finding a job, and this idiot has been with the company for umpteen years. Is it a common trend to torment applicants like this? I wonder if you could sue for pain and suffering? Sue for gross negligence on companies part? Well, as much as we' d like to be able to sue the pants off these employers, we don' t have a legal leg to stand on. Employers can hire whoever they want, and apparently they have the legal right to play these stupid games with job seekers. I think that it' s lack of good manners, on crack. Back in the olden days, my mother & dad drilled good manners into all of us kids, and we learned how to treat people properly. Most people I knew in those days did the same. Then good manners fell out of fashion and there were reprecussions throughout every level of society. Businesses stopped caring about people - employees became "headcount" and were expendable whenever the bottom line needed a quick correction. It' s gotten worse every year. (And look at how people treat other people these days - road rage, work place violence, child abuse, etc. It' s so common that it' s become almost acceptable.) Beware of any employer who says "Our people are our greatest asset". They' re lying through their teeth. If you can find an employer who actually treats you like a human being, stay there forever! When a start date keeps getting moved 99.9% of the time HR has nothing to do with it. It is the hiring manager. Don' t shoot the messenger. You guys way over value the decision making power of HR in these types of situations, most of the time it is HR simply doing what they are told by the higher ups.
"You guys way over value the decision making power of HR in these typesof situations, most of the time it is HR simply doing what they aretold by the higher ups." Then it is HR's obligation to notify us of this. I couldn't agree with you more. I think that either the higher-ups(and yes that definitly includes HR)are indeed playing games just because,or maybe perhaps they are genuinly daft(a nicer way of saying dumb) Whatever its enough to make me say forget it,and just stop looking altogether. But I don't think i can do that. Well, as much as we' d like to be able to sue the pants off these employers, we don' t have a legal leg to stand on. Don' t be so sure. A tough case, yes. But there is such a thing called detrimental reliance. Basically, when you act in good faith on the basis of something someone said, it effectively binds them to the foreseeable consequences of your actions. That said, I repeat: a tough case to make, fo' sho' . | |
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