Management 101.b

It seems they don't learn. Job advertised internally only and to a closed circle of 5 personnel. 1 immediately decides no way he'll get the job, another decides he doesn't want the hassle (apart from other stuff) and tells big boss this, only to get a diatribe about making "the biggest mistake of his career". I, being one of said 'closed circle', also decide I don't want the grief - plus I have a job at that salary grade and more opportunities in it so why the need to interview for less prestige?

Do management call it off? Do they also advertise more widely, or even external? Hah - what do you think? Anyway, job has now gone to one of the two remaining "candidates" who, we all know, is the least qualified and least capable of doing the job ...... hmmmm, interesting times ahead!

gMail

What did we ever do without gMail? Well me anyway.

The little competition I ran last month to win my last "gMail invite"attracted precisely zero entries which doesn't surprise me as this is a fledgeling blog and I haven't advertised it anywhere. So I awarded the invite to .... [FX:trumpets fade] ... myself ... Yay!

OK, time to get on and do the things that must be done.

Looking for a job?

Then join the queue. I want a new job but I don't need one. The one I have serves me well and has provided me opportunities I wouldn't normally have got - however its longevity is never something I envisaged. Which brings me to my point .... I always believe (and may be totally wrong) that employers look suspiciously upon people who "job jump". Put it this way, were I an employer then I'd be suspicious of someone who changed their job, say every two years. My first thought would be .... we'll get two years and then they'll be gone. Plus I've always been brought up to be loyal but loyalty can be stretched to the point where the relationship breaks down - that happened with my first employer in the world of computing. Since my 5years with them, I have done 9 with my next, 6 and a bit with my current and a blip for 18month between them. That one was the single biggest mistake of my career - I went on promises that simply never came true and consequently I didn't have any guilt breaking my contract or the T&C's of it.

What say you? Is job jumping every two years or so OK? Or is the long term "stick it out no matter what" the preferred route? Or lastly, does the current employment climate negate both of these and it's every man or woman to themselves?

Management - How not to 101

The BIG boss has been at it again ... if anybody, ever, wants a lesson in how not to do it then please contact me and we can discuss my fee for passing on my knowledge .

Myself, I never wanted to be a manager and have fallen into supervisory work more by default than by anything else and currently have 7 people that I am "responsible" for. It's actually quite fun as these 7 guys are good eggs who work hard and want to get on in life .... or maybe I'm just blessed?

Just a short note tonight ... but my trusty Psion 5mx is on its way to being sold ... just over 5hrs left for it on eBay and it is doing well. It's replacement - a palmone tungsten T2 is proving to have a high fun quotient as well as being very useful (of course).

Anyway - just enough time to say Happy Anniversary Dad.