When she went on sabbatical, we went looking to hire some help in her absence. It took us a while to even get any applicants, apparently unemployment isn't as bad as we've been lead to believe.
We finally got TM. The job requires the most basic of computer skills and a rudimentary familiarity with Excel, Access & Word. During the interview, TM assured us she had completed classes in Microsoft Office and was very familiar with using those applications. Yeah, we should have tested her - but why would you lie about that, especially since it is so easy to disprove.
Like when I told her to hit the save button in Excel and she didn't know what it was - or even what I was talking about. It doesn't get more basic than that - never mind getting her to enter in formulas and such.
But the most irritating things are those related to her work ethic - or perhaps her age. Capitalization and grammar; non-existent. Details; dismissed. For instance, I asked her to stick some labels on file folders which ought to be pretty straight forward, but straight is exactly want they weren't. Not a little off kilter, but between 45 - 60 degrees off in most cases. How hard is it to stick labels on straight?
Seriously.
She doesn't have the skills claimed in the interview, and she can't handle the non-skilled tasks either. She may not last too much longer.
The workload is lightening, but we will probably still need to have someone part-time. It took us 6 weeks to find this one - how long will it take to find another candidate?
Posted by Vox at January 12, 2006 03:59 PM | TrackBack | peeves , workScary isn't it? I'm affraid to ask how her dress code is.
Posted by: Lori at January 12, 2006 07:25 PMWhat's really impressive is that it can take a qualified applicant just as long to find a suitable job. Somewhere out there, there's somebody perfect for the job, living on Top Ramen because she can't find a decent job.
Posted by: Dan at January 12, 2006 08:45 PMActually, the dress code is really easy - we are way casual. In that regard she does fine, though she would probably have a problem at a "real" office.
Dan, if you know someone living on Top Ramen - let me know. ;-) Though I'm not sure the hours we have to offer would improve her diet very much....
Posted by: Vox at January 12, 2006 09:18 PMI was thinking of me 6-7 years ago. Nowadays, you'd have to beat $20 per hour and an office 10 miles from Four Peaks.
Posted by: Dan at January 13, 2006 10:46 AM