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Destiny Pifer

156

Always and forever a writer

02/15/21 at 3:22PM UTC

How would you feel if the following happened to you.

So I have been working at a hospital or 2 years now and was told in the beginning of January of this year that I could bid on an office job as I have been working on the frontlines as an entry screener. So I bid on a job at a doctors office and was offered a position on January 13 which I accepted and notified my supervisor as did the supervisor at the doctors office. She informed me that my current supervisor said they needed me just another month until Feb 13 and then on Feb 22 I could start my new job. Well I got informed that I am still on the schedule for entry screener so when I talked with my current supervisor she said it was never approved for me to switch to the new job and that they can keep me for up to 90 days which if they do that then the new job said they will have to hire someone else instead because they are in dire need. So I am devasted and I contacted HR who is looking into it because they said that isn't right according to the handbook. I refuse to stay as an entry screener as I ended up with COVID and I refuse to stay at a job where their is lack o communication and I am treated like crap. So far HR is hitting a brick wall in getting any answers so I am stuck. What would you do in this position? Would you start applying elsewhere?

14 Comments

Sue

220

Seasoned Sr Treasury Coordinator, Sr Exec Asst

02/15/21 at 3:38PM UTC

I would push HR - they should be able to get you moved if the Supervisor will not. I wish there was more answers that I could share. Good Luck.

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amir khan

02/15/21 at 4:30PM UTC

i must tell you that i am broke... i am in serious debt i dont see a wayout now

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Sue

220

Seasoned Sr Treasury Coordinator, Sr Exec Asst

02/15/21 at 4:49PM UTC

I am unsure what being broke has to do with HR/Supervisor not completing the transfer. If the push for this job is more money then you need to keep on HR.

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Anonymous

02/17/21 at 9:51PM UTC

Sue - the poster Amir Khan seems to be a possbile troll.

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Alexis Gladstone

633

Leadership, Sales and Change Expert

02/15/21 at 3:49PM UTC

I agree with Sue. You've spoken with HR, not stay on them to get you an answer. Maybe see if the supervisor from the doctor's office can push from their end. Do you or the new supervisor have any documented correspondence with your current supervisor (emails or such)? That can help.

Monica Lynn Sadler

Fashion Designer in New Jersey

02/15/21 at 4:11PM UTC

I agree with Sue and Alexis. The company handbook is the rule of law. Make sure you speak with the head of HR, not just anyone. As Alexis mentioned, documentation...emails, etc. will prove your point as well. Since you contracted COVID in that position, was it because you're too close to other employees? If so, that could be another position you can take. Another option is to go over your supervisor's head. Risky, but then again, I'm very bold. Praying it all works out.

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Sarah Mudd

141

02/15/21 at 4:40PM UTC

I agree here. Push HR and provide documentation in line with what the handbook says. Sounds like you might be a very valuable employee your supervisor doesn't want to let go of!

Cat Stravino

NDT Inspector in NE

02/15/21 at 4:19PM UTC

Show up at the new position instead.

Anonymous

02/15/21 at 4:43PM UTC

I agree with Cat. Just tell the new place you plan to start on a certain date (soon) & go. You e given the hospital more than enough time to find someone else.

Anonymous

02/15/21 at 5:33PM UTC

Make sure you quote the handbook and let everyone know you will be starting your new job on the 22nd.

Destiny Pifer

156

Always and forever a writer

02/15/21 at 7:12PM UTC

So I heard from the head of HR and they said they spoke with my soon to be new supervisor and my current supervisors and all agreed for me to start on March 8 now. My current supervisors apparently need me for two more weeks and I have been assured that I can start on March 8. However, I am leery of my current supervisors as they have changed their mind before.

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Alexis Gladstone

633

Leadership, Sales and Change Expert

02/16/21 at 12:59PM UTC

Destiny, ask for this agreement in writing. If they won't provide it (though HR should) then you should write an email or note that everyone has agreed on a March 8 start date and you will be showing up in the doctor's office that day. Send or give a copy to HR and both supervisors.

User edited comment on 02/16/21 at 1:03PM UTC

Stefanie Cossalter Motley

02/15/21 at 9:59PM UTC

I would advise you to get confirmation in writing in case anything goes wrong as March 8th approaches. With that in hand, you'll have more leverage to escalate/appeal any conflicting decision that your current supervisor makes. As a recruiter for a large company, this sometimes happened when internal candidates accepted new positions: Manager B always wants his new candidate to start ASAP, but Manager A wants to keep the associate as long as possible in order to ensure a smooth transition. Our company had an informal policy that 30 days was the target and 60 days was the longest that a start date could be pushed out. If either manager continued to contest the issue, we'd loop in that manager's HR Business Partner and the HRBP would basically present the 60-day mark as the final decision. Good luck in your new role!