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Thank you all for your responses!
I can't imagine firing, especially after the current process.
Becoming more adept at finding the "right fit" is so true. I'm less "Type A" than some of my cohorts (which are all Type A), and I don't think our group can take another Type A person. I recommended passing on a few that were too high strung. It's amazing how much (unpaid) time has been drained just through emails/IMs/phones calls back and forth internally. And the meetings and conversations. I'm ready to take a nap.It's normal. Your own staff become an extension of how you manage, or operate, so it's important to get the right fit. You learn quickly what that actually means to you, and you become more adept at ID'ing your personal "right fit." I'd know within a couple of minutes of an interview if someone wasn't going to make it, but I still wanted to give them the respect of more than a few minutes of my time - interviews are hard on both sides. So, your time can and will be wasted as you weed out the pool of candidates.
Even then, it's a crap shoot. So yes - it's mentally draining from the get-go.Good luck!
Comforting to know that my adjectives are "normal", but sad that hiring someone new should be so full of negative descriptors when it's supposed to be a positive experience!
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For my last two hires I went somewhat against company hiring rules (bent, not broken) in order to get the best candidates. I chose very well, and they turned out to be two of the most valuable employees in the office. That was a positive result of bending the rules.
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That's great to hear! I hope we can do the same here!
There is a Chinese Proverb that goes something like this…
A farmer and his son had a beloved stallion who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away and their neighbors exclaimed, “Your horse ran away, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
A few days later, the horse returned home, leading a few wild mares back to the farm as well. The neighbors shouted out, “Your horse has returned, and brought several horses home with him. What great luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
Later that week, the farmer’s son was trying to break one of the mares and she threw him to the ground, breaking his leg. The villagers cried, “Your son broke his leg, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
A few weeks later, soldiers from the national army marched through town, recruiting all the able-bodied boys for the army. They did not take the farmer’s son, still recovering from his injury. Friends shouted, “Your boy is spared, what tremendous luck!” To which the farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
The moral of this story, is, of course, that no event, in and of itself, can truly be judged as good or bad, lucky or unlucky, fortunate or unfortunate, but that only time will tell the whole story. Additionally, no one really lives long enough to find out the ‘whole story,’ so it could be considered a great waste of time to judge minor inconveniences as misfortunes or to invest tons of energy into things that look outstanding on the surface, but may not pay off in the end.
A farmer and his son had a beloved stallion who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away and their neighbors exclaimed, “Your horse ran away, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
A few days later, the horse returned home, leading a few wild mares back to the farm as well. The neighbors shouted out, “Your horse has returned, and brought several horses home with him. What great luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
Later that week, the farmer’s son was trying to break one of the mares and she threw him to the ground, breaking his leg. The villagers cried, “Your son broke his leg, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
A few weeks later, soldiers from the national army marched through town, recruiting all the able-bodied boys for the army. They did not take the farmer’s son, still recovering from his injury. Friends shouted, “Your boy is spared, what tremendous luck!” To which the farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.”
The moral of this story, is, of course, that no event, in and of itself, can truly be judged as good or bad, lucky or unlucky, fortunate or unfortunate, but that only time will tell the whole story. Additionally, no one really lives long enough to find out the ‘whole story,’ so it could be considered a great waste of time to judge minor inconveniences as misfortunes or to invest tons of energy into things that look outstanding on the surface, but may not pay off in the end.
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One important thing: You don't want to "work with" the HR Dept., because they wrote the rules. And they like people to adhere to the rules they wrote.That's great to hear! I hope we can do the same here!
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It's amazing to me the way that HR departments write rules. My brother-in-law is a biomedical engineer. He has written successful software and designed several different types IV pumps that you would see being used at your local hospital.
A couple of years ago, a company bought his intellectual property, and then hired him as a consultant to maintain the equipment and software. Eventually, they decided they wanted to hire him full-time. The catch was that the role they wanted him for required him to have a Master's. At the time, he didn't have a degree. The HR department refused to allow them to hire him, even though they were paying him 200% of the salary as the consultant. It took months and months for them to decide that it would be okay to hire him, and only if he went and completed his Master's. They didn't care what he got it in, but they needed to get that box checked off. Ridiculous.
Hiring sucks though -- I've sat on a ton of committees over the last few years. It's so hard to be able to figure out what that person across the table will actually look like doing the job. Our most recent temporary hire is a classic example...he talked good game, but we are excited he is leaving in a few weeks.
A couple of years ago, a company bought his intellectual property, and then hired him as a consultant to maintain the equipment and software. Eventually, they decided they wanted to hire him full-time. The catch was that the role they wanted him for required him to have a Master's. At the time, he didn't have a degree. The HR department refused to allow them to hire him, even though they were paying him 200% of the salary as the consultant. It took months and months for them to decide that it would be okay to hire him, and only if he went and completed his Master's. They didn't care what he got it in, but they needed to get that box checked off. Ridiculous.
Hiring sucks though -- I've sat on a ton of committees over the last few years. It's so hard to be able to figure out what that person across the table will actually look like doing the job. Our most recent temporary hire is a classic example...he talked good game, but we are excited he is leaving in a few weeks.
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A couple shots of some California Gold in the backyard.
Mary Lou, Cook and Gary are relaxing in a the patio sipping a Carmen-Stevens Sauvignon Blanc. A very nice way to usher in the evening.
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The Carmen-Stevens is from South Africa. Quite refreshing.
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Watching endless college hockey, I'm happy as a clam (it can rain all weekend, I don't care!). So far an impressive glass shattering crash into the boards (of non breakable glass that crumbles so is less hazardous than it looks) which seemed to turn the tide of the game into 3 OTs that has the 6:30 game ready to start finally at almost 8:30.
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Good Friday, hosers.
Went to the viewing and service for the mom of one of my two my best friends in High School. I just can't seem to get away from funerals and hospital visits this year.
While out, I received an email from the IT Director of one of the municipalities in the work county, telling me to suggest some times, next week, for an interview. Their GIS person left a few weeks ago (she's a MSGIC* friend) and my name came up while she and my GIS boss were thinking of replacements.
*Maryland State Geographic Information Committee (geogeeks)
Went to the viewing and service for the mom of one of my two my best friends in High School. I just can't seem to get away from funerals and hospital visits this year.
While out, I received an email from the IT Director of one of the municipalities in the work county, telling me to suggest some times, next week, for an interview. Their GIS person left a few weeks ago (she's a MSGIC* friend) and my name came up while she and my GIS boss were thinking of replacements.
*Maryland State Geographic Information Committee (geogeeks)
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