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(Yeah, I guess that's an almost Ric Romero-esque comment, isn't it.)
So. One of the things I was tasked to do in my job was to come up with a unified, consistent set of policies pertaining to our student employees: hiring, firing, raises, reviews, disciplinary action, all that. That was a sort of low-hanging fruit, so I tackled it early on; and being duly diligent and conscientious, I went unto HR back in the fall and asked, "So, what are the university and/or college policies for CAs? Is it all the same as full-timers, or what?" And they answered me, "Oh no, it's entirely at-will, you can let them go whenever for whatever reason." So I wrote it up thus.
Fast forward to yesterday. One of our department's student employees has been Sir Not Appearing In This Picture. In the ~3 months he's been working for us, he's been out 30 days. So his supervisor asked me, well, can I just tell him to FOAD? And I would have said "yes, of course", except he's an "ITSA", not a CA -- that is, he can work up to 32 hours a week, not 20. They are, in every other respect (other than pay) treated the same, as far as I've found; but I thought I ought to ask, just to be sure. Okay, no problem, let me call HR.
I got passed around four people (in a department of twelve, I should add), and no one knew the answer. They'd call me back.
Today I get email saying "You should call the assistant to the director". Okay, I do so. In which I am told that not only are ITSAs supposed to be handled like full-timers--verbal warning, written warning (signed by employee), hearing, fire--but so are CAs. In spite of what they told me not five months ago. Which I pointed out, and the assistant had no particular response for, only continuing to mumble her opinion.
I repeat: there are only twelve people in this department. Eleven, if you count the fact that the director is newer than me.
I find it extremely difficult to believe that we are actually required to go through this gymkhana for 20-hour-a-week, $9/hr. student employees. But I have a meeting with The Director next week to get some goddamn real answers.
So. One of the things I was tasked to do in my job was to come up with a unified, consistent set of policies pertaining to our student employees: hiring, firing, raises, reviews, disciplinary action, all that. That was a sort of low-hanging fruit, so I tackled it early on; and being duly diligent and conscientious, I went unto HR back in the fall and asked, "So, what are the university and/or college policies for CAs? Is it all the same as full-timers, or what?" And they answered me, "Oh no, it's entirely at-will, you can let them go whenever for whatever reason." So I wrote it up thus.
Fast forward to yesterday. One of our department's student employees has been Sir Not Appearing In This Picture. In the ~3 months he's been working for us, he's been out 30 days. So his supervisor asked me, well, can I just tell him to FOAD? And I would have said "yes, of course", except he's an "ITSA", not a CA -- that is, he can work up to 32 hours a week, not 20. They are, in every other respect (other than pay) treated the same, as far as I've found; but I thought I ought to ask, just to be sure. Okay, no problem, let me call HR.
I got passed around four people (in a department of twelve, I should add), and no one knew the answer. They'd call me back.
Today I get email saying "You should call the assistant to the director". Okay, I do so. In which I am told that not only are ITSAs supposed to be handled like full-timers--verbal warning, written warning (signed by employee), hearing, fire--but so are CAs. In spite of what they told me not five months ago. Which I pointed out, and the assistant had no particular response for, only continuing to mumble her opinion.
I repeat: there are only twelve people in this department. Eleven, if you count the fact that the director is newer than me.
I find it extremely difficult to believe that we are actually required to go through this gymkhana for 20-hour-a-week, $9/hr. student employees. But I have a meeting with The Director next week to get some goddamn real answers.
