Nepotism

Mr_Falling_Star

Can anyone help me or give a opinion?

Four months ago I was TUPE'd over to my new employer who have mostly been pretty good. Counting the time with my old employer I have 16 months of service. Recently a job role as team leader came up which I applied for, sadly I didn't get past the first interview. However one of the women that I work with has got a second interview. That's fine except I have a good deal of experience within the Industry whereas she has none (as far as I know), she is however the interviewing managers daughter in law and indeed there is a photo of her on the managers desk.

Now to be strictly fair Daughter in law has learned all about the new computer systems and along with myself helped set it up but since then I have been managing my caseload and she has struggled.

There have also been other internal and external applications, one from a fellow TUPE member of staff whichgot nowhere and another from somebody I know to be a experienced team leader which went in the bin.

If Daughter in law gets the job would this be a whistleblowing issue?

Thanks

DVardysShadow

Mr_Falling_Star wrote: »

If Daughter in law gets the job would this be a whistleblowing issue?

Thanks

No, you should not blow the whistle. Go for sabotage and let her get the job.

Andy_L

Whistleblowing to who? Unless its a public sector job then there's no legal requirement for "fair and open compitition". Does it contravine any company policy? Would the managers boss be interested?

KME91

Whilst unfair nepotism is not illegal, and so the only thing you'd win if you went whistleblowing is a bunch of enemies and possibly your marching orders.

getmore4less

Now to be strictly fair Daughter in law has learned all about the new computer systems and along with myself helped set it up but since then I have been managing my caseload and she has struggled.


Guess who will have to pick up the case load when she gets the job

caledonian_princess

If you do put in a complaint you can be sure to get nowhere with it unless the interviewers are stupid. Even if a fair and open policy is in place it's too easy to score interviews so that you get the candidates you want; soft skills are the easiest way to do a biased selection because, unless HR swears by a battery of personality tests, it's generally subjective.

I think all you can do is put up and shut up and if you really feel aggrieved start looking for a new job.

paddyrg

Nepotism is very much alive and it has always been thus. And as frustrating as it is to be passed over for somebody's relation, it's just life.

But it is probably not the only factor - she may actually have access to more industry knowledge/contacts than you know about, she may be struggling with the computer system and be being moved to somewhere her people skills are more effective, for instance. And to replace her they will bring in someone else, perhaps someone who is good with the computer system, as they see they needed more skills on that front. Perhaps in 16 months, they just didn't feel you were ready to take that step up, perhaps you're entirely inappropriate, who can tell?

It's just that there is nothing you can do to make it different, take it on the chin, stand tall, work on. Your time to shine will come!!

heretolearn_2

It's annoying but there is nothing you can do about it.

MoneySavingUser

Nepotism lives as others have said here.

I went for an interview with a large company once where the interviews were scored.

I know someone who works there so he was able to tell me some things: the person who got the job was the son of a senior managers friend and this senior manager knew what questions would be asked and somehow he managed to give the perfect answer to every one of them and one of the interviewers was directly under this senior manager and she gave some lower scores to some other candidates (which the 2nd interviewer disagreed with) - so it would appear it was engineered for this candidate to get through the process...7

However as others have said you are unlikely to get anywhere with complaining - you can consider looking for other jobs or wait for this person to fail in her new role (as she may if she lacks the skills/experience)

dandelionclock30

When my friend worked for the Council in her office all the positions that came up were filled with members of the bosses family, I think eventually the whole family worked for Payroll section.There was no point an outsider applying!
Nepotism is alive and well in all Councils nationwide and in all other companies!

eamon

Its difficult to argue that nepotism isn't alive and well. My workplace is also stuffed full of people (obviously excluding me) that are in positions far above their ability & competence. The old phrase "promoted out of trouble" comes to mind.