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ravencallscrows) wrote2002-03-15 11:49 am
ravencallscrows) wrote2002-03-15 11:49 am
*GrumbleGRUMBLEGrumbleDAMNIT*
Just got off the phone with Mark Marrujo, an internal recruiter. It seems that *my* job- the Xbox lead role mentioned a week ago, is being closed for revision- they're modifying it to a significantly higher level- from a level 57 role to a 59 or 60.
I had to point out to him that the job description as written is, if anything, simpler than that which I had at Cavedog, and, that although the environment is somewhat different here, i have the requisite experience to do the job.
He finally agreed to forward it to the hiring manager for evaluation, but with the caveat that it may well get kicked back because they're looking for someone 2-3 levels higher.
I also felt obliged to point out that the process is a little backwards in some cases. If I were an external candidate, from my resume I should qualify to at least get an informational for the position; but as an internal one with the same resume i wouldn't? That's backwards from the way things work in many companies.
Also, although level "definitions" are corporate-wide, there seems to be a significant amount of interpretation which goes into where someone gets placed- I know a tester who holds a level 59 position (reasonable for a lead-type role, generally- this is someone with a few years of experience and acquired skills) who's not a lead and is less capable a tester than a level 56 (hourly, not salaried, test grunt, pretty much the bottom of the food chain) who works in another division.
I'm getting sick of the corporate lock-step- almost as sick of it as i am testing stuff in toddler scribble. In general, i like the "corporate culture" and opportunities that Microsoft offers, but i'm really unhappy in the group i'm in now, and getting sick of getting stonewalled or having the door slammed in my face when i try to get into a different group.
And still people wonder why there's attrition! Yes, i'm paid passably (and better than i've been in the past); yes, the benefits rock (full medical and vision, zero deductibles); but a square peg in a round hole- in this case, a once [and future] gamer in Officeland is a fit that's not really fair for me or for MS in the long term.
I had to point out to him that the job description as written is, if anything, simpler than that which I had at Cavedog, and, that although the environment is somewhat different here, i have the requisite experience to do the job.
He finally agreed to forward it to the hiring manager for evaluation, but with the caveat that it may well get kicked back because they're looking for someone 2-3 levels higher.
I also felt obliged to point out that the process is a little backwards in some cases. If I were an external candidate, from my resume I should qualify to at least get an informational for the position; but as an internal one with the same resume i wouldn't? That's backwards from the way things work in many companies.
Also, although level "definitions" are corporate-wide, there seems to be a significant amount of interpretation which goes into where someone gets placed- I know a tester who holds a level 59 position (reasonable for a lead-type role, generally- this is someone with a few years of experience and acquired skills) who's not a lead and is less capable a tester than a level 56 (hourly, not salaried, test grunt, pretty much the bottom of the food chain) who works in another division.
I'm getting sick of the corporate lock-step- almost as sick of it as i am testing stuff in toddler scribble. In general, i like the "corporate culture" and opportunities that Microsoft offers, but i'm really unhappy in the group i'm in now, and getting sick of getting stonewalled or having the door slammed in my face when i try to get into a different group.
And still people wonder why there's attrition! Yes, i'm paid passably (and better than i've been in the past); yes, the benefits rock (full medical and vision, zero deductibles); but a square peg in a round hole- in this case, a once [and future] gamer in Officeland is a fit that's not really fair for me or for MS in the long term.