Should I try again

[tsophra]

or leave it alone?

bout a month ago my manager informed me that she'd received approval for a new position on our team..something we trying for the first time. I recommended someone I thought would be perfectn (Sally). My manager confirmed who I was referring to, and said (in a kinda softly, horrified voice) "she's too loud". I was surprised..however, I don't know this young lady all that well so I could not agree or disagree with her assessment. (She's in another state and I met her once years ago at a company social function, however on her team she's my "go to" person cause she's very effective.) My boss agreed with me about her positive traits, but said they'd attended a class together and her behaviour just put her off.

anyways...last week my phone rings and guess who? Sally..saying she'd heard about the position and would I recommend her to my manager./o\ Apparently she spoke to my manager and she (my manager) told her to get references from members of my team [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/rolleyes.gif[/img].
I told her I would. My manager did not mention that I had already recommended her,so I didn't say anything about the conversation.

now what do I do??? I already said everything i had to say about her to my manager, should I have another conversation with her>

lol..just writing this out has helped me decide..but curious to hear what oonu tink.

[kia027]

Re: Should I try again

she is loud in what way?
what does the position entail? would it include her interfacing with clients face to face or interacting with others the way you do with her?

[diabolical_Tanya]

Re: Should I try again

I would inform my manager that Sally had approached me about the position, That I would still recommend her based on XYZ dealings I have had with her, however the ultimate decision is "the bosses"

[tsophra]

Re: Should I try again

Kia..to tell the truth I don't know precisely what she meant by "loud" [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img] apparently she found it obnoxious

the position is a desk based customer facing one (Sally already works with customer' over the phone)

Tanya spelled backwud that sounds good [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]

i find it disturbing that she will not get the position based on her personality..if Sally's personality is seriously going to impede her career path..smaddy should tell har to tone it down

[Suesumba]

Re: Should I try again

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Aynat_SlvrTush</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I would inform my manager that Sally had approached me about the position, That I would still recommend her based on XYZ dealings I have had with her, however the ultimate decision is "the bosses" </div></div>

indeed [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]

re: the loudness
some people are like that. i attended a training session with one woman who made me want to climb over the table and stick a sock in her mouth. not only did she ask inane questions, but she interrupted the trainer frequently, or diverged into topics relating to her personal life. trust me, i wasn't the same person who was disgusted with her.

maybe that's the loudness your manager is alluding to. the thing we have to remember is that even if we're effective, we need to monitor our interactions with the people we work with. after all, it's a business environment.

[diabolical_Tanya]

Re: Should I try again

Yeah not really fair also that herr "in class" personality is being used to judge her. Quite possibly she has a totally different one with customers....I know I do.

Me in class..very reserved
Me with clients....very outgoing but very professional
Me with Co-workers...Funny and friendly
Me with superiors....professional
Me with friends....mi noh kip fren [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/704555_dwl.gif[/img]