She shouldn't be here. Everytime I see her, I seethe. She is a poor worker; everytime she does a task, it has something wrong with it. An interview for welfare benefits? She forgets to ask about the absent parent. A food stamp interview? She forgets to go over reporting responsibilities. These are not some sort of addendum to the interview, they are the basics. She doesn't have the experience and initially didn't even get a score high enough to secure an interview. With all the qualified candidates to chose from, the program manager decided to hold the position open so she could contest her score and get one high enough for an interview. The program manager was seen meeting with her everyday until she got her final score. She interviewed and got the supervisory position. No one in the office can stand her, she is a true example of the phrase, "Screw up, move up". She has no understanding of the job and how hard it is because she didn't manage a full caseload when she was a worker. So now I am evaluated by someone who doesn't have my experience and doesn't fully understand what the job entails. Everytime I see her standing there with her little clipboard, I want to yank it out of her hands and throw it out the window.
The other day, she called me into her office. "Hope, it looks like you forgot to make a note on this case. Do you remember what this case was about?" I look at her vaguely and tell her I and my coworkers saw over 100 people on intake that day. No, I don't remember. She looks concerned and replies, "I am worried that you can't remember this particular person." I am flabbergasted that she can't understand that when you see 100 people in a day, they all run in together. But when you've never managed a full caseload, you can't be expected to understand.
I try to have a good attitude and be a team player, but it is hard when you work for someone who doesn't know as much as you do about the job and isn't as qualified. Call it sour grapes, if you want, but I didn't apply for the job, so it isn't because I wasn't chosen, it is because she just isn't qualified. And when a person who isn't qualified is hired for a job, it brings down the morale of the office because they never quite grasp the trials that go with the job. And rest assured, she doesn't.
The middle material, the story, is excellent, and the intro is too, but I think you'd run out of gas by the outro, and I think the reason for that is that you had already written your outro. Here's how I'd revise--does this work for you?
ReplyDeleteShe shouldn't be here. Everytime I see her, I seethe. She is a poor worker; everytime she does a task, it has something wrong with it. An interview for welfare benefits? She forgets to ask about the absent parent. A food stamp interview? She forgets to go over reporting responsibilities. These are not some sort of addendum to the interview, they are the basics. She doesn't have the experience and initially didn't even get a score high enough to secure an interview. With all the qualified candidates to chose from, the program manager decided to hold the position open so she could contest her score and get one high enough for an interview. The program manager was seen meeting with her everyday until she got her final score. She interviewed and got the supervisory position. No one in the office can stand her, she is a true example of the phrase, "Screw up, move up". She has no understanding of the job and how hard it is because she didn't manage a full caseload when she was a worker.
The other day, she called me into her office. "Hope, it looks like you forgot to make a note on this case. Do you remember what this case was about?" I look at her vaguely and tell her I and my coworkers saw over 100 people on intake that day. No, I don't remember. She looks concerned and replies, "I am worried that you can't remember this particular person." I am flabbergasted that she can't understand that when you see 100 people in a day, they all run in together. But when you've never managed a full caseload, you can't be expected to understand.
So now I am evaluated by someone who doesn't have my experience and doesn't fully understand what the job entails. Everytime I see her standing there with her little clipboard, I want to yank it out of her hands and throw it out the window.