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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
Is being no-nonense bad when speaking to a superior at work? |
I've been placed in charge of a graphics dept. at work. My immediate supervisor was trying to hire an assistant for me. He brought to me two possible hirees, a very professional young man, and a rather attractive, but less professional young lady. My immediate supe had gone ga-ga and ogled her the 3 or 4 times she had come to the office. When the office manager called us into a meeting, my supervisor suggested hiring the young lady. When HIS superior asked me what I thought, I no nonsensibly replied "If you want to get some work done, hire the gentleman. If you want a cute butt to look at all day, hire the broad." The office manager tried to conceal his humorous reaction, but could not. My immediate supervisor became agitated, clearly. The office manager has hired the young man, and I can tell my immediate supe is angry that the young lady didn't get the job. Is my no-nonsense approach a bad thing? no..its true...its not your fault your immediate supervisor cant get any...and has to look at dumb girls to get off...Tell em to bring a porn to work and put it in his desk if he wants to stare at something all day...... No, you did the correct thing. Afterall, this is your assistant. Nope nothing wrong with that. Look at the long-run...if your immediate sup. would have hit on her YOU would have been caught in the middle of a lawsuit. Your response was very unprofessional. You should have commented on the qualifications of each of the candidates. Stating one's opinion is not a bad thing; however, you might have been a bit more diplomatic about it. It's still possible to express a firm opinion while focusing on each candidate's qualifications, for example: "I thought John was the stronger of the two candidates by far. he presented himself very professionally and seemed to have a lot of knowledge about different graphics programs and techniques. Jane is an attractive young lady but I don't feel that qualifies her for this role. She did not come across as professionally as John and doesn't seem to have the software skills that we need." This conveys your message without delivering an oblique putdown to your supervisor at the same time, and also allows you to avoid putting down the applicant. You don't want to make yourself appear less professional than the "broad with a cute butt" - right? |
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