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Predicament with managers friends getting promotions.
Last year I applied for a deputy team lead position with one other colleague. One of the managers of 2 at interview was his friend, his child’s godfather and the interviewee’s father-in-law is also a colleague – who is best friends with the manager. He got the job, hes 21 and im 50 with more other work experience but the same or slightly more experience in our current roles.
Our main team leader was retiring within a year. The job was created to help the main team lead and when he retired – the deputy was to step into the main role. It was unofficially said at the time that the other interviewee was to step into the deputy role (me).
The team lead retired, deputy stepped in and the deputy role was not filled. unofficially this was to be myself. I contacted another manager regarding this and they eventually set up an advertisement for the deputy role. I had to be reinterviewed but the new team lead did not.
The father-in-law mentioned above. Was on a 40hr contract from a previous contract that was tupe’d over. He has the easiest job and only works 15-20hrs per week. This is a point of contention between other staff. For example, I work 40+ hours every week on a 25hr contract and get paid for the hours I work, I don’t get an overtime rate even when I work weekends that take me to 55hrs every 3rd week. The guy in the 40hr contract gets overtime at the correct rate on the 40hr contract.
So he works 15-20hrs a week, gets paid 40hrs and only works 3hrs each weekend day 6hrs total but claims 5hrs per day (same but easier job) so he gets 7.5hrs Saturday and 10hrs for a Sunday. I work 5hrs per day on a Saturday and 5 on a Sunday – and get 10 hours flat rate.
Now the deputy role has been advertised and I have applied, unofficially its my job, we all know it and I was the only one who would apply.
The boldness of this man. He told me at our xmas nite out – last night. His friend the manager, told him to apply as his protected contract will expire soon and he needs the deputy role to continue on a 40hr contract – he also told me he is guaranteed the job as his friend the manager, who is on the interview panel makes the decision. He literally apologised to me but in a “that’s the way it works” way. We argued etc and the whole team is aware of the situation.
There are more ins and outs in this story I dont need to go into but you get the basics. Im sending an email to our main manager, asking her to recuse the other manager from the process and sited what was said at the nite out.
What else do I do and what could potentially happen?
Thanks for your time
Eta;
The guy that got the 1st position I was in for “had more experience” in a part of the job I actually had more experience – this was not a question at the interview but a reason for the promotion.
I know none of the above is against any laws and that is “the way it works” we call the 3 people mentioned above “the triangle” and once ive sent the email – im done for, but I cat take it anymore.
Last year I applied for a deputy team lead position with one other colleague. One of the managers of 2 at interview was his friend, his child’s godfather and the interviewee’s father-in-law is also a colleague – who is best friends with the manager. He got the job, hes 21 and im 50 with more other work experience but the same or slightly more experience in our current roles.
Our main team leader was retiring within a year. The job was created to help the main team lead and when he retired – the deputy was to step into the main role. It was unofficially said at the time that the other interviewee was to step into the deputy role (me).
The team lead retired, deputy stepped in and the deputy role was not filled. unofficially this was to be myself. I contacted another manager regarding this and they eventually set up an advertisement for the deputy role. I had to be reinterviewed but the new team lead did not.
The father-in-law mentioned above. Was on a 40hr contract from a previous contract that was tupe’d over. He has the easiest job and only works 15-20hrs per week. This is a point of contention between other staff. For example, I work 40+ hours every week on a 25hr contract and get paid for the hours I work, I don’t get an overtime rate even when I work weekends that take me to 55hrs every 3rd week. The guy in the 40hr contract gets overtime at the correct rate on the 40hr contract.
So he works 15-20hrs a week, gets paid 40hrs and only works 3hrs each weekend day 6hrs total but claims 5hrs per day (same but easier job) so he gets 7.5hrs Saturday and 10hrs for a Sunday. I work 5hrs per day on a Saturday and 5 on a Sunday – and get 10 hours flat rate.
Now the deputy role has been advertised and I have applied, unofficially its my job, we all know it and I was the only one who would apply.
The boldness of this man. He told me at our xmas nite out – last night. His friend the manager, told him to apply as his protected contract will expire soon and he needs the deputy role to continue on a 40hr contract – he also told me he is guaranteed the job as his friend the manager, who is on the interview panel makes the decision. He literally apologised to me but in a “that’s the way it works” way. We argued etc and the whole team is aware of the situation.
There are more ins and outs in this story I dont need to go into but you get the basics. Im sending an email to our main manager, asking her to recuse the other manager from the process and sited what was said at the nite out.
What else do I do and what could potentially happen?
Thanks for your time
Eta;
The guy that got the 1st position I was in for “had more experience” in a part of the job I actually had more experience – this was not a question at the interview but a reason for the promotion.
I know none of the above is against any laws and that is “the way it works” we call the 3 people mentioned above “the triangle” and once ive sent the email – im done for, but I cat take it anymore.
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