Comments on: Observations from an internal workplace investigation http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/2009/06/12/observations-from-an-internal-workplace-investigation/ Atlanta recruiting and human resources pros share insights on succeeding at work Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:19:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Turd Ferguson http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/2009/06/12/observations-from-an-internal-workplace-investigation/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Turd Ferguson Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:47:08 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/?p=250#comment-133 Cushy State jobs are for slackers and people occupying the State chair couldnt make it in the private sector...LOSERS...*POOT* inya face. Cushy State jobs are for slackers and people occupying the State chair couldnt make it in the private sector…LOSERS…*POOT* inya face.

]]> By: Truth http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/2009/06/12/observations-from-an-internal-workplace-investigation/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Truth Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:10:12 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/?p=250#comment-122 If the employee is in a non-merited state position, no matter how many years they have worked for the State, the employee has no voice to complain or go up the chain of command to his superiors. And, if the employee complains anyway, he/she can be fired on the spot with no recourse. If the employee is in a non-merited state position, no matter how many years they have worked for the State, the employee has no voice to complain or go up the chain of command to his superiors. And, if the employee complains anyway, he/she can be fired on the spot with no recourse.

]]> By: BAL http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/2009/06/12/observations-from-an-internal-workplace-investigation/comment-page-1/#comment-121 BAL Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:55:23 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/?p=250#comment-121 As a long term state employee, I have been in many different work places/offices thru out my years, and what I have observed is that the work place environment is created by the Supervisor and/or Director in each office. If management is fair, reasonable, honest and open, the office environment has always been good/highly productive, but if management is poor, the entire office staff suffer. The office dynamics created by poor management is akin to being a patient in a psychiatric ward where each individual workers worst personality traits seem to come out in the attempt to make sense of something that makes no sense or has no solution. And, what I have seen is that State Management has no accountability to anyone for how staff is treated, and in general staff have little voice or credibility. Fairness in state government for the staff is a joke, and remember we are a Free Work state, which means either accept the environment or look for another job. As a long term state employee, I have been in many different work places/offices thru out my years, and what I have observed is that the work place environment is created by the Supervisor and/or Director in each office. If management is fair, reasonable, honest and open, the office environment has always been good/highly productive, but if management is poor, the entire office staff suffer. The office dynamics created by poor management is akin to being a patient in a psychiatric ward where each individual workers worst personality traits seem to come out in the attempt to make sense of something that makes no sense or has no solution. And, what I have seen is that State Management has no accountability to anyone for how staff is treated, and in general staff have little voice or credibility. Fairness in state government for the staff is a joke, and remember we are a Free Work state, which means either accept the environment or look for another job.

]]> By: AMB http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/2009/06/12/observations-from-an-internal-workplace-investigation/comment-page-1/#comment-120 AMB Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:12:48 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/?p=250#comment-120 I have had this very experience myself! In my case the employee was completely unwilling to recognize her own responsibility in the situation and not only elevated her complaint to our corporate counsel but complained about me stating that I was bias. How do you handle such an employee?! I have had this very experience myself! In my case the employee was completely unwilling to recognize her own responsibility in the situation and not only elevated her complaint to our corporate counsel but complained about me stating that I was bias. How do you handle such an employee?!

]]> By: Turd Ferguson http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/2009/06/12/observations-from-an-internal-workplace-investigation/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Turd Ferguson Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:53:55 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/hr-roundtable/?p=250#comment-117 Can you think of any co-workers with whom you have worked who blame others for their shortcomings? YES...Most of them do this. Have you ever been that person? Absolutely NOT! I am the perfect employee. Can you think of any co-workers with whom you have worked who blame others for their shortcomings? YES…Most of them do this.

Have you ever been that person? Absolutely NOT!

I am the perfect employee.

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