Hi.
I've been lurking this forum for almost a year.. I seldom post because I don't like contention and it seems trying to correct some misconceptions with the FAA is sometimes more trouble than its worth.
Anyway, this post is about a lad who came into the support manager's office today at my facility. If you've never seen me before, I'm a FAA employee in tech ops at a level 12 facility. I'm also a PUBNAT2er and my clearances (sec and med) have been done for about two weeks, so like many of the PUBNAT2 folks I'm just waiting for a go date for OKC.
Since our facility is quite large we get many visits and requests for tours.. interviews.. etc. I did my interview at my facility even though I worked with the interviewing manager every day. He's a fantastic guy so it was pretty much a formality.
Anyway, some guy comes in the other day and I get asked to sit in at the tail end of the guys' interview, mostly because I'm done with the hiring process save the part about getting my class date. The guy said it was cool because he wanted to ask me specific questions about my timeline for hiring and how the ATSAT was, etc.
First of all, the guy obviously thought he knew exactly what the process was about. He hadn't taken the ATSAT yet.. hell he hadn't even applied on ASAP. But he KNEW what the test was going to be like. I recommend him the "green book" and he said he already had another one he thought was better.
Keep in mind, we're sitting in front of the support manager during all this.
So he keeps asking me when he can schedule his ATSAT. I tell him you don't call and schedule a date as much as you apply and HR e-mails you telling you to contact the contractor. He seems to ignore than sentence and asks me again.
Long story shorter.. the guy just had it in his head that he wanted to come to my facility or another one that was a 12. He knew he was a shoe-in, and not me or a manager at my facility was gonna tell him differently.
I'm picked up for a level 12 facility too. But I realize already how much of a challenge its going to be for a newbie like me to get checked out at a level 12. But I think I'm up to the challenge.
Oh, and the guy was in jeans and a hat.
For most people, its probably obvious what this guy's problem was. But if you're brand new in the process.. just keep in mind.. that everyone you speak to, HR or not, is going to have some say on how far you go. And its probably a better default position to assume you know nothing, rather than assume you know everything.
Take care guys. Hope to see some of you in OKC.
FS1
I've been lurking this forum for almost a year.. I seldom post because I don't like contention and it seems trying to correct some misconceptions with the FAA is sometimes more trouble than its worth.
Anyway, this post is about a lad who came into the support manager's office today at my facility. If you've never seen me before, I'm a FAA employee in tech ops at a level 12 facility. I'm also a PUBNAT2er and my clearances (sec and med) have been done for about two weeks, so like many of the PUBNAT2 folks I'm just waiting for a go date for OKC.
Since our facility is quite large we get many visits and requests for tours.. interviews.. etc. I did my interview at my facility even though I worked with the interviewing manager every day. He's a fantastic guy so it was pretty much a formality.
Anyway, some guy comes in the other day and I get asked to sit in at the tail end of the guys' interview, mostly because I'm done with the hiring process save the part about getting my class date. The guy said it was cool because he wanted to ask me specific questions about my timeline for hiring and how the ATSAT was, etc.
First of all, the guy obviously thought he knew exactly what the process was about. He hadn't taken the ATSAT yet.. hell he hadn't even applied on ASAP. But he KNEW what the test was going to be like. I recommend him the "green book" and he said he already had another one he thought was better.
Keep in mind, we're sitting in front of the support manager during all this.
So he keeps asking me when he can schedule his ATSAT. I tell him you don't call and schedule a date as much as you apply and HR e-mails you telling you to contact the contractor. He seems to ignore than sentence and asks me again.
Long story shorter.. the guy just had it in his head that he wanted to come to my facility or another one that was a 12. He knew he was a shoe-in, and not me or a manager at my facility was gonna tell him differently.
I'm picked up for a level 12 facility too. But I realize already how much of a challenge its going to be for a newbie like me to get checked out at a level 12. But I think I'm up to the challenge.
Oh, and the guy was in jeans and a hat.
For most people, its probably obvious what this guy's problem was. But if you're brand new in the process.. just keep in mind.. that everyone you speak to, HR or not, is going to have some say on how far you go. And its probably a better default position to assume you know nothing, rather than assume you know everything.
Take care guys. Hope to see some of you in OKC.
FS1