Hi, I need advice from the HR team. I completed my MBA in 2009, and now I have been working as an HR Executive for the past six months. The issue is that my HR Manager is not assigning any work to me. Every day, I come to the office but do not have any tasks to do. I am not satisfied with my job. I have asked him numerous times, and he keeps saying he will assign me work, but I have yet to receive any tasks. I am unsure whom I should report this situation to. Please advise me, and thank you.
From India, Hyderabad
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One thing to keep in mind is that responsibility does not come automatically. You have to prove that you are able to take responsibility. Your education is not as important as work experience, so don't be egotistic just because you have an MBA.
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Vineet Deshmukh
From India, Yavatmal
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25With regards,
Vineet Deshmukh
From India, Yavatmal
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hi, Prove yourself,learn things how it works out. Once u complete a year look for another Job. chander
From India, Madras
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Thank you for your response. How can I prove myself? Many times, I try to support and do things, but he does not acknowledge me. Day by day, he continues the same behavior. My colleagues have mentioned to me that in the past, he did not give any responsibilities to previous employees, nor did he provide opportunities for new employees to learn, resulting in them leaving their jobs. However, I am unable to change my job because my total experience is 1.6 years, which is the main reason. Can you please guide me on what to do? Is there any mistake on my part? I am willing to change my attitude.
Thank you.
From India, Hyderabad
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Thank you.
From India, Hyderabad
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Well, I agree with Mr. Vineet that you need to put more effort into convincing your seniors/superiors in this regard. You have to gain their trust and continue asking for work by showing your interest in it. It is you who has to learn things as you are a new cog in this environment and HR world. Certainly, they will assign you work, and they are paying you for the same. No employer wants to keep their employees idle; they hire people to get their work done.
But as you are new and a fresher with not much experience, perhaps they are taking time and assigning you the least work because of this. Also, it is not possible that an employee has no work to do, and the employer will never realize it. No employer can bear this, but they might say an employee does not have much work to do, which will make someone feel "free all day," but you will shortly be assigned tasks.
You need to have patience and stability and show your interest to them. Show them that you are always ready to learn and do any work they assign you without expecting or complaining that you have nothing to do or are doing something you don't deserve or find unsatisfactory, etc.
Second, you need to wait here for some more time; later, you can look for a change. Until then, you need to learn many things, which you can also learn at this place. There is everything you require to learn.
You can start with "My 7 Stars of HR," which is a concept of HR and function laid down by me. Update and read the threads/posts and practice on your own.
For example:
- If you want to know everything about EPF & ESIC, you can read the threads/discussions held by the members here and keep yourself updated with the rules, rate of deduction, returns, and other required forms and everything.
- If you want to know about Salary Structure, Calculation, and other elements of Salary, you can get the same by doing the same procedure as I said above for EPF & ESIC. Also, you need to go for the Compensation Act 1923 and Bonus, Gratuity, and so on. You can get the sample sheets, Salary slip and calculation, Attendance register, and many more.
Now you have an idea of what to do and where to go and how.
One more thing I always say to people like you and others is: IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD, YOU DON'T NEED TO FIND A TEACHER FOR THIS; THE TEACHER WILL FIND YOU HIM/HERSELF.
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From India, Gurgaon
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But as you are new and a fresher with not much experience, perhaps they are taking time and assigning you the least work because of this. Also, it is not possible that an employee has no work to do, and the employer will never realize it. No employer can bear this, but they might say an employee does not have much work to do, which will make someone feel "free all day," but you will shortly be assigned tasks.
You need to have patience and stability and show your interest to them. Show them that you are always ready to learn and do any work they assign you without expecting or complaining that you have nothing to do or are doing something you don't deserve or find unsatisfactory, etc.
Second, you need to wait here for some more time; later, you can look for a change. Until then, you need to learn many things, which you can also learn at this place. There is everything you require to learn.
You can start with "My 7 Stars of HR," which is a concept of HR and function laid down by me. Update and read the threads/posts and practice on your own.
For example:
- If you want to know everything about EPF & ESIC, you can read the threads/discussions held by the members here and keep yourself updated with the rules, rate of deduction, returns, and other required forms and everything.
- If you want to know about Salary Structure, Calculation, and other elements of Salary, you can get the same by doing the same procedure as I said above for EPF & ESIC. Also, you need to go for the Compensation Act 1923 and Bonus, Gratuity, and so on. You can get the sample sheets, Salary slip and calculation, Attendance register, and many more.
Now you have an idea of what to do and where to go and how.
One more thing I always say to people like you and others is: IF YOU WANT TO LEARN ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD, YOU DON'T NEED TO FIND A TEACHER FOR THIS; THE TEACHER WILL FIND YOU HIM/HERSELF.
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- https://www.citehr.com/285974-career-hr.html
- https://www.citehr.com/284244-how-pr...list-role.html
From India, Gurgaon
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Thank you for your great suggestion and immediate response after your message. I feel very happy. Now I have an idea of what I need to learn, how to prove myself, and how to build my career. Once again, thank you for your brief explanation.
Thanks,
Ammaji
From India, Hyderabad
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Thanks,
Ammaji
From India, Hyderabad
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Things are not the way they should be in your team. There seems to be an issue with your HR Manager. It is hard to believe that you are just sitting around the whole day with nothing to do. This situation has left me puzzled and speechless. Sorry to hear this.
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John
From China, Shanghai
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Things are not the way they should be in your team. There seems to be an issue with your HR Manager. It is hard to believe that you are just sitting around the whole day with nothing to do. This situation has left me puzzled and speechless. Sorry to hear this.
Best regards,
John
From China, Shanghai
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My sincere advice is to start interacting with other members of your team and understand their activities. Learn how the system runs first. For HR, it is important to understand the company's business and the system operations. Put your efforts into understanding the activities of other team members and how they accomplish them. This is what I did in the early days of my career by engaging with experienced employees and learning about all HR activities in a company and the best way to execute them. Therefore, begin communicating with your seniors in the team.
Regards, Archana
From India, Hyderabad
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Regards, Archana
From India, Hyderabad
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Hi Ammaji, I initially agree with you that this type of attitude from your boss is always wrong. Even though you are relatively new, you should always be given miscellaneous or supportive tasks to do. The important thing is that you can only prove yourself when you are given things to do.
So, please wait patiently for some more time, or else start searching for another opportunity.
Warm regards,
Naresh
From India, Pune
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So, please wait patiently for some more time, or else start searching for another opportunity.
Warm regards,
Naresh
From India, Pune
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Dear All Respondents, I thank you for your contribution in clarifying Ammaji on her problem. But I do wish to remind you that unless an opportunity is given, there is no scope for learning and success. In her case, what I feel is her manager might be a person who does not have the tendency to teach and assign work so that the newcomers will learn things and start implementing. I always suggest that even though we might be experienced in our own field, there is always something to learn from the new generation. They always create situations for us to learn the advanced technologies or concepts that will ease up our routine.
Ammaji, in your case, I would recommend having a clear discussion with your manager and making necessary decisions because time is precious, and you cannot afford to lose it always looking for a helping hand. All the best.
From India, Madras
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Ammaji, in your case, I would recommend having a clear discussion with your manager and making necessary decisions because time is precious, and you cannot afford to lose it always looking for a helping hand. All the best.
From India, Madras
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Dear Ammaji, I would like to tell you that your boss will not give you any chance to prove your skills. It's better you start searching for a new job. Don't waste your time by keeping on waiting.
Someone from our team has written that you shouldn't be egoistic just because you have an MBA. It's not true that only MBAs have an ego, so please change your thinking. Ammaji has written all this because she has the courage to learn, so please don't demotivate her.
Good Luck
From India, Ahmadabad
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Someone from our team has written that you shouldn't be egoistic just because you have an MBA. It's not true that only MBAs have an ego, so please change your thinking. Ammaji has written all this because she has the courage to learn, so please don't demotivate her.
Good Luck
From India, Ahmadabad
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Well said, Anil. Nowadays, this is a common problem with all starters. They come in with a lot of expectations, and when they are not allowed to participate in common operations, they feel low, and some even look for a change.
Suggestion for New Starters
Guys, I would suggest all to prepare a manual of all the operational processes and rephrase it on your own to check whether that can make any changes to the existing one. Act closely with all your seniors to learn more about the methodology of the inherited process.
From India, Bangalore
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Suggestion for New Starters
Guys, I would suggest all to prepare a manual of all the operational processes and rephrase it on your own to check whether that can make any changes to the existing one. Act closely with all your seniors to learn more about the methodology of the inherited process.
From India, Bangalore
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Thank you for such a great response. I never expected this kind of motivation from an unknown person. Regarding my problem, I previously worked as a recruiter in an outsourcing firm. After that, I got a job in FMCG as an HR Executive. At that time, I felt very happy because I needed to learn new things. However, I didn't have proper guidance to learn that until now.
Many times, I asked for guidance, and recently, he outlined my roles and responsibilities:
- Updating the attendance
- PMS
- Manpower data
- Capability
- Variable pay
- Recruitment
- ESI, PF
- HRIS updating
Apart from recruitment, I don't have any knowledge. He said he would provide training, but until now, there has been no training. Without training and knowledge, how can I prove myself? I am currently only involved in recruitment. How can I learn these things?
Thanks and regards,
Ammaji
From India, Hyderabad
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Many times, I asked for guidance, and recently, he outlined my roles and responsibilities:
- Updating the attendance
- PMS
- Manpower data
- Capability
- Variable pay
- Recruitment
- ESI, PF
- HRIS updating
Apart from recruitment, I don't have any knowledge. He said he would provide training, but until now, there has been no training. Without training and knowledge, how can I prove myself? I am currently only involved in recruitment. How can I learn these things?
Thanks and regards,
Ammaji
From India, Hyderabad
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