RE: Ten questions nobody ever asks a recruiter

["Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com>]

Sorry if I overreacted. What set me off was Oja's comment, "While the
practice may be similar to a pack of wolves sparring for dominance, it does
have its benefits... I think the practice goes way beyond replacing a
'favorite', and is more of an attempt to include the newbie in the group by
seeing how they react."

But you're right, of course -- this is a terrific opportunity for a training
script.

Thanks,

Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Margulis 
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 9:23 AM
To: Goldstein, Dan
Cc: TECHWR-L
Subject: Re: Ten questions nobody ever asks a recruiter

Goldstein, Dan wrote:

>I cannot see a single benefit in making the "new guy" uncomfortable. The
>practice as described is inconsiderate, unthinking, and bad for business.
>The fact that it's also very common (not only in manufacturing -- think
>about medical residency) is no excuse. Any manager who tolerates it is
>simply not thinking things through. And (by the way) it's also often used
as
>an excuse for gender harassment in manufacturing.
>
>Dan Goldstein
>
>  

Dan,

I think Oja and Jason were merely recording their observations of the 
way human beings behave in this situation. I don't think either of them 
was condoning it as practical, ethical, or moral behavior. Hell, we do 
it here in techwr-l all the time with newbies. Doesn't make it right. 
But saying it is wrong and that managers shouldn't tolerate it doesn't 
really address the issue. We can legislate sanctions for behaviors, but 
we can't really legislate--or manage--those behaviors out of existence. 
I think the best we can hope for is a stand-off, where vigilant managers 
do what they can to dampen the negative behavior, using whatever tools 
work best for them, and inoculate the newcomer (think Branch 
Rickey/Jackie Robinson).

[TW tie-in: Write a policy. Write a training script.]

Dick


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