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E-mail me!. Unfortunately, I can’t answer every question, but I do try to do as many as I can. To increase your chances of getting your question answered, please limit yourself to two-three reasonably sized paragraphs and try to figure out what your real problem is. Punctuation and capitalization are pluses.
All HR people are evil, it’s in our job description. Or at least, that seems to be the prevailing theory. In reality, there’s just more going on behind the scenes than most people know. I’m here to demystify your Human Resources department and tell you just why you worked your tail end off all year and still got a 1.7 percent bonus.
I once worked at a company with solid B- and C-grade employees overall; largely family owned and run, but not exclusively. There was little drama, and the job got done.
Some companies drive for quarterly results, and automatically axe the bottom 10% each year (because turnover is better than churn, right?) While never “Top Tier” the B-business was a comfortable place to work effectively with pleasant people; that’s a good thing. Not everyone can be “SEAL Team 6,” nor should be.
Suzanne,
I’m not sure exactly what to say, other than that your stuff is refreshingly honest.
The corollary is that an employer should not expect above average performance for an average paycheck.
I’m an average person. My current employer gave me the opportunity to prove myself and here I am, 14 years later, a Director in the company. Being given the chance boosted my confidence in myself that I could succeed in being a very satisfactory employee.