Re: Sorry Guys, Ohly Headers Getting Though !!

[Ned Bedinger <doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com>]

<official>Somebody reported seeintg a white email distress flare in this 
vicinity, is everything here alright, folks? </official>?


Rick, as I mentioned yesterday, you probably should not assume you have 
any recourse within the company. Because you're a W-2 and an employee of 
an agency, the HR department at your work location is not a resource. 
Think about it:  they have two managers, and managers are more difficult 
and costly to replace than you are. I shouldn't say that, but I hope you 
see the point. HR will take care of them first anyway, even if they were 
willing to take up your complaint. Let the manager who's pulling for you 
do the work within the system. Ask him or her to do so actively if they 
are willing.

You have other fish to fry. Go see your agency, or your manager at the 
agency if they actually manage their guys in the field, and put the good 
spin on it--you know your manager might have called them already, but 
let them see that you want to know more about the deal and how to win 
the permanent poisition. You're hoping to get hired, you want to know 
how the agency prefers to handle giving you up to a permanent position, 
and if there is anything at this point that stands in the way of your 
taking the job if offered, as far as the agency is concerned.

AFTER they've grasped the good news, and you haven't gotten bad news, 
ask them to give you a reading on what they think about the sudden 
eratic behavior of your current manager. Tell them what you want to 
happen. Ask them what they think you should do.

See? They still have an interest in seeing it thru with you, but it 
couldn't hurt, and can help your cause to bring them into focus as soon 
as possible. They may be able to ameliorate the situation by providing a 
new candidate to take over from you. If you want, as I suggested 
yesterday, to praise the gods that keep this sort of situation under 
control as much as they do, check w9ith your new manager and volunteer 
to stay on and get your replacement up to speed. If that doesn't smooth 
whatever ruffled feathers remain, consider bailing even more strongly. 
Management can be a strange and mysterious place full of unseen forces 
and management quantum spaces that give the illusion of individuality, 
where there is only one team-spirited management in reality.

Good luck, dude. If it breaks bad on you, learn the lessons by asking 
everyone for their analysis. Even the manager who is inscrutable--ask 
him to explain what happened so that you'll know what to watch out for. 
Ask him to be frank, assure him you'll be satisfied with his answer, He 
should be frank (not necessarily fair), shake hands, and let it go. That 
rides a lot easier than a grudge, for you, when future employers want to 
know about past ones.

YMMV,

Ned Bedinger
doc -at- edwordsmith -dot- com



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