DeterminedOne
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Here's the lastest on the new job situation. I'll try to make it short, but there are so many layers I don't know if it's possible.
When I got to work this morning the 3rd shift move-up supervisor came into my office and said "Congratulations on your new job." I laughed, 'cause I figured he was just speculating.
Once a month the plant manager has Town Hall Meetings in which all
employees attend. Since we are a 24/7 operation, the first meeting is with
3rd shift. He told me that it was announced in the meeting that the job went to me. Imagine how surprised I was since I haven't even been offered the job.
I'm glad he told me though 'cause I would have been flabergasted to hear it for the first time in front of a room full of people.
I went to the meeting, listened to the announcement and played it cool. But back to that later 'cause that's not the only announcement that was made. They announced that my current boss has been moved to a different department. I was flabergasted once again. Not to mention disappointed that my boss never said anything to me about it. But that's not all.
They announced that "she" was being promoted to Operations Manager of my department and that me and the other supervisors will report to her. WTH? She's the worst supervisor I've ever seen. I'm not just saying that because I don't like her. That is one of the reasons I don't like her is because I think she's horrible at supervision! What's so horrible you ask? She has terrible communication skills, doesn't know how to keep confidential information confidential, works maybe five out of eight hours in a day and spends the rest of the time socializing but still manages to leave at the same time as her employees. As a matter of fact, most days she beats them out the door.
I'm not the only one to feel this way about her. In fact, many of the supervisors in the other departments were pushing to keep me on her shift because she's so horrible to work with. What the heck were they thinking by making her a manager? WTH? I've been racking my brain trying to figure out why they would do that. I can't understand why they wouldn't post the position and find someone who is actually qualified. I can only come up with two solutions. #1 -They're nuts. #2 - they know she can't handle it and are setting her up to fail so they can get rid of her. In any case, I'm so glad I applied for a different job because there is no way I could report to her. The department will lose a lot of good people when she's in charge.
Now, back to the job situation with me. After the meeting I approached the plant manager and asked if we could talk. I told him that an offer was never made to me and he seemed surprised but said that he would take care of it. He went on to say great things about me, how I'm one of the plant's best and brightest, how I've done such a wonderful job, especially in her absence, etc. He said he would talk to the HR manager and get something going. He also mentioned $$ but didn't say how much. I felt a little better after that meeting, but still somewhat put off they would make such an announcement without talking to me first. They'd better hope the job offer is lucrative, or they will have egg on their faces. Can you believe this?
When I got to work this morning the 3rd shift move-up supervisor came into my office and said "Congratulations on your new job." I laughed, 'cause I figured he was just speculating.
Once a month the plant manager has Town Hall Meetings in which all
employees attend. Since we are a 24/7 operation, the first meeting is with
3rd shift. He told me that it was announced in the meeting that the job went to me. Imagine how surprised I was since I haven't even been offered the job.
I'm glad he told me though 'cause I would have been flabergasted to hear it for the first time in front of a room full of people.I went to the meeting, listened to the announcement and played it cool. But back to that later 'cause that's not the only announcement that was made. They announced that my current boss has been moved to a different department.
I was flabergasted once again. Not to mention disappointed that my boss never said anything to me about it. But that's not all. They announced that "she" was being promoted to Operations Manager of my department and that me and the other supervisors will report to her. WTH? She's the worst supervisor I've ever seen. I'm not just saying that because I don't like her. That is one of the reasons I don't like her is because I think she's horrible at supervision! What's so horrible you ask? She has terrible communication skills, doesn't know how to keep confidential information confidential, works maybe five out of eight hours in a day and spends the rest of the time socializing but still manages to leave at the same time as her employees. As a matter of fact, most days she beats them out the door.
I'm not the only one to feel this way about her. In fact, many of the supervisors in the other departments were pushing to keep me on her shift because she's so horrible to work with. What the heck were they thinking by making her a manager? WTH? I've been racking my brain trying to figure out why they would do that. I can't understand why they wouldn't post the position and find someone who is actually qualified. I can only come up with two solutions. #1 -They're nuts. #2 - they know she can't handle it and are setting her up to fail so they can get rid of her. In any case, I'm so glad I applied for a different job because there is no way I could report to her. The department will lose a lot of good people when she's in charge.
Now, back to the job situation with me. After the meeting I approached the plant manager and asked if we could talk. I told him that an offer was never made to me and he seemed surprised but said that he would take care of it. He went on to say great things about me, how I'm one of the plant's best and brightest, how I've done such a wonderful job, especially in her absence, etc. He said he would talk to the HR manager and get something going. He also mentioned $$ but didn't say how much. I felt a little better after that meeting, but still somewhat put off they would make such an announcement without talking to me first. They'd better hope the job offer is lucrative, or they will have egg on their faces. Can you believe this?
What happened was I applied for a job outside the department I'm currently in. Today in the meeting they announced that I did indeed get that job but what's weird about it is they never told me that and have yet to actually offer me the job.
I've been called off today, yeh!!! 
