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Recently retired HR Director didn't talk to me in ten years but seems to have a lot to say about me around town - including our mutual acquaintance. I wish those asking for employment verification would realize that there are two sides to a story. I am encouraged that HR has a bit of new blood.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Busy doesn't mean productive. Helping and mentoring would be nice instead of the HR director watching people squirm and then say they need work on compromising.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Recognizing a long term employee with great work ethic, production, and substantial proof of great customer service doesn't just suddenly become the plaque. Leaders create the norm. My leaders had no idea that guiding behaviors were for everyone - even the too rich white ones.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Stop listening to others personal bias and look at a person from your own perspective and your own department agenda of what will create success. The need to like everyone and group think have got to go; along with busy and a messy desk are good.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Picture of my last department - I was criticized for not putting the in/out dots in the center of the square. I was told it made our group look sloppy. After two years my manager swore I couldn't do anything right; I reconciled monthly budgets correctly, including documenting budget season revisions
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
The company has been around over 100 years and has never had a non-white person in C-Suite. Talk to ex-employees around Portland and you will hear nightmare HR director stories that they won in court. A 100 yrs of tendrils underneath the system would need to be weeded and monitored for defamation
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Some are picked and groomed or REALLY good friends and supported beyond the scope of fair. Others work their butts off and men or envious white women will do everything to smear your name at the company and beyond - even after they return - the hell that never dies unless you go to court.
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