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Sunday, December 13, 2020
Question
Is there an effective way to put the kibosh on a Tech Associate promotional review on a 500 series tech?
4 comments:
Anonymous
said...
You would think that the employee's direct supervisor would have made a recommendation for the reclassification. If other supervisors who are interviewing and finding that the person is not qualified, then the reclass shouldn't happen. Of course if this is to help in getting a check mark on a paper showing the world that a non WASP male has been promoted, the fix may be in.
It wouldn't be the first time that a non-qualified individual has been promoted, be it the lab or anywhere else for that matter.
The Exempt Review Board (ERB) for 300 series Tech Associates, is not even close to being a homogenous pool of reviewers. In fact, the ERB reviewers can range from 300 series Tech Supervisors to Engineers in Group Leaders or Division level status. Additionally, the ERB reviewers from the pool aren't picked from a bunch of bouncing balls in a container like the California Lottery. They are picked. Guess what the bar or expectations are for a 500 series to 300 series Tech Associate promotion are between 300 series Supervisors and Engineers is? Materially different.
A promotion from a 500 series Technician to a 300 series Supervisor is materially different than those being reviewed for a 300 series Tech Associate promotion. While a 500 series Technician to a 300 series Tech Associate promotion usually requires a body of work that merits the promotion, a 500 series Tech need only be selected for the assignment by the Superintendent and or Group Leader. When a 500 series Tech is selected for a 300 series Supervisor assignment, there is no 300 series criteria or body of work prerequisite like those 500 series Techs being considered for a 300 series Tech Associate promotion. Essentially, the 500 series Tech is identified as the selected 300 series Supervisor contingent upon of course, passing a subsequent 300 series "ERB review". A rubber stamp and wink wink event.
Since 2007, there is only one favorable path for a 500 series to a 300 series Supervisor or Tech Associate promotion, and that is allegiance to corporate (LLNS). Your long term institutional value as a 300 series employee in terms of DOE/NNSA missions, is secondary at best.
4 comments:
You would think that the employee's direct supervisor would have made a recommendation for the reclassification. If other supervisors who are interviewing and finding that the person is not qualified, then the reclass shouldn't happen. Of course if this is to help in getting a check mark on a paper showing the world that a non WASP male has been promoted, the fix may be in.
It wouldn't be the first time that a non-qualified individual has been promoted, be it the lab or anywhere else for that matter.
The Exempt Review Board (ERB) for 300 series Tech Associates, is not even close to being a homogenous pool of reviewers. In fact, the ERB reviewers can range from 300 series Tech Supervisors to Engineers in Group Leaders or Division level status. Additionally, the ERB reviewers from the pool aren't picked from a bunch of bouncing balls in a container like the California Lottery. They are picked. Guess what the bar or expectations are for a 500 series to 300 series Tech Associate promotion are between 300 series Supervisors and Engineers is? Materially different.
A promotion from a 500 series Technician to a 300 series Supervisor is materially different than those being reviewed for a 300 series Tech Associate promotion. While a 500 series Technician to a 300 series Tech Associate promotion usually requires a body of work that merits the promotion, a 500 series Tech need only be selected for the assignment by the Superintendent and or Group Leader. When a 500 series Tech is selected for a 300 series Supervisor assignment, there is no 300 series criteria or body of work prerequisite like those 500 series Techs being considered for a 300 series Tech Associate promotion. Essentially, the 500 series Tech is identified as the selected 300 series Supervisor contingent upon of course, passing a subsequent 300 series "ERB review". A rubber stamp and wink wink event.
Since 2007, there is only one favorable path for a 500 series to a 300 series Supervisor or Tech Associate promotion, and that is allegiance to corporate (LLNS). Your long term institutional value as a 300 series employee in terms of DOE/NNSA missions, is secondary at best.
The silence is defining. I must assume this persons views are spot on.
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