Thursday, May 14th, 2009Employment I am going to vent. I need to get this off my chest. I have found out that most people don't want to hear it, so I am going to write it down, and people can read it if you want to. Just to warn you, there may be some "poor me" and "life is so unfair" In here, so hold on.
I know that times are tough and many people are looking for jobs, but does that give employers the right to treat people badly? It seems like employers are saying, well "there is plenty of help out there, so we will just treat people anyway we want." Common courtesy has gone out the window. I saw on the morning news one morning a list of things that people need to do when looking for a job. I think we need a list of things that employers need to do when hiring people. If you put an application in for a job, and they say, we will call you when we make a decision, don't you expect a call? If you are not hiring or not interested in the person seeking employment shouldn't you say so. "We are not hiring at this time", "Don't call us we will call you." Instead of having someone anxiously sitting by the phone, excited about a job that never comes.
All this comes about over a recent job application. We called last Thursday and were told, "We will be looking at applications after Mother's Day. We will call you on Monday to set up an interview." We were very excited because this is the first positive thing that we have heard in 3 months. Well, Monday came around and we got no phone call. We waited until 5:00 PM and called them. The manager was out and we were told to call back on Tuesday. . No call on Tuesday, so we called again. She had not had a chance to look at the applications, but would call us on Wednesday at 4:00pm to set up the interview. We were so excited. We had a time and a day. Wednesday came and went with no phone call. At 5:00, we again called them. Still had not looked at the application, but would go and look at it and call us right back. Guess What!!!! No call. UGH!!!!!!
Do we continue to call everyday? If they are not hiring, why don't they just say so. We are "not interested in hiring you right now or quit calling, I am not hiring," instead of leaving us hanging like this. I am so annoyed. I would rather them tell me no and get it over with, than to continue this stress for a week.
Okay. I think that I feel better. No offense to anyone. Just needed to say this. Now, maybe I can get some work done.
I feel for you. It's tough.
I also agree that current employers are feeling like they can treat their people with less respect these days. Sort of a "there are plenty of people out there who could do this job--don't rock the boat!". Our company used to pride itself on never laying off people and downsizing. Now, it seems to be a common thing and the company acts like the people who get laid off or let go deserve little consideration or respect. Luckily some of the managers who get stuck with the job of having to lay off good employees feel differently and at least make that person feel better about losing his or her job.
Employer liked what they saw, then you went to visit them at their expense and had a discussion about the prospective job. Within a short time after your visit, you were usually notified with a written offer or a letter of rejection.