you see in someone’s first 90 days on the job, multiply by 10 and that’s what the employee will be like in a year.”
Human Resources (departments) are already aware that (like in most any setting) most employees are on their best behavior in the beginning, but over time, it wears off. 90-days is a threshold and time allotted to legally fire someone under the “at-will” employer clause. Employees see this method as necessary for cutting their loses before quick even gets ready.
MANY EMPLOYER REACH OVER YOUR REFERENCES
While it only makes sense to give prospective employers references of people that you know will give you a favorable reference or recommendation, some HR departments do a backdoor check by using their own network of contact to find someone that’s worked with you/where you worked for an unbiased references. They typically do this is your “reasoning for leaving” read suspiciously.
SOME EMPLOYERS BAIT, SWITCH & PHISH
That phone or person-to-person interview where the recruiter asked you a bunch of questions about who you worked with at a particular employer but never called you back was because recruiters do this to seek candidates for their company and use you to do it.
Hot Tip: Who does this happen to more than others? The unemployed. This is that area like of a tip I would give regarding the single life and dating (for a woman)–the difference in being single versus being available: Just because you’re single doesn’t have to mean you’re available, too. Past a first date, make sure your ‘availability’ is earned and rationed out. Nobody values a “too available” woman and neither does an employer [value an available/unemployed candidate]. According to the source of this article “studies” show that employers prefer to hire people who are currently working.
ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DO EVERYTHING BY THE BOOK
Sure, HR handbook’s are designed to keep employees in line and should be used as a reference to ensure you are in compliance—not complaining—about other people who are not. Unless your coworker or peers are doing something that hurts the company, one visit too many to HR being a tattle tail will put all eyes on yours—your tail
W.O.W: WORK OVER WORKMAN’S COMP
If for some unfortunate reason you are out on workman’s comp, did you notice how caring and concerned your employer was: staying in tuned with your doctor’s visits and checking up on your well being? That is because studies have shown that the longer you stay on leave on Worker’s Comp, the harder it is to get you back to work.
Employers would rather get you back in on a mindless, brainless job doing nothing much and different than what your
