Fired in the sense (just shouted right?) and not "Terminated" Pls clarify
Bincy.... its all a part and parcel of work. These are learning stages, dont get disappointed for this. It was not meant to demotivate you - but he felt it was necessary that being in the trainee role for 7 months - you should know certain terminologies.
Else its a failure for your trainer too.
There will come a time when your DGM will appreciate your work. So work smart! ;-)
Good Luck!
From India, Madras
54Bincy.... its all a part and parcel of work. These are learning stages, dont get disappointed for this. It was not meant to demotivate you - but he felt it was necessary that being in the trainee role for 7 months - you should know certain terminologies.
Else its a failure for your trainer too.
There will come a time when your DGM will appreciate your work. So work smart! ;-)
Good Luck!
From India, Madras
No. nothing is boring, its only ur temporary current state of mind, which is compelling u to think on that. Ur this kind of attitude shows that you want to do something in ur field. Take the advantage of your spare time and think what all new subjects/ areas in HR u can build ur more knolwedge into. Research on them, and compile ur data for ur knowledge and prospective jobs. U can also suggest new areas to start and imporvement to ur mgmt, which will ultimately build ur own self-confidence in ur field in detail.
From India, Delhi
From India, Delhi
Hello Shiva,
I have been seeing sooo many responses to guide you....not sure if you really need yet one more:-).
But frankly, I think you have a REAL problem.....am not kidding nor am I pulling your leg. In fact, the way I look @ it, TWO problems- it could be either or both, in your case.
First & foremost, pl. ruminate & analyse as to WHY YOU TOOK HR line as a career. If you realise it's the wrong area to be in FOR YOU, based on your temperment, attitude--qualifications being the last--don't think you are the only one in this world. There are many who get into something and then later realise they made a WRONG CHOICE--based on WRONG PREMISES on their capabilities vis-à-vis the needs of the field.......and this includes many so-called experienced ones in various fields.
I have met so many candidates who prepared to get into the Software development line….…just b’cos either they noticed or friends told them the salaries are very good, lots of foreign trips without spending a penny from their pockets, etc. And I mean guys who just did Diplomas, B.Com/BA and even some ITI guys.
What they failed to see WHEN THEY WERE MAKING THE CHOICE was that IT jobs NEED A HIGH LEVEL of Analytical mindset, which doesn’t figure anywhere in their qualifications. And then by hook-or-crook, they get into the IT field [this is where corruption in the IT industry entered, way back during the Y2K days] and after the honeymoon period, they get disillusioned and blame everyone & everything—EXCEPT THEMSELVES for a choice gone sour.
In a single line, career choice is MORE to do with COMPATIBILITY, like a marriage, than just with YOUR strengths and/or weaknesses.
I can only empathise with the likes of you, Shalu, Savithri, Rashmi, et al.
So Ms. Saher, Dada and others who have a similar opinion—that this is a stupid question……pl. pass my comments if you still think so.
Now coming to the Problem area no. 2.
Based on your comments to other member comments, I can see very clearly that YOUR LEARNING PROCESS HAS JUST STOPPED…though that’s surprising, since you have just begun your career. Boring, lack-of-interest and such comments are a RESULT [NOT the cause] of the stoppage of the learning process. Like someone said—Learning begins @ birth & ends with death. Or at least, that’s how nature has made us to be.
And believe me Shiva, this can happen in the very beginning of one’s career or even after the guy builds-up a couple of decades experience.
In a way, I would say, you are lucky that it happened in the beginning, giving you the great opportunity to make a course-correction without much damage to the overall career graph. What if you faced this situation after 10 yrs of exp? First, you wouldn’t be able to speak so freely & openly of this problem—natural human ego hang-up being the reason [incidentally some of the ones who responded to this thread seem to give the impression of having this trait]. And when you don’t/can’t express it, the chances of feedback is restricted too…… and you just end-up continuing the same mistakes until you retire……I am not joking-I have seen quite a few such cases—and couldn’t help except pitying them.
And the ONLY WAY TO ensure your learning process doesn’t stop is to follow some of the suggestions Zalak, Asha, Simhan & Sundararajan mentioned.
But even before implementing their valuable suggestions, """FIRST & FOREMOST begin to DELINK your learning process & the actual implementation of what you learned""". Though it’s said—necessity is the mother of invention, in actual practice, "DON’T LEARN SINCE YOU NEED IT. LEARN JUST B’COS YOU GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN". I can tell you this much Shiva—"quite a few times, the chance to practice what you learn comes only later". If you are doing something, try to do it differently to better the result……not b’cos the boss asks you to but b’cos you want to test how YOU CAN BETTER YOURSELF. THE MORE YOU SET YOUR OWN targets, the better goal-oriented you can become [and another advantage in this way is you won’t have your boss breathing over your neck].
The HR nuances/tips what I am practicing/suggesting now were learnt by me way back in the early 1980s during my first job—mind you I am a technical guy by experience. At that time I always wondered what am I learning and why……but thankfully I didn’t allow that self-doubt to stop the learning process. And only in the past few years do I realize that hadn’t it been for that exp of handling hundreds of issues & people parallely during the first 4-6 yrs of my career that gave me the skill to look @ things from different perspectives, I don’t think I would fit into the HR line at all--@ best a mediocre guy and @ worst a misfit HR guy getting muck in the face on a daily-basis. I am mentioning this since I can only quote from MY experience.
And looking at the whole thing from the perspective of philosophy/karma or whatever you want to name it as, there’s nothing that happens without a reason. Just don't allow yourself to be in a situation whare you will regret later in life that you can't handle a particular situation JUST B'COS YOU DIDN'T LEARN WHEN YOU GOT A CHANCE earlier in life.
I hope I have conveyed what I wanted to, without any scope for misinterpretations/misunderstanding.
All the best.
Rgds.
TS
From India, Hyderabad
I have been seeing sooo many responses to guide you....not sure if you really need yet one more:-).
But frankly, I think you have a REAL problem.....am not kidding nor am I pulling your leg. In fact, the way I look @ it, TWO problems- it could be either or both, in your case.
First & foremost, pl. ruminate & analyse as to WHY YOU TOOK HR line as a career. If you realise it's the wrong area to be in FOR YOU, based on your temperment, attitude--qualifications being the last--don't think you are the only one in this world. There are many who get into something and then later realise they made a WRONG CHOICE--based on WRONG PREMISES on their capabilities vis-à-vis the needs of the field.......and this includes many so-called experienced ones in various fields.
I have met so many candidates who prepared to get into the Software development line….…just b’cos either they noticed or friends told them the salaries are very good, lots of foreign trips without spending a penny from their pockets, etc. And I mean guys who just did Diplomas, B.Com/BA and even some ITI guys.
What they failed to see WHEN THEY WERE MAKING THE CHOICE was that IT jobs NEED A HIGH LEVEL of Analytical mindset, which doesn’t figure anywhere in their qualifications. And then by hook-or-crook, they get into the IT field [this is where corruption in the IT industry entered, way back during the Y2K days] and after the honeymoon period, they get disillusioned and blame everyone & everything—EXCEPT THEMSELVES for a choice gone sour.
In a single line, career choice is MORE to do with COMPATIBILITY, like a marriage, than just with YOUR strengths and/or weaknesses.
I can only empathise with the likes of you, Shalu, Savithri, Rashmi, et al.
So Ms. Saher, Dada and others who have a similar opinion—that this is a stupid question……pl. pass my comments if you still think so.
Now coming to the Problem area no. 2.
Based on your comments to other member comments, I can see very clearly that YOUR LEARNING PROCESS HAS JUST STOPPED…though that’s surprising, since you have just begun your career. Boring, lack-of-interest and such comments are a RESULT [NOT the cause] of the stoppage of the learning process. Like someone said—Learning begins @ birth & ends with death. Or at least, that’s how nature has made us to be.
And believe me Shiva, this can happen in the very beginning of one’s career or even after the guy builds-up a couple of decades experience.
In a way, I would say, you are lucky that it happened in the beginning, giving you the great opportunity to make a course-correction without much damage to the overall career graph. What if you faced this situation after 10 yrs of exp? First, you wouldn’t be able to speak so freely & openly of this problem—natural human ego hang-up being the reason [incidentally some of the ones who responded to this thread seem to give the impression of having this trait]. And when you don’t/can’t express it, the chances of feedback is restricted too…… and you just end-up continuing the same mistakes until you retire……I am not joking-I have seen quite a few such cases—and couldn’t help except pitying them.
And the ONLY WAY TO ensure your learning process doesn’t stop is to follow some of the suggestions Zalak, Asha, Simhan & Sundararajan mentioned.
But even before implementing their valuable suggestions, """FIRST & FOREMOST begin to DELINK your learning process & the actual implementation of what you learned""". Though it’s said—necessity is the mother of invention, in actual practice, "DON’T LEARN SINCE YOU NEED IT. LEARN JUST B’COS YOU GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN". I can tell you this much Shiva—"quite a few times, the chance to practice what you learn comes only later". If you are doing something, try to do it differently to better the result……not b’cos the boss asks you to but b’cos you want to test how YOU CAN BETTER YOURSELF. THE MORE YOU SET YOUR OWN targets, the better goal-oriented you can become [and another advantage in this way is you won’t have your boss breathing over your neck].
The HR nuances/tips what I am practicing/suggesting now were learnt by me way back in the early 1980s during my first job—mind you I am a technical guy by experience. At that time I always wondered what am I learning and why……but thankfully I didn’t allow that self-doubt to stop the learning process. And only in the past few years do I realize that hadn’t it been for that exp of handling hundreds of issues & people parallely during the first 4-6 yrs of my career that gave me the skill to look @ things from different perspectives, I don’t think I would fit into the HR line at all--@ best a mediocre guy and @ worst a misfit HR guy getting muck in the face on a daily-basis. I am mentioning this since I can only quote from MY experience.
And looking at the whole thing from the perspective of philosophy/karma or whatever you want to name it as, there’s nothing that happens without a reason. Just don't allow yourself to be in a situation whare you will regret later in life that you can't handle a particular situation JUST B'COS YOU DIDN'T LEARN WHEN YOU GOT A CHANCE earlier in life.
I hope I have conveyed what I wanted to, without any scope for misinterpretations/misunderstanding.
All the best.
Rgds.
TS
From India, Hyderabad
I don't know what you are saying or maybe it also depends on what size your organization is. coz I work in Kenya and in one of the big companies where we employ around 2000 employees and have been practicing HR for the last four and a half years and never been bored. it needs creativity and like us you don't only do recruitment and induction alone there are many aspects of HR that am involved in and also interacting with staff on a daily basis. you cant be bored doing what am doing so I think it depends.
From Kenya, Nairobi
From Kenya, Nairobi
Hi,,,,well for that matter any job is boring after a while.. it depends on how we m,ake it interesting,, it is not very feasible to change fields after gaining knowledge in a praticular domain.. either we change postion or a deifferent vertical in the same domain may make it interesting........
Regards,
Kas...
From India, Bangalore
Regards,
Kas...
From India, Bangalore
Prashant.H.Pawar,
Yes very much agreed upon the same, HR is indeed boring. I have too worked as manager- HR and invented to be boring. Then I shifted my profile to Manager- Admin and Marketing. HR is just un-skilled, clerical work, whereas admin and marketing provides very good source of learning and networking. Which is most productive for the organisation.
Thank u,
Prashant.H.Pawar,
9096349746
From India, Bangalore
Yes very much agreed upon the same, HR is indeed boring. I have too worked as manager- HR and invented to be boring. Then I shifted my profile to Manager- Admin and Marketing. HR is just un-skilled, clerical work, whereas admin and marketing provides very good source of learning and networking. Which is most productive for the organisation.
Thank u,
Prashant.H.Pawar,
9096349746
From India, Bangalore
There is a saying in almost all the Indian Languages, "The one who does not know how to dance always blames the dance floor for his inability to do so" or "The Grapes are Sour".
Let us not indulge in such mudslinging towards any Job in this platform.
If you find HR as un-skilled, clerical work, you are so obviously in the wrong job as you are not cut out to handle people.
You are good in administration, which is more clerical, but which you enjoy. Marketing is dynamic, no doubt, but that too has clerical aspects.
If you are not interested in HR why join such forums & cause disturbance to those who are interested in the field.
It is sad that historically HR has not been valued and is still evolving to be assigned its true value, but by no mwasure is it unimportant or useless.
By making such derogatory remarks about a profession that you are not keen on and certainly not made for only displays your weakness & inferiority, the truth being you are not capable of dealing with people, which is your personal failure & not universal truth.
Please refrain from making such comments on this platform. This thread has already been streched too far & given far more importance that it deserves.
If you or any of you are not interested in HR, please stay away from the profession & go where you find happiness. Please do not waste the precious time of really dedicated & interested HR Professionals.
Thanks & Regards,
Radhika
From India, Mumbai
Let us not indulge in such mudslinging towards any Job in this platform.
If you find HR as un-skilled, clerical work, you are so obviously in the wrong job as you are not cut out to handle people.
You are good in administration, which is more clerical, but which you enjoy. Marketing is dynamic, no doubt, but that too has clerical aspects.
If you are not interested in HR why join such forums & cause disturbance to those who are interested in the field.
It is sad that historically HR has not been valued and is still evolving to be assigned its true value, but by no mwasure is it unimportant or useless.
By making such derogatory remarks about a profession that you are not keen on and certainly not made for only displays your weakness & inferiority, the truth being you are not capable of dealing with people, which is your personal failure & not universal truth.
Please refrain from making such comments on this platform. This thread has already been streched too far & given far more importance that it deserves.
If you or any of you are not interested in HR, please stay away from the profession & go where you find happiness. Please do not waste the precious time of really dedicated & interested HR Professionals.
Thanks & Regards,
Radhika
From India, Mumbai
Hi Friend, your opinion may be true since we call it as "Monotony" in our hr terms. But I would say one thing from my 6 years experience.
"Never Love your work/profession instead marry it"
(As one day or the othe love may break but if you marry once you enjoy spending time with the partner who cares for you every moment!
Life is not only black & white! there are many more, try to mix and use them!
Hope you understand! Try to see the things in different way! This is just my feeling & no force to do the same!
Cheeeeerrrrrrssssssssss Bud!
SATYA.
From India, Hyderabad
"Never Love your work/profession instead marry it"
(As one day or the othe love may break but if you marry once you enjoy spending time with the partner who cares for you every moment!
Life is not only black & white! there are many more, try to mix and use them!
Hope you understand! Try to see the things in different way! This is just my feeling & no force to do the same!
Cheeeeerrrrrrssssssssss Bud!
SATYA.
From India, Hyderabad
Hey Shiv,
Welllllllllll... I donno wat to comment on your statement but ya , I found HR very interesting when I joined the company for my interns but then , now I am stuck up with my project , m nt able to sketch out the right methodology .. so now m finding it quite boring .. :(
Still ,HR ki jai ho !!!
From India, Mumbai
Welllllllllll... I donno wat to comment on your statement but ya , I found HR very interesting when I joined the company for my interns but then , now I am stuck up with my project , m nt able to sketch out the right methodology .. so now m finding it quite boring .. :(
Still ,HR ki jai ho !!!
From India, Mumbai
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