I'm just wondering, are promotions based on experience or seniority?
Let's say I've been in a department for a year or two, and the department manager is telling someone that has been there for 6mo. that he's going to make him a department head. Can he do that? Or is the position supposed to be made available for everyone?
I'm just wondering, are promotions based on experience or seniority?
Let's say I've been in a department for a year or two, and the department manager is telling someone that has been there for 6mo. that he's going to make him a department head. Can he do that? Or is the position supposed to be made available for everyone?
Promotions are based on a combination of both. If someone with 10 years seniority and the same skill set puts in for a job position as someone with the also same same skill set but even less seniority, like 1-2 years, the person with 10 years seniority is most likely going to get the job because it is IMPLIED that the 10 year person has much more experience and skills than the person with 1-2 years. Which isn't always true.
What your DH probably means is that the person has a TON of potential and could make a good DH/backup and your DH wants to take that person to the top. Which is a good thing. A lot of times though people who have been with the company for a long time are also terrible workers and even more terrible DHs, and that is when someone fresh to the company is likely to win in a job bidding.
