WRONG. And if cyberspace will allow it, I would like to exorcise this demon by writing something that might increase my chances of getting fired. It is my hope to be forgiven, writing down this long-drawn curse, if not actually and entirely understood.
While it's true that every manager has the right to pick the people who will be working under him/her, it becomes an entirely different matter when various factors are considered.
For starters, how much are you paying the people you'll be hiring? Be honest, because it's not a lot, relative to your competitors. The HR Manager from a year ago said such wise words: "Throw peanuts, and you get monkeys." Besides, what will your people be doing anyway? It's not like they will be engineering a sophisticated module of English-learning innovations for foreigners, to be recognized internationally by every prestigious educational organization. Not really. They will be having conversations like, "So how was tennis today?" or "Doesn't that dog smell awful?" or "My finger is up my nose while I'm dancing the hokey pokey. Can you repeat that?" You want people who graduated from Ateneo or La Salle to do this? One can dream, of course, and sometimes, dreams do come true, but face it, the people who do decide to board your ship of wack are either bored and are just waiting for something better to come their way and then eventually bail out, OR they're just as drugged out as you -- and then eventually bail out.
It is such a mystery why you cannot trust the Recruitment Department to give you people who are good enough to do the things you want done -- and who will agree to the salary you will be giving them. You dismiss them for the simplest of things, too. She didn't pronounce this particular word the right way (then tell her to pronounce it the right way -- it's just one word after all, and something she won't be using that often), he didn't display enough "passion for teaching" (you mean he's not as doped up as you?), she isn't cult material enough... Reasons so inane, so childish, so immature, and so impractical for someone who runs a program, it's a wonder why you're still where you are. OK, it's not really strange. You have money, you come from a well-known family, and you use connections to make yourself stick like a barnacle to a sinking ship, while everyone else suffers. And if you tell me one has no right to be judged by someone else, I will tell you to look around you -- REALLY look around you -- and you try judging yourself.
I cannot forget the one evil thing I had to go through because of you. One applicant -- very promising in terms of skill -- who passed two interviews already, and whom you agreed to schedule for a final interview, I had to tell him to go home because suddenly, SUDDENLY, after making him come back for three consecutive days, you don't want to talk to him anymore. That was very unprofessional, unethical, impolite, and downright mean of you. And who had to take the fall for it? Who had to face the applicant and apologize for your meanness? Of course it had to be someone else. Do I make you guess who drew the booby prize?
I got over it eventually, although it left a mighty fine scar in my heart. I told myself I will go through every crap this company throws my way for one year, and then I'd leave. But the shit finally hit the fan the other day. I once again endorsed someone who would do really well in your program. Again, just like most others, he passed the interview with Recruitment, and he passed the interview with your Supervisor. But when your turn came, your Supervisor told me you'd rather not take him BECAUSE HE'S GAY. She told me that you said Koreans get confused and it affects their learning.
I think several threads in my brain snapped. THAT'S IT. I have never experienced outright homophobia before, and I never thought it would be this... hurtful. You are one evil person, and even if you do not realize it, you do not deserve to be accorded any respect from anyone.
In the words of the Great Sorceress, Svetlana Nazarova, "May no one ever love you."
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dooce: getting fired for something you've written on your website
