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    From Moondog@VERT/CAVEBBS to Ogg on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 13:51:00
    Re: when HR thinks they know
    By: Ogg to All on Mon Sep 28 2020 10:02 pm

    Hello Moondog!

    ** On Monday 28.09.20 - 10:27, moondog wrote to Dennisk:

    A friend worked on an IT project where he worked
    independently from the rest of the department, ... he was a
    contractor, but some places treat all contractors as long
    term staff augmentation,

    contractor = long term staff augmentation.

    Reminds me of: garbage man = sanitation engineer.


    Since he didn't need to interact with
    anyone in the department, he received bad marks. ...

    some "human performance" expert wanted to interview him
    because they couldn't fathom this type of work relationship
    functioning in their work "culture."

    This is when HR gets lost in the mess of their own devising
    and fail to recongnize what a contractor really is.


    They informed him this would affect his share in the
    incentive program, which was funny because as a contractor
    he wasn't a participant in it!

    If they went so far as to inform the contractor and not
    realize that he was not a regular employee, then that is a sad
    commentary indeed.

    Some contracting and consulting firms actually point out in the contract that are "guest" employees from the consulting firm, and any HR issues should be directed to the customer service manager or contract manager. Whipping him like a red headed stepchild was out of line. Some consulting firms that provide several employees onsite will sometimes get an incentive program included in the contract. Our contract manager was the type to keep the plan money than distribute it.

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