[Histonet] Offended

Mon Dec 15 08:20:04 CST 2008

Kimberly
I think that it is a sad reflection that both management and outside companies when they hear that an employee is looking at salaries etc., assume that employee is seriously looking for a new job. This is not confined to histotech positions.
I know of several instances when individuals were just looking around to compare jobs and salaries. Administration assumed that the individual had already made up their mind to leave and only asked what they could do to retain that employee when it was too late. A simple timely sentence of "what can we do to keep you here" is often all that is needed. In the absence of this, the individuals assumption is that the administration does not care if that individual leaves or not. 
I do feel that a generic letter, such as we often see on histonet posting available jobs is OK.
If you are being bugged by companies then you need to contact them at their highest levels and note that if future correspondence with job offers are directed to you personally then you will ask the administration to look at the business dealings the lab and/or university has with this company.
Failing that, I would recommend that you contract this out to Joe - he has a great reputation for getting things done!
Barry

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From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu on behalf of Kimberly Tuttle
Sent: Mon 12/15/2008 7:57 AM
To: Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Offended

I dont think that anyone should assume that a tech is looking for another job because someone called the lab and asked for them. I get telemarketing calls from sales reps and emails and calls from job recruiters because most of them are members of this listserve, and many of our signature blocks contain all of our contact information, including phone number.  I would be really offended if my supervisor held me personally responsible for the poor judgement of a recruiter.  Maybe thats their angle, because if my boss came at me like Joe, Id start looking for another job.

Kimberly C. Tuttle  HT (ASCP)
Pathology Biorepository and Research Core
University of Maryland
Room NBW58, UMMC
22 S. Greene St
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 328-5524
(410) 328-5508 fax

>>> <lee2323 <@t> comcast.net> 12/13/2008 8:46 am >>>

I think if you have a great work environment with competitve pay then you have nothing to worry about. Your staff will stay put.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Blazek" <lblazek <@t> digestivespecialists.com>
To: "Charles.Embrey" <Charles.Embrey <@t> carle.com>, "Joe Nocito" <jnocito <@t> satx.rr.com>, Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:22:11 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Offended

Matt may have said no but we still found out!

Linda Blazek HT (ASCP)
Manager/Supervisor
GI Pathology of Dayton
7415 Brandt Pike
Huber Heights, OH 45424
Phone: (937) 293-4424 ext 7118
Email: lblazek <@t> digestivespecialists.com

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Charles.Embrey
Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 9:14 AM
To: Joe Nocito; Michael LaFriniere; Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Offended

Joe, I can hardly believe you could be that grouchy :).  When I was
looking hard for a tech I called my buddy Matt Chase at Children's to
try and coax him over to my lab.  When he said no, I asked if he would
let me chat with his techs and see how they were doing.  Alas, he also
replied negatively to that.  The truth is that techs are becoming harder
to find and are going at a premium price.

Chuck

-----Original Message-----
From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Joe
Nocito
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 7:19 PM
To: Michael LaFriniere; Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Offended

here we go and it's almost Friday. I received a call just like that at
my
last job. Me being me, I gave her a piece of my mind ( not too much, I
don't
have that much to go around). Told her she had some big testicles (not
the
word I used, but you get the idea) and hung up. I then called in the
tech
and had a talk with him. Asked him if he was looking for a job. He told
me
that he wasn't and didn't know how she got his name. I told him that if
he
was looking for another job to do it on his time and on his dollar. If I

ever received another call from a headhunter naming him, he would have
to
talk to them because he would be shown the door.
There are other ways to go about this. Calling a lab is not one of them,
but
I'm sure some people give their work number for different reasons,
trying to
use it as leverage for a pay raise, to get the supervisors nervous,
because
the techs are that brazen, or belong to the id10t  club. Let's face it,
we
are becoming a scarce breed and people have quotas to meet. Some will
stop
at nothing. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

JTT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael LaFriniere" <MLafrini <@t> csmlab.com>
To: <Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:37 AM
Subject: [Histonet] Offended

I Wanted to obtained opinions of Managers/Supervisors in the histo world
and
how you handle situations regarding recruiters calling directly into
Pathology Labs to specific tech's and stating they are seeking referrals
for
job placements. I recently had an AP staffing solution company call one
of
my labs to talk to any "histologist"  I felt was to recruit staff.  I
feel
this is an unprofessional practice to call directly into the laboratory
and
to hide behind the wording "referrals" when actually it appears they are

trying to get information from the tech on the phone seeing if they are
looking for a "new job".  I feel that this is an intrusion as well as
inappropriate in our line of business and we are not in the business to
give
referrals to companies in the staffing solution arena for their monetary

gain as well as trying to entice  our staff. What the staff does with
these
types of companies on personal time is their business, however, I think
it
is offending for companies to demonstrate this behavior.  If anyone
would
like to know which company and person called into my lab I will
personally
inform you on private email!

Michael LaFriniere
Executive Director
CSM
Washington DC/Maryland/Virginia

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