A new employee just reported to your unit within the last week. One of his duties is to access taxpayer records using one of the IRS computer systems. He has yet to receive his login ID and password. He asks you if he can use your logon ID and password so he can start his duties right away. What would you do?
Tell him to talk to his manager.
OR
Tell him that you cannot do that, but you will be happy to assist him in requesting his login ID and password.
I find both answers correct but what do you think?
I wouldn't be giving him access but showing him how to request it?
what is the correct response? I can't pick both. but they are probably looking for manager. I'm not his boss. but still, coworkers should help refer them to the right place.
I don't have time to waste on doing your job for you since I'm a level 5 and helping you get your information is a level 3 job with the assistance of a level 7 status. Legally, I can't help you. Now go find a closet somewhere and take a nap while the level 3 tries to find you so you can both meet with your level 7 manager.
ie - leave me alone. I'm payed by the government and aren't supposed to do any more than I'm asked. :eyeroll:
I'm finding these hard to answer because most are a double answer.
I would do more than one. and I can tell they want to know how much I would give back to my manager. Interesting since TECHNICALLY it is the managers job but I want to look like I'm worth having by doing work and not delegating it back to the boss.
I did, when the Lowe's was opening up here last fall.
They ask, before they will even let you into the online applications, how much you have stolen from previous employers, and there are several questions addressing this, from "how much cash", "how much in office supplies", etc.
And it is asked in such a way that it sounds like everyone does it.
There are options to say you haven't stolen anything, but they are worded just like all the other responses, as though any answer is fine as long as it is the truth.
Looked to me like it was the CYA "in case we have to fire you someday" part of the process.
That's one of those honesty tests that retailers have used off and on for years. They ask the same questions in different ways to see if you are telling the truth.
I really don't think there's much at Home Depot / Lowes worth stealing that wouldn't require a pickup truck to haul away.
That being said, there's probably a $1,000 lost every day with people taking one single nut or bolt instead of bothering with weighing it or looking up the price on a chart. Good God, I've seen people ARGUE about the price of a single nut being 11 cents instead of 14 at the checkout.
I think Cluey's new high heels would probably cost $1.79 in spare parts at the Depot. Haven't really shopped around for a better deal on THOSE, yet...
Nope! Except for the ones given us as "rewards" at product launches. No post-its or other stuff like that, either.
I just thought it was interesting that the questionnaire was the first thing before they'd let you into the application. I thought perhaps they were screening with it, and if you answered wrong, you wouldn't even be allowed to get to the application. Or at the very least it would go into your file in case they ever let you go.
The questions were more about putting value on what you've stolen, and were heavily worded to get you to say you had stolen, IMHO.
the question stated that he started within the week. he ought to know by that point who he reports to; they should have met him the morning of day 1. in addition, he should have also received his credentials from his manager on day 1. the correct answer is to send him back to his manager, because the choices available for the chances of you having the ability to help him request his username and password as a peon yourself are "slim" and "none".
They don't want people that pass the buck and let someone else deal with the problem.
Many new hires only meet their immediate supervisor the first few days and don't meet the manager right away. Maybe in a perfect world...
How would you feel if you were new and asked someone to help you and were shunned and told to go to your manager? Probably would not like that person much. Not a good way to build team cohesiveness.
Being a manager, I don't want my new employee going to anyone other than me. Not only is it my job but also makes me look bad if some newbie doesn't know what to do to get access.
What if the newbie asks my boss to help him? My boss would be wondering WTH is up with me and the new guy.
Many new hires only meet their immediate supervisor the first few days and don't meet the manager right away. Maybe in a perfect world...
ahh. there's the key. in my line of work, the immediate supervisor is the manager so i'm kinda blinded in that regard. if the immediate supervisor isn't the manager, then they should be directed to go see the supervisor. when it comes to login credentials, on day one the accounts should have already been set up by it, and the supervisor should have them in his or her possession. regardless this isn't passing the buck, as its something the newbie's supervisor should have acquired in the first place, since logins are generally not self-service items.
There were many questions like this one where I would answer in unison. I would do more than one thing to accomplish the task. I agree that it's not a good thing to make the newbie feel unwelcome and try to help as well as direct them to the manager OR people who give passwords (IT).
The question was tricky in the way it was written. It asked if I would help direct them to the right person to get help and not just back to their manager IF I REMEMBER the question correctly. Thats why I had trouble with it. It's not like the answer was saying "would you make them a password and get them access"?
"Is there any Somali who can earn a million dollars for any business? We get millions of dollars easily for one attack," bragged Salah Ali Samatar, a 32-year-old pirate who spoke by phone from Eyl, a pirate den on Somalia's desolate northern coast.
While their countrymen suffer through another political crisis and the looming threat of famine, pirates are splashing hundred-dollar bills like play money around the nowhere towns of northern Somalia.
Residents say that the pirates are building houses, buying flashy cell phones and air-conditioned SUVs, gifting friends and relatives with hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars and winning the attention of beautiful women, who seem to be flocking to pirate towns from miles around.
Shopkeepers charge the pirates a premium for food and khat — a narcotic leaf that Somali men chew religiously — but the buccaneers don't seem to mind.
I don't know where the post is but I know there are extra tickets left for the MONDAY, 2 pm - Memorial Day - Harriet Island - Jonathan Paddleford -FREE boat ride.
WHO IS GOING TO THIS? ANYONE WANT TO GO?
sounds like a nice free ride up and down the river- maybe have a few drinks - take the party somewhere afterwards? ideas?
Tell him to talk to his manager.
OR
Tell him that you cannot do that, but you will be happy to assist him in requesting his login ID and password.
I find both answers correct but what do you think?
I wouldn't be giving him access but showing him how to request it?
what is the correct response? I can't pick both. but they are probably looking for manager. I'm not his boss. but still, coworkers should help refer them to the right place.
I don't have time to waste on doing your job for you since I'm a level 5 and helping you get your information is a level 3 job with the assistance of a level 7 status. Legally, I can't help you. Now go find a closet somewhere and take a nap while the level 3 tries to find you so you can both meet with your level 7 manager.
ie - leave me alone. I'm payed by the government and aren't supposed to do any more than I'm asked. :eyeroll:
I would do more than one. and I can tell they want to know how much I would give back to my manager. Interesting since TECHNICALLY it is the managers job but I want to look like I'm worth having by doing work and not delegating it back to the boss.
These questionaires take forever.
I did, when the Lowe's was opening up here last fall.
They ask, before they will even let you into the online applications, how much you have stolen from previous employers, and there are several questions addressing this, from "how much cash", "how much in office supplies", etc.
And it is asked in such a way that it sounds like everyone does it.
There are options to say you haven't stolen anything, but they are worded just like all the other responses, as though any answer is fine as long as it is the truth.
Looked to me like it was the CYA "in case we have to fire you someday" part of the process.
Got any pens at home from someone you worked for?
That being said, there's probably a $1,000 lost every day with people taking one single nut or bolt instead of bothering with weighing it or looking up the price on a chart. Good God, I've seen people ARGUE about the price of a single nut being 11 cents instead of 14 at the checkout.
I think Cluey's new high heels would probably cost $1.79 in spare parts at the Depot. Haven't really shopped around for a better deal on THOSE, yet...
Clue Master, "What irritates you?" #11472, 14 May 2009 2:34 pm
sorry - too easy :eyeroll: :wink:
This is the correct response.
The other option is passing the buck. Take ownership!
He's new and might not know who his manager is.
Nope! Except for the ones given us as "rewards" at product launches. No post-its or other stuff like that, either.
I just thought it was interesting that the questionnaire was the first thing before they'd let you into the application. I thought perhaps they were screening with it, and if you answered wrong, you wouldn't even be allowed to get to the application. Or at the very least it would go into your file in case they ever let you go.
The questions were more about putting value on what you've stolen, and were heavily worded to get you to say you had stolen, IMHO.
the question stated that he started within the week. he ought to know by that point who he reports to; they should have met him the morning of day 1. in addition, he should have also received his credentials from his manager on day 1. the correct answer is to send him back to his manager, because the choices available for the chances of you having the ability to help him request his username and password as a peon yourself are "slim" and "none".
They don't want people that pass the buck and let someone else deal with the problem.
Many new hires only meet their immediate supervisor the first few days and don't meet the manager right away. Maybe in a perfect world...
How would you feel if you were new and asked someone to help you and were shunned and told to go to your manager? Probably would not like that person much. Not a good way to build team cohesiveness.
What if the newbie asks my boss to help him? My boss would be wondering WTH is up with me and the new guy.
ahh. there's the key. in my line of work, the immediate supervisor is the manager so i'm kinda blinded in that regard. if the immediate supervisor isn't the manager, then they should be directed to go see the supervisor. when it comes to login credentials, on day one the accounts should have already been set up by it, and the supervisor should have them in his or her possession. regardless this isn't passing the buck, as its something the newbie's supervisor should have acquired in the first place, since logins are generally not self-service items.
which of course doesn't do one bit of good for me2, but hey discussion is fun :smile:
There were many questions like this one where I would answer in unison. I would do more than one thing to accomplish the task. I agree that it's not a good thing to make the newbie feel unwelcome and try to help as well as direct them to the manager OR people who give passwords (IT).
The question was tricky in the way it was written. It asked if I would help direct them to the right person to get help and not just back to their manager IF I REMEMBER the question correctly. Thats why I had trouble with it. It's not like the answer was saying "would you make them a password and get them access"?
The Police 2007
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I have this stub but it's MF1 row 2 (one of my most prized possessions)
wasn't Donner and Dasher flying bucks.
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My inlaws, who are absolutely nuts, over this past weekend made it known that they think my wife and I "Spend money like pirates."
Question is this: I genuinely have no idea what that means. anybody have an idea?
No idea here either
joe!
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/100/story/58111.html
Maybe they meant Pittburgh Pirates?
Software pirates?
Maybe they said "pilots"??? (with a nod to Pirates of Penzance)
On the other hand, maybe they just have a stick up their ass...I'll bet they are the type who squeeze a quarter until the eagle shrieks, eh?
While their countrymen suffer through another political crisis and the looming threat of famine, pirates are splashing hundred-dollar bills like play money around the nowhere towns of northern Somalia.
Residents say that the pirates are building houses, buying flashy cell phones and air-conditioned SUVs, gifting friends and relatives with hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars and winning the attention of beautiful women, who seem to be flocking to pirate towns from miles around.
Shopkeepers charge the pirates a premium for food and khat — a narcotic leaf that Somali men chew religiously — but the buccaneers don't seem to mind.
arrrrrrhhhh...shiver me timbers...
blow me down..
Allison Wonderland, "Allison Wonderland's 2009 24 Hour Hunt" #1, 17 May 2009 10:56 am
I moved all the posts over there as well.
Which opens up the big 22k Joe once again :cool:
why not just ask them? hehe
soooo, what does a pirate spend like? are you saying we rob and pillage? make em squirm I tell yah.
WHO IS GOING TO THIS? ANYONE WANT TO GO?
sounds like a nice free ride up and down the river- maybe have a few drinks - take the party somewhere afterwards? ideas?
Joe! :cool: