By JAB
I am two-thirds through my
redeployment phase and not feeling the love as I had expected. I have
identified a small role within the organisation, which happens to be a
derivation of my current role at half the pay and longer hours.
After lodging a lengthy expression
of interest, I apply on line. I endure a cryptic interview - and somehow fail it. In other words my answers to
the panel’s questions are deemed not good enough. Is rejection fair and
reasonable given that I am already performing the tasks without issue? My job is offered to another, a
redeployed member of the blessed HR
team, who subsequently rejects it for another role. My job is now being
advertised externally.
I spend the day scanning
websites such as Fairwork
Australia and the Fair Work Ombudsman. Fairwork Australia is an independent
body thatworks for both the employer and the employee. I imagine I mightspotsome anomalies in advice received from my employer.
Disenchantment kicks in. I
find myself caught in the maelstrom of second-guessing and the bagging-the-organisation
rut. I lose sight of my skills and attributes. I take the rejections to heart. The
cold reply, You will only hear from us if
you have been shortlisted, is now popping into my Inbox all too often. I forget that I have many years of experience
in the corporate workforce and that I am a professional person.
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