https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 23:46:06 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-have-an-underqualified-boss#post-328626 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:43:28 +0000 Cole 328626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This just happened to husband, they restructured, his boss got a new boss who in turn hired someone between my husband and his former boss. They new guy has no experience in the field and had no interpersonal skills yet was hired as an "ideas guy". The problem is this new boss (the first one) misunderstood my husband's job description and hired the new guy to do the same job. Before she came on board they were in the process of looking for the people under my husband so basically he was slated for a promotion and got a demotion...</p> <p>All in all I get how frustrating that must be, it is so hard when companies get caught in weird politics or something and forget to just do the right thing. At the least they should have come to you and said "we are listing this today, you are welcome to apply and we will be happy to schedule an interview." </p> <p>I also feel like sometimes when you have been somewhere for awhile they forget what your qualifications were and just know that you do your job.</p> <p>Good luck to you! I hope it turns out for the best! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-have-an-underqualified-boss#post-328577 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:16:22 +0000 BlueWolverine 328577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I'm free to apply. And I will. DH thinks I'm taking it too personally that no one informed me of the posting going up. I'm trying to chill out a little bit.</p> <p>I'm going to do exactly as you suggest. </p> <p>@krsmall: That has got to be so incredibly frustrating. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-have-an-underqualified-boss#post-328523 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 14:43:19 +0000 daniellemybelle 328523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you tell them you are applying for the position, and are confident you will be a competitive candidate because of your experience doing the job? I wonder what they would say - they can't keep you out of the application process, and they can't discriminate against you because you are pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-have-an-underqualified-boss#post-328360 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:07:25 +0000 littlek 328360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! This just happened to me. My boss got fired so I've been doing his job ever since I got back from maternity leave. The new manager they hired is a joke! He supposedly has more experience than me but I can't tell because he always seems completely loss and unable to make a decision. It drives me nuts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ever-have-an-underqualified-boss#post-328357 Sat, 06 Oct 2012 10:04:28 +0000 BlueWolverine 328357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My boss got fired in August. I was asked to take over for him in addition to my normal job duties. I've been doing both since then and even completed a gigantic, has to be done, no one else can do it project involving the coordination of major stakeholders while I was at home, pregnant with bronchitis and peeing myself I was coughing so hard. I've managed so many problems they don't even know about, because I MANAGE them. My staff was in a horrible place because my old boss treated them like children, so I've been in repair mode with them. I believe it has gone really well. The staff has thanked me and brought concerns to me, which to me says that they're comfortable with me, which is pretty valuable.</p> <p>I work in the public sector, so all jobs have to be posted before being filled. The posting of the job went up yesterday, and no one bothered to tell me. The "required qualifications" were reduced just before the posting went up, but the "preferred qualifications" include my degree and experience. I am infuriated. I feel like my workplace isn't viewing me as a viable candidate if no one even bothered to tell me that the posting went up.</p> <p>I know this is just me being reactive, but if my maternity leave Jan-March-ish has anything to do with this, it's not going to be pretty for them. Would it be better for me to be on maternity leave in summer? Of course. Is that what happened? No. Would they actually say that's why I didn't get the job? Of course not. Still wouldn't be pretty for them.</p> <p>If they find someone more qualified than me, who has more experience than me, I'll be absolutely fine with that. If they hire someone with no experience in this pretty specialized area (as that no longer part of the "required qualifications"), I'm going to lose my shit. </p> <p>I may be completely overreacting. I have no idea. Many high level co-workers have said that I should of course throw my name in the hat for the position, so it's widely known that I'm going to. </p> <p>Has anyone had to work for a boss that knows nothing, when you've already done that boss's job? I have no idea if this going to happen, but I don't know if I can do it. </p>