Its a somewhat nationwide corporation with federal contracts. not a 30 employee small business we are talking about here.
from what i understand a part time job opened in their local office and the hiring manager encouraged a young lady to apply. She was actively seeking a job and was hired by a temp agency who placed her into the position. in such a case it is my understanding that you are an employe of the agency not the actual business
she worked the position for about 30 days - it was really more or less a "gofer" role requiring few real skills
a supervisory position opened up
historically (i am told) this corporation hires supervisors "from within" ie not off the street, not from other "vendors" and not from other agencies. this disqualified the woman from applying for the position because she was a temp and worked for "ABC staffing services" or whatever
the hiring manager opened the position up to "all vendors and temps" the day he posted the job, thus giving her (and really any other person on the planet) the ability to apply and she did.
several well qualified candidates, most of whom had 3 to 5 years seniority applied
all were interviewed and the job posting removed and the person who a month ago never knew the company existed was promoted to supervisor after 30ish days on the job as an entry level temp.
it is at this point where kathy told nancy told karen told becky
that the hiring manager and the two people who help him conduct interviews go to the same church as the temp girl turned supervisor.
needless to say feathers are ruffled, and considering its mostly women involved in the situation i have been listening to it since about 6pm
