I used to work at this company as on-site consultant through an IT company . She is an employee of this company we would chit chat occasionally. Since she worked with this IT company which posted me here as consultant so we connected well. She used to whine a lot about low pay, too much work , how much she hated her job and this company etc.
Then this company made me an offer to join them as a manager, which I accepted.
I was given an assistant to help me out , this assistant was new in the field after I trained her she got very good reputation in the company due to her hard work and customer oriented nature . Within one and a half year she got promoted two levels high. Now it creates an opening under me again. This other girl I talked about in the beginning is interested in the job created after promotion of my assistant.
She is so much interested that she is even willing to take a pay cut to get this position under me.
The problem is that as I said in the beginning she is a whiner. Also when I was working as a consultant I was about at the same level she was but when I got hired as a Manager she became extremely jealous of me and bad mouthed openly against me many a time , and made many sarcastic remarks, I would just let it slide and would move on with a smile but then it came to a point where I talked to her manager and he had a talk with her and she calmed down. No more such episodes.
Now she is interested in this position to work under me. I know she is counting on the fact that I am supposed to be a cool manger and yes this is an opportunity for her to grow to next level, she is well suited to the position also.
I have no problem hiring her on this position, but I am a little hesitant due to her whiny nature.
What do you guys suggest I do give her a chance ? But I cannot go back to my boss to complain if she creates some problems for me . Will she ? If I do not hire her , I will have to go through the long process of screening the resume’ , interviews , hiring , orientation , etc ,etc.
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mirch, make sure that you are a fair and unbiased supervisor and not a male supervisor.
respect will be yours to recieve.
for having employed both young women and men, the real balance is to set clear and fair boundaries for all and not act on the basis of what one's gender is stereotyped as.
Re: I am at a cross road.
aside from whining ...can she deliver results? you are not her mama and cant make her become a more mature professional.
How comfortable are you having her represent you? bosses and workers can be reflections of each other.
How does she work with others, if she has a sourpuss attitude with others and they start coming to you with issues, what would you do?
In some cases a prson u know, stengths and weaknesses is better than soemone you dont really know, and in some cases its better to take a chance.
lastly, taking a paycut to move under you, while it may be flaterring, I woukd think its because she thinks she will be safer under you and may be concerned about her current role.
not act on the basis of what one's gender is stereotyped as.
mirch, make sure that you are a fair and unbiased supervisor and not a male supervisor.
Things that make you go, hmmmm
Re: I am at a cross road.
No, I would not hire her.
You have no obligation to hire her. Especially since you conciously and subconciously don't like her and feel that she has betrayed your trust and respect.
I would go through interviewing candidates, maybe you will find someone better or just as good.
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I have received good advice so far , any more wise guys to tell me something different ?
Re: I am at a cross road.
I hate whiners or better said, i hate wrokign with whiners.
Unfortunately in my line of work, one does not always have the oppurtunity to select your own team. But if i get a whiner, i don't even like them around me. COz its really painful to teach a whiner.
I usually tell trhem the frst day, i don't need your help, it takes me 5 minutes to solve a problem but it takes 50 minutes to teach a novice how to do it.