Comments on: The Hidden Face Of Human Resources http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/ This is where your finance takes place Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:53:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: The Financial Blogger | How To Create An Alternative Source Of Income Part 1 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-2125 The Financial Blogger | How To Create An Alternative Source Of Income Part 1 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:08:26 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-2125 [...] young kids, a MBA and a new job don’t seem to be enough. In fact, creating chaos in my environment is probably my [...] [...] young kids, a MBA and a new job don’t seem to be enough. In fact, creating chaos in my environment is probably my [...]

]]> By: The Financial Blogger http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1970 The Financial Blogger Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:59:52 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1970 CR; that's a hell of a good idea! I have a class this weekend actually! thx!! CR; that’s a hell of a good idea! I have a class this weekend actually!

thx!!

]]> By: Customers Revenge http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1964 Customers Revenge Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:30:50 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1964 My company has the very same. They will pay for your MBA or Accounting designation. I have a friend who is taking a CMA, but he is not given flexibility in his work arrangements. CMA has some critical crunch periods, for which he needs to study nearly full time, but he gets no relief. He is willing to take vacation time for days off, but there is no help to arrange his work sched. He was even removed from his position "disgracefully" because he was burning out. HR, in my opinion, should help. It lacks sense for the company, if they are paying many thousands to educate someone, to offer him a little flexibility and disgrace him for trying to take such a high level of training. It's very unmotivating and they have pretty much guaranteed that he will leave the company once he gets his designation. Why don't you bring it up in one of your MBA classes? It's a good "Organization analysis" topic to find out how broken companies can have people running in different directions under opposing orders. I'm sure you'll find that this is true in many organizations. As well, you'll probably get different views from HR people. Finance people talking amongs themselves cannot know what HR people are thinking! You'll have some interesting revelations. I've never tried a credit union Nancy; maybe I should. My company has the very same. They will pay for your MBA or Accounting designation. I have a friend who is taking a CMA, but he is not given flexibility in his work arrangements. CMA has some critical crunch periods, for which he needs to study nearly full time, but he gets no relief. He is willing to take vacation time for days off, but there is no help to arrange his work sched. He was even removed from his position “disgracefully” because he was burning out. HR, in my opinion, should help. It lacks sense for the company, if they are paying many thousands to educate someone, to offer him a little flexibility and disgrace him for trying to take such a high level of training. It’s very unmotivating and they have pretty much guaranteed that he will leave the company once he gets his designation.

Why don’t you bring it up in one of your MBA classes? It’s a good “Organization analysis” topic to find out how broken companies can have people running in different directions under opposing orders. I’m sure you’ll find that this is true in many organizations. As well, you’ll probably get different views from HR people. Finance people talking amongs themselves cannot know what HR people are thinking! You’ll have some interesting revelations.

I’ve never tried a credit union Nancy; maybe I should.

]]> By: The Financial Blogger http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1961 The Financial Blogger Tue, 04 Mar 2008 11:43:21 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1961 CR; I will keep being positive and hoping that you are wrong ;-) Why would they are offering MBA programs if it's to decline them? Nonetheless, as Nancy said, banks are banks ;-) CR;
I will keep being positive and hoping that you are wrong ;-) Why would they are offering MBA programs if it’s to decline them? Nonetheless, as Nancy said, banks are banks ;-)

]]> By: nancy (aka money coach) http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1959 nancy (aka money coach) Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:11:13 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1959 ouch! what a horrible thing for you, to get a notice x-nay-ing your MBA program. I hope it gets sorted out really quickly. @customers revenge - banks are banks; credit unions ... at least in theory (which is Something, anyway) put service to the member on the table. I work part time for a hybrid - Citizens Bank of Canada, a bank, but owned by a credit union. I like to think I'm pretty smart and well trained, and think I'm in reasonably good company (with some notable exceptions) with my fellow staff, so hope we can do a bit better than your experience has been. For some fun, check out bankerspank.com ouch! what a horrible thing for you, to get a notice x-nay-ing your MBA program. I hope it gets sorted out really quickly.

@customers revenge - banks are banks; credit unions … at least in theory (which is Something, anyway) put service to the member on the table. I work part time for a hybrid - Citizens Bank of Canada, a bank, but owned by a credit union. I like to think I’m pretty smart and well trained, and think I’m in reasonably good company (with some notable exceptions) with my fellow staff, so hope we can do a bit better than your experience has been. For some fun, check out bankerspank.com

]]> By: Customers Revenge http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1956 Customers Revenge Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:38:02 +0000 http://www.thefinancialblogger.com/the-hidden-face-of-human-resources/#comment-1956 HR is usually a weak department as they don't generate any profits. You assume that HR sent you a rejection because they are stupid and lazy and didn't think for a nanosecond, but I'll bet it's because the company you work for has created the situation in which HR has to reject your claim or, at the very least, hire substandard HR people. It's the same thing as banks. You want me to give the bank credit for being a profit-seeking business and put the blame for poor service on the people, hence you advise to look for a "good banker". I think the bank fills it's ranks with the cheapest and most poorly trained people it can find because it doesn't consider service to me to be important. Your company may not consider HR important enough to give resources to. Or they may give the HR department marching orders that appear different than what you think they should be. It's the same in my company. HR is usually a weak department as they don’t generate any profits. You assume that HR sent you a rejection because they are stupid and lazy and didn’t think for a nanosecond, but I’ll bet it’s because the company you work for has created the situation in which HR has to reject your claim or, at the very least, hire substandard HR people.

It’s the same thing as banks. You want me to give the bank credit for being a profit-seeking business and put the blame for poor service on the people, hence you advise to look for a “good banker”. I think the bank fills it’s ranks with the cheapest and most poorly trained people it can find because it doesn’t consider service to me to be important.

Your company may not consider HR important enough to give resources to. Or they may give the HR department marching orders that appear different than what you think they should be.

It’s the same in my company.

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