The Philadelphia School District is looking for a new head of HR. Ours got fired. Accused of malfeasance. Philly.com writes:
The school district’s chief talent development officer was escorted from district headquarters yesterday after an investigation found that her son was hired for two jobs he was unqualified for and she took it upon herself to give a group of workers raises, sources told the Daily News.
Here’s a couple of notes to the next head of HR at the District: 1) Don’t hire unqualified relatives, and 2) Don’t give out bonuses to your friends while firing a bunch of other teachers. Other than that, please feel free to be as corrupt as other administrators in the Philadelphia School District.
Come to think of it…I think I might like to have that job for a couple of years. My slogan: Kick ass, not kickbacks.
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oh, philly. when will you learn?
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Um…never. Why can’t we get Corruption That Works ™? Instead in Philly we even mess that up. I am getting resentful about this continual corruption. If Philly doesn’t watch it, it’ll be the next Detroit. Businesses will leave. And people will get sick of it. I mean…New York is 90 miles away…and somehow NYC works.
It’s kind of sad to read that post and not be surprised. I wonder if the talent management role was a political hire or civil service. Did the system corrupt the person or did he/she get the job to sustain the “victor/spoils” culture? Makes you lean toward less government, for about a minute. Then again, nepotism is alive and well in corporations too. Just ask your readers sometime.