In Tampa, there was a call center who advertised each week for employees both in the local papers and online. Many applied and many were hired. However, there was a reason this employer kept advertising: they couldn’t keep anyone!
As someone who worked in both Career Services and Recruiting, I spoke with a number of ex employees of this call center. One story clearly showed me why people either quit or were being let go with great frequency: a student of mine told me that she was let go for not being logged onto her computer on time; the reason she wasn’t logged on was that her computer was having problems and she was working with technical support to get things corrected.
So, while she was doing the right and only thing she could (it’s kind of hard to log onto a machine that’s not working!) she got in trouble for not being logged in.
For this employer, I heard many similar stories. And for years, they were regularly recruiting for the same positions. Management wouldn’t change their approach, so employees couldn’t stay very long!
You may see an employer who is frequently advertising one or more of the same positions on a regular basis. However, most of the employers doing so aren’t growing.
It’s a “revolving door opportunity.” Next person hired is likely the next to either quit or be fired. Thus, it’s good for you to avoid these situations.
Most of the time, it’s a result of the way the company or organization is run, and here are some frequent examples of a “revolving door” situation:
• People are asked to do too much.
• Training is incomplete.
• Management is focused on strict and impractical guidelines.
• Rules change for no reason.
• Environment is not comfortable.
• Managers are not qualified and way too vocal.
• Most importantly, employees simply aren’t valued!
Ironically, these companies have hiring authorities who say “we can’t get good people” when the truth is quite the opposite. Good people have no reason to stay, or are let go. And supervisors and managers will be the first to “slam” former employees for “shortcomings.” While the truth is that virtually no one could succeed.
If you are set up to fail, it’s kind of hard to do otherwise!
Further, this is not just for “entry level” positions. I’ve seen mid to senior level positions advertised over and over by the same firm for jobs that SHOULDN’T be hard to fill.
If someone is advertising “all the time,” see if they are a growing firm. If not, you are looking at a “revolving door” that will continue to be such. It’s not a healthy place for your work environment. STAY AWAY!
You deserve a better work situation, and a diligent search can help you find one!
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