Today I spoke briefly with Keith Wilburn and he said he would get back to me by Wednesday but he wanted to check with HR people. I told him that Allison Vaillancourt and Leslie Porter were already involved and he seemed to like that. I also said that Roger Forrester had to meet with one or both of them to get the final OK for the U of A.
Joel Millman hasn't replied to my e-mail about SCSEP's definition of "unemployed."
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
SOME NEWS
Today I made an appointment to speak with Roger Forrester. He agreed to meet with me but it was clear that he preferred that I deal with Laura Riecken.
I had been trying to contact Martina Johansen, the Main Library's HR person, for over a week but my phone calls and e-mails weren't returned. Today, I saw her and found out that there isn't a slot for me right now at the Information Commons but they will keep my resume on file and she suggested that I get back in touch with them in 5 or 6 months.
I had been trying to contact Martina Johansen, the Main Library's HR person, for over a week but my phone calls and e-mails weren't returned. Today, I saw her and found out that there isn't a slot for me right now at the Information Commons but they will keep my resume on file and she suggested that I get back in touch with them in 5 or 6 months.
TALK WITH PEGGY & KERRY
I met with Peggy O'Brien who is a SCSEP intake person at the El Rio DES Center. Like me, she was surprised that I (and others) had to start all over again with SCSEP and she told me that since Liz Melin left, SCSEP had gone downhill. Peggy said that she was pretty much kept in the dark about what subsidized openings SCSEP had and had been told to mind her own business when she questioned any of the recent decisions by SCSEP. She and Kerry Kemp had looked for the justification for requiring people to start all over in SCSEP and just like me were unable to find any.
Kerry told me that Laura at SCSEP wants to take people off the street and train them to get a job instead of placing anyone in a subsidized position. That might explain why Laura told me that getting a position for me at the U of A was a "low priority."
While I was talking with Peggy, I discovered that on January 3rd, 2011, there were about 15 host agencies and among them there were only 3 or 4 open slots for SCSEP clients. This was about the time I was waiting for SCSEP to look into seeing if I could work for the U of A.
Kerry told me that Laura at SCSEP wants to take people off the street and train them to get a job instead of placing anyone in a subsidized position. That might explain why Laura told me that getting a position for me at the U of A was a "low priority."
While I was talking with Peggy, I discovered that on January 3rd, 2011, there were about 15 host agencies and among them there were only 3 or 4 open slots for SCSEP clients. This was about the time I was waiting for SCSEP to look into seeing if I could work for the U of A.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)