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I agree with most of what you posted. However, this may be more a question of the volume of recruits and whether a full-time position is necessary. Unlike sales which are revenue generating, an in-house recruiter is a cost center. From the OP's earlier posts, it doesn't seem that the function is held in high regard ("some people think it's easy . . " This is why I tend to think it may be a budget justification issue and I certainly wouldn't be blowing off requests for reports of my activities/accomplishments no matter whether they needed to be done on company or personal time.
I wouldn't mind doing the report if I was given more instruction on how it was to be done. I was just told to 'do a report' and that's it. If it was something that would take 5 minutes to do, then great. But I didn't want to waste hours of my weekend trying to come up with a report layout that's good enough.
It also doesn't help that though my office is on the east coast and corporate is on the west coast, the CEO somehow still micromanages my boss and I on every little thing we do.
I am basically told that I am not doing a good enough job, when 99% of what I am being 'scolded' on is not my fault, it's another employee's fault but the CEO doesn't want to 'hear it'. Same CEO who is trying to micromanage recruiting and making sure we are doing this amazing job, but won't shell out any money for us to attend different career fairs and for our company to stand out.
This is the same CEO who closely monitors the Glassdoor account for the company and notices any variation in the overall score. If the overall score goes down, he'll ask 3-4 employees to put up 5/5 star reviews to hide the 'bad' one.
Oh, and when candidates don't respond to me (which they have every right not to, I can't force them to respond) the CEO gets all pissy at me and questions 'why aren't they responding to you??' Dude needs a reality check and idk what I am supposed to do, harass them until they respond?
I started this position at my current job about 5 months ago and it's been fine so far, nothing special but it's the highest paid job I've had so far (I'm 25).
Anyways, my working hours are 8:00 - 4:30 (I am supposed to take a 30 minute lunch, but I usually just end up working while I eat). Even before and after I get home from work, I am still responding to some work emails on my phone (which I'll count on my time sheet even though I am salaried).
When I got into work yesterday, my boss told me that 'things are all about perception' and has asked me to stay until at least 5, if not longer. He then went on to say that a new (as in started 3 weeks ago) business development 'higher-up' noticed that me leaving at 4:30 just means that I am apparently not busy enough... Even though I have great time management skills and am able to do all my work in the allotted 8 hours while at work.
I was then asked if I could start working 9 - 11 hours every day, and then asked me to start taking on more responsibilities (I just checked out my job description (I can find it on our ATS, and the job description is only about 50% of what I actually do).
So not only do they want me to work 3 extra hours every day, just for "perception", they also want me to start doing way more than what I was originally told I'd be doing. So I'm not very happy.
I know that I've only been here for 5 months, but it would be outlandish for me to ask for some kind of raise, right? I just am not happy that I'm gonna be asked to stay for a couple hours longer (when I'll just be BSing, since I won't have any work to do). Am I also being unreasonable for thinking this is just absurd? Don't you just LOVE American Corporate Culture!!
I just got into work today and my boss said I need to do work/reports over the weekend so it's done by Monday... Now I don't even get weekends to myself without work
No, you're not being unreasonable.
I find it odd since many offices have various hours that people work, that this new higher up notices when you leave, it seems like if you started at 8:30 and left at 5pm it wouldn't have been an issue.
You start earlier than some so it's normal you would leave earlier.
I wouldn't mind doing the report if I was given more instruction on how it was to be done. I was just told to 'do a report' and that's it. If it was something that would take 5 minutes to do, then great. But I didn't want to waste hours of my weekend trying to come up with a report layout that's good enough.
Just an observation, obviously none of us know you or your organization. If you don’t want to be micro managed but yet you can’t figure out how to write a 4 paragraph synopsis of your workweek without detailed direction to complete the task, I think it’s time you take a hard look in the mirror at the actual issue here.
I wouldn't mind doing the report if I was given more instruction on how it was to be done. I was just told to 'do a report' and that's it. If it was something that would take 5 minutes to do, then great. But I didn't want to waste hours of my weekend trying to come up with a report layout that's good enough.
I’d have asked for clarification. I’d probably do a general rundown, I.e spoke to 4 potential recruits, set up interviews for two recruits with clients, new recruits, reached out to however many new ones, made plans to go to college career fair at such and such, whatever it is you do.
If I wanted to actually let them know what I did all day, I’d list by time: 8:00-9:00am “Return e-mails to potential clients” kind of thing.
Did you even stop to consider that maybe, just maybe your employer sees potential in you and wants to see if you can handle the extra workload that comes with more responsibility?
Good management doesn't ask you to work 10 hours a day for no reason other than the "perception".
Thanks for the much needed laugh at the end of a very long day.
I have never seen a job description in my life that didn't have some language like "and other duties as may be assigned my management..."
It's not just about other duties as assigned. The OP is also being asked to stay longer, after his/her workday. So it's other duties, MORE duties, and a longer workday for the same money.
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This also just happened to come about a couple of weeks after I had filled a complaint to HR about some sexual/inappropriate comments my boss had made towards me. No evidence, but it just seems like weird timing
OP how is it that you forget to mention THIS part....right from the start?
THIS could be your issue. How the heck to you not mention that?
People really need to give all the facts or tell the whole story when they first post. Respondents have commented all this time and now there's more info thrown into the mix? IMPORTANT info.
It's not just about other duties as assigned. The OP is also being asked to stay longer, after his/her workday. So it's other duties, MORE duties, and a longer workday for the same money.
OP how is it that you forget to mention THIS part....right from the start?
THIS could be your issue. How the heck to you not mention that?
People really need to give all the facts or tell the whole story when they first post. Respondents have commented all this time and now there's more info thrown into the mix? IMPORTANT info.
Without that context could be anything from protecting you from upper management to grooming you for promotion to just trying to squeeze out more labor. With that context it's pretty clear what is happening: your boss can't fire you for a harassment complaint but doesn't feel safe working with you anymore (and to be fair someone who makes HR complaints is not safe to work with) and is trying to make the job sufficiently unpleasant that you quit.
1) Clearly some people posting here, haven't seen the OP's posts about the sexual harassment angle to this whole mess. And comments without that subtext are basically moot.
2) If you've said this already, OP, I'm sorry I missed it. These are some pretty bottom line issues:
-- Are you looking for a job? Yes or No? And I mean looking hard, every day, like you want out of there now.
-- Do you have your own detailed notes and documentation about exactly what you told HR, what they said, etc?
-- Are you documenting, even now, all of the "additional duties" and work requests being made of you by your boss?
I understand you're dealing with the day-to-day (IMO) clear retaliation for your complaint. But what are you doing proactively to get out of there and find a new job?
-- As for any job search.....
This might be a good to ask yourself what do you really want to do? What do you want your career to be?
Are you a secretary? Admin assistant? You mentioned something about doing the social media for the company? I'm confused about what it is you actually DO. What's your job title? What are your skill sets? It can't hurt to think strategically about your next moves.
-- Clearly, at 25 years old you are young. And for all we know you've been sheltered as far as the real world goes. Even without being sheltered....at 25 most people don't know much about the real world when it comes to work situations, whether at a small business, mid-size company, or large corporation. At 25, how would you know that HR is NOT your friend, when you're told to go to them when you have an issue? Now you've been told: HR is there to protect the company, not you. That doesn't mean you NEVER go to HR. It means that going to HR is a calculated decision, one that's already been carefully considered. Protect yourself as much as you can BEFORE you go to HR. (And don't necessarily tell them at the outset that you have your own evidence.) You have to be very calculating when you decide to go to HR.
-- I would suggest keeping your eyes and ears open as your career progresses. Maybe see about getting a mentor. If not, just pay attention to how women who've made it to the top have gotten there, how they've navigated in the workplace. The blunt way to say it would be to "wise up." More politely, just learn from others around you....learn, absorb, take in....what TO do, and what NOT to do. Take note when people defend and stand up for themselves, and when they "pick another battle for another day." How they do it, what they say (or don't say), who they have as allies, who to watch out for. Learn that everyone who smiles in your face, is NOT your friend.
Best of luck.
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