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November 2012 Moms
Concerned why no one is hired yet to take my place at work
I am wondering why I have not seen my boss interview anyone yet to take my place at my job while I am gone. My last day of work is 11-2-12, so i figured I would be trianing someone by now. I mean, It may only take a week to train someone but I kinda feel like they should have someone already. Should I ask my boss what's up? Is this a sign they are just going to get rid of me? Can they even do that?
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Re: Concerned why no one is hired yet to take my place at work
Maybe they are not planning on hiring someone to do your job. Are there others there that they can redistribute your work to? I know for me, I have a good enough relationship with my boss that when I discussed my maternity leave with him, I flat out asked him if somone would be doing my job while I'm gone. Apparently, my department will just be turning down new assignments until I return. Anything that cannot wait, will be handled by someone else in my department.
As far as them being able to get rid of you, are you covered by FMLA? If so, they can't get rid of you unless they have a reason to fire you. If you are concerned about your work getting done, talk to your boss about it.
I also should also have had a replacement hired by now. Unfortunetly there was no interest from within the company so now they have to adversite for outside interest.
In Canada, they can not get rid of me while I'm on paternity and maternity leave. I am taking the full year off...also a Canadian thing. Not sure what the rules / laws are like in the US.
How long are you taking off? Maybe they're made arrangements for 6 weeks to handle things with the staff they currently have. Sorry I don't know the details of your job so it's kinda hard to guess what the possible scenarios are.
I'd just go ask what the arrangements are and what she/he needs from you before you go. Do they need a list of where things are saved? status of projects? etc?
My replacement (a temp) was just chosen yesterday. HR had me sit in on the interview to make sure that she could actually do the work to my satisfaction. The temp will start on Friday. My work is in monthly cycles. I will need to basically undo a month of reporting so that I can fully re-enter EVERYTHING in an effort to train her prior to my leave.
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Sorry to say it, but a lot of business people just don't pay attention to the urgency (and unpredictability) of pregnancy/childbirth. You will likely have to do a little pushing on your own to get answers. Good luck!
JHB 1/19/09
Baby girl due 11/22/12!
It's the end of the year, so a lot of companies are trying to cut costs to make budget. Maybe it's been determined that you don't need a "replacement," but that your work can be redistributed for the short time you'll be out.
I run an entire department, and no one will be replacing me. My staff will handle the day-to-day, my clients know I will be out, someone from another location will be available to my staff and clients if they have something that can't wait nine weeks. I'm fine with this setup. In this economy, the LAST thing I would want is to show my company that someone else could possibly do my job, probably for a lower salary.
I don't think you should be worrying about how they will handle your absence unless it was your responsibility to find a replacement- which it sounds like it wasn't. If they don't have anyone, that's their problem.
That said, I wouldn't be in a hurry to have someone doing my job anyway. I'm sure they've figured out a way to cover for you while you're gone while saving money by not having to pay someone to do your job.
Bottom line? No need for you to stress over it.
No, I am not covered by FMLA. And because I am the front desk for a corporate office, they would have to hire someone and they told me they put out an add and I have had some calls, but not seem anyone interview. I am goint to ask my boss tomorrow
I question some of the logic in this thread. If your coworkers can cover your job when you are gone, then there is LESS need for you than if they must hire a replacement for you while you are gone. Because your coworkers are proving that they could absorb your workload into theirs and then the company saves even more. Reducing headcount is a huge way to save money on the department budget.
I also find the idea that you shouldn't be involved in deciding what your replacement does, when your replacement starts, etc, very odd. Of course you should - you have to train them! And I'm pretty sure that every job has a lot of little details that no one but the person doing the job really and truly knows - those need to be written down.
I'm not going to touch on the work/laws/protection you're owed.
My company originally said they weren't going to replace me. I had to convince them it was necessary-- then I was out for a week with broncotis and they became convinced I needed an understudy.
If I were you, I would work on a very comprehensive Instruction Manual for your job, so that whoever picks up the slack has the information needed, so you don't come back to a total mess.