What's with career development? Where are the jobs?
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At least the be position for a promotion I applied to I was interviewed. I received excellent feedback from the interviewers basically with no feedback on how to improve.
I know I had no chance as I knew even before they posted the position they already knew who they would promote. One of “their people” as opposed to who may be a better promotion. I even asked the pointed question afterwards this was already determined who would be promoted … they did not deny it.
There were several really good applicants but it didn’t matter how good you were … the “in” person that fits their image got it.
One reason you did not get promoted is because your doing a double workload and being paid as 1 worker. So the company is not going to promote people who are doing double sometimes triple workloads.
No Career Development in Sight!
It blows my mind when you go above and beyond, take on more responsibilities, and work beyond your level, but management doesn't make any effort to help you get promoted or fight for you to get a raise.
I wrote in the employee survey and shared with my manager that I was doing work beyond my role and would love to be considered for a promotion. His response? "There's no way to get promoted here due to the company’s no internal promotion policy." He hinted that my only shot at advancement would be if a new job was posted. Fast forward a month, and....surprise! A job was posted with the exact responsibilities I was already doing.
I applied, but never even got an interview. Instead, they hired a remote H1B person into the VP role. Funny thing is, not all H1B workers are "cheaper labor." The salary range for the position I applied for is actually a lot higher than what I'm making, plus the company has to pay to sponsor these workers. It makes you wonder what's really going on when you see a position you applied to is posted online and in the office kitchenette area, and then watch someone else get the role without any real opportunity for you to even interview.
Agree 100%
Now on the external jobs the breakdown should show what percentage is filled
by U.S workers and what percentage is filled by H1B workers. HMMMM
Probably 95% H1B workers and 5% the token U.S workers
Career development is a joke. It’s who you know, not what you know. Friends with someone recently hired in a high level position? You are a shoe in when new roles become available! There are no (or very very few) advancement opportunities for internal employees. I’d love to see the stats on that. How many new roles were filled by internal hires vs external as well as the demographic breakdown. Here lately feels like my upper management only hires men. Preferably Indian men.
Career development back in the olden days used to be the following.
You worked hard, showed initiative.
In return you got good raises and bonuses as a sign of appreciation from the company.
Now sadly over the last 15 years, no matter how hard you work your raises and bonuses will not reflect it. As for the jobs they are already assigned to the new import of H1B workers not U.S workers.
I attended one of the Your Career meetings. Basically they emphasized how moving up/getting a promotion isn’t as important as increasing your skills. They discussed moving laterally or even moving downward.
Just they want us to move downward as even if they don’t have your salary decrease, you will now be in a lower bonus % level so yes you will make less money.
That being said I do know of one person who did get a job laterally … there are jobs but not many. I know someone else being laid off that applied for every job she was qualified for and not even one interview. She even talked to some of the hiring managers some she knew … many of these jobs are posted but they have already knew who was going to get the job, but they had to post or else the hiring manager was told they couldn’t hire on the position.