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At one time it was quite popular to ask people to reapply for the jobs they already had. People spent so much time justifying their positions that little work was done. I think it kept a lot of HR people employed.
Have your co-worker cotact HR and ask for the job requirements document for her position. If they cannot or do not provide that information, she should ask why she is being administered a skills test if they cannot document that it is a requirement for her job position. She may also want to ask how many other employees have taken the skills assessment this year. If they have any integrity and operate above board there should be no problem in providing her this information.
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I'd suspect a potential reorganization/restructuring ahead. Possibly there will be people asked to compete for reassignment or be laid off. Most likely time to start looking around.
OK, yes, it would be considered insubordination...I misspoke...I guess I just felt so strongly about the darn test b/c it was, in my opinion, used negatively by the individuals distributing it. I told that person that I felt very uncomfortable and did not see the purpose of my input.
They told me I was paranoid but if I didn't want to take it, I didn't have to. I'm sure it was not to my advantage brownie points-wise, but after having worked there so long, I absolutely knew it would be used against me had I taken it.
And I suppose they could've taken add'l action for my non-action but since I really kicked butt at my job and had been there longer than even my boss, they chalked it up to me being difficult. Looking back, I was being difficult. Not easy to admit but I was a very nasty environment...it changed me and thankfully, I'm not there anymore!!
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Shellnic--glad you're out of that environment.
Honestly, I'm not sure what I would do in that situation. I think I'd probably end up taking it just b/c I so rarely see skillset = employment or pay increases any more--at least at this place. I'd probably figure that if they were going to fire me, it was going to happen no matter what.
As for my coworker, yeah, I think there are prolly other issues going on.
I don't see the problem when an employer asks for a skills test. You either have them or you don't. In the event that it is something you don't normally do like typing and you are asked to take a typing test I still don't see the problem. Why would someone worry over that? Unless they claimed to be able to type and it turns out that they can't.
I agree with Hemlock and would encourage ALL employees at the corp involved to look for new jobs. Legal of them to ask = yes, pass the sniff test for ethical behavior = NO.
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