I'd Be Fuming If This Had Happened To Me
By Janey1966
@Janey1966 (24170)
Carlisle, England
November 4, 2012 7:11pm CST
Poor John. He must wonder why he bothers at work sometimes.
His supervisor wants relieving of his heavy workload for family reasons so it was deemed necessary for H&H Reeds Printers to ask the rest of the workforce if they wanted to go for his job, then the supervisor could concentrate on a 'lesser' job within his department, thus alleviating the stress he is currently under.
John put himself forward (after much deliberation), along with a woman who is in another office but is very forthright and domineering..and makes her presence felt. Two of the interviewers are from H&H in Carlisle so have no idea what she (or indeed what John) are like, although John has had dealings with H&H in his previous job at Thurnams AND Reeds, so knows many, many people there but not necessarily in Personnel.
Both interviews were due to take place on the Thursday just gone, in Penrith where John's work is based. The night before John had written, then typed up his notes (after a long day at work) in order to help him remember what he wanted to say during the interview. It took him 2 and a half hours of HIS time at home on my computer, whilst I was at Mum's in Blackpool.
John was due to be interviewed at 11am on the Thursday and the lady a slot before, as far as John was aware.
Apparently, at around 10.30am on the day in question this woman WALKED OUT OF THE BUILDING and said she was 'sick of all the bullying' and had posted something on Facebook the previous day, saying something like, 'I know what's going on at work and I plan to do something about it.'
The people from H&H (based in Carlisle) were already there to interview but decided to call off BOTH of the interviews once this woman had left the building.
My question is, 'Why?'
There was no reason (in my view) that John's interview should've been postponed. It wasn't his fault the woman had walked out. Nothing to do with him. In fact, it says more about HER doesn't it? Walking out for what seems to be a trivial reason, then coming back the following day as if nothing had happened. In the meantime, the WHOLE workforce were interviewed individually whilst she was away to try to determine why the woman had walked out in the first place.
What I would've done as well is ask the woman why she'd been on Facebook slagging the workforce off, something that the company takes a very dim view of. Nothing was said to HER.
So, now John is in limbo not knowing when the interviews will be re-scheduled. I admire his patience, I really do, but if it was me I'd be FUMING and demanding answers!
His supervisor wants relieving of his heavy workload for family reasons so it was deemed necessary for H&H Reeds Printers to ask the rest of the workforce if they wanted to go for his job, then the supervisor could concentrate on a 'lesser' job within his department, thus alleviating the stress he is currently under.
John put himself forward (after much deliberation), along with a woman who is in another office but is very forthright and domineering..and makes her presence felt. Two of the interviewers are from H&H in Carlisle so have no idea what she (or indeed what John) are like, although John has had dealings with H&H in his previous job at Thurnams AND Reeds, so knows many, many people there but not necessarily in Personnel.
Both interviews were due to take place on the Thursday just gone, in Penrith where John's work is based. The night before John had written, then typed up his notes (after a long day at work) in order to help him remember what he wanted to say during the interview. It took him 2 and a half hours of HIS time at home on my computer, whilst I was at Mum's in Blackpool.
John was due to be interviewed at 11am on the Thursday and the lady a slot before, as far as John was aware.
Apparently, at around 10.30am on the day in question this woman WALKED OUT OF THE BUILDING and said she was 'sick of all the bullying' and had posted something on Facebook the previous day, saying something like, 'I know what's going on at work and I plan to do something about it.'
The people from H&H (based in Carlisle) were already there to interview but decided to call off BOTH of the interviews once this woman had left the building.
My question is, 'Why?'
There was no reason (in my view) that John's interview should've been postponed. It wasn't his fault the woman had walked out. Nothing to do with him. In fact, it says more about HER doesn't it? Walking out for what seems to be a trivial reason, then coming back the following day as if nothing had happened. In the meantime, the WHOLE workforce were interviewed individually whilst she was away to try to determine why the woman had walked out in the first place.
What I would've done as well is ask the woman why she'd been on Facebook slagging the workforce off, something that the company takes a very dim view of. Nothing was said to HER.
So, now John is in limbo not knowing when the interviews will be re-scheduled. I admire his patience, I really do, but if it was me I'd be FUMING and demanding answers!4 people like this
8 responses
@ladym33 (10979)
• United States
5 Nov 12
Wow that is a lot to handle. I am surprised they did not go through with his interview since like you said he had nothing to do with this woman's behavior, unless of course maybe she said something about him, that may have been the case, but any other reason other than that I don't understand why they cancelled his interview. I think perhaps he does need to go and ask in a very nice and professional manner when and if his interview will be rescheduled.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
5 Nov 12
I think the same way as you do but he's too nice, you see. "I'll leave it up to them," he says to me.
It does give you an idea of how shambolic the place is run, especially after the takeover (something I am never a fan of under any circumstances) as, if it had been solely Reeds and not H&H Reeds, I have no doubt John's interview would've gone ahead as planned.
As it stands, the woman has got away with her childish behaviour and John has wasted his own time typing up a load of notes for his non-existent interview.
He's too laid-back for his own good isn't he?
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@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
5 Nov 12
He has his notes typed and he will have them when he does need them. He had the exercise of reviewing the content and it will stand him in good stead when he gets the interview.
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@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
5 Nov 12
Fuming and demanding answers would not look very becoming. He is showing a good calm managerial type skill. I hope he gets the promotion. She is not implying that he is bullying her is she? did she think it should have just been handed to her? I wish John all the luck in the world.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
5 Nov 12
John couldn't bully her even if he wanted to (which he doesn't) as she works in another department within the building anyway. Believe me, John never gets involved with worker disputes but takes it all in without saying anything. This is the best way of dealing with it as he would be brilliant at calming situations down. He does it with me for a start!
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
5 Nov 12
Hi janey I wou ld be so angry and I bet that woman has some in with sonm of
the personnel so shes trying to discourage others. the admins should be lookiong at what she s aid on facebook and then interview John instead of her. sounds'like she needs a kick in the keaster to my way of thinking.It certainly was not'
John's fault the woman walked off.Yes I too would be demanding answers too.
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@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
5 Nov 12
Apparently, she doesn't want the job now (not surprisingly) so John's to be interviewed on Wednesday afternoon.
@marquisdesade (399)
• India
5 Nov 12
I think John is doing quite well by patiently waiting. But I suggest he sends a letter to the HR department requesting his next date of interview. This is the only step he can take immediately if he hasn't taken it already. And then, he needs to wait, just wait.
I know it sounds wrong, but this is the only logical thing to do for John at present.
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
6 Nov 12
It has always been my experience working that there is always someone like that on the job. It never ceases to amaze me. These so called righteous people always screw things up for the rest of them. I would be totally pissed. But what would bother me more would be the uncertainty. And unfortunately it is in the hands of the company, not the individual.
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
6 Nov 12
This particular woman (Janice) has withdrawn her application BUT another woman has put a spanner in the works (from elsewhere within H&H) so John has no idea if she it putting in for the job as it went 'internal' today for 24 hours only. John is being interviewed tomorrow afternoon but it wouldn't surprise me if this 'other woman' that no-one at Reeds knows, is interviewed as well.
One word for all this, SHAMBOLIC!
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
8 Nov 12
Well, it all comes down to office politics. I have been there and have seen it unfold. And no matter what, in the end it is all bull sh!t. I feel they don't want the right person for the job. I think they like it when things go wrong so the higher ups have something to do. And to justify their jobs.
@francesca5 (1344)
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5 Nov 12
looking at this from a different perspective, it does look like by walking out this woman might have reduced her chances of getting the job.
my guess is that they cancelled john's interview because they wanted to be seen as being fair, as if this woman is complaining about something, they may be worried that she is going to make some sort of allegation that the interview process wasn't fair.
so my guess is that the company are covering their backs, and postponing the interview. i'm not an expert on how to conduct interviews, by any means, but there are quite a lot of rules, so i think they were just being careful.
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@BarBaraPrz (47670)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
5 Nov 12
I would think, if there were just the two of them up for the position, they would have handed it to John after that, even if only as a temporary position until they interviewed more candidates. Slagging employers on FB has gotten other people fired, so why is she still employed there? Does anyone know what her problem is?
@Janey1966 (24170)
• Carlisle, England
5 Nov 12
No-one got to the bottom of it. However, this Janice person has withdrawn from the race so, if no-one else comes forward (internally) tomorrow then John will be interviewed on Wednesday without any competition. There's bound to be a twist though; it's that kind of place.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16789)
• China
5 Nov 12
I see no reason why the company would call off the interview.Was it just because the woman had posted something on facebook and threatened to plan to do something about it ? If they were so timid and overcautious,the company might as well shut down.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16789)
• China
7 Nov 12
Maybe they did that in order to go through the motion.John is a conscientious and businesslike person .He is the very man suitable for that job.May good luck be his!
