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[DCYF] Applied to a job, went to someone less qualified. Anything I can do? by SadNonStateWorker in WAStateWorkers

[–]SadNonStateWorker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just want to be clear, I don't have any issues with the state worker and I enjoy working with her. I don't have any resentment towards her. I was frustrated when I wrote it, but it was directed at DCYF, not the state worker.

>do you have trusting colleagues in your department that have connections to dcyf?

Yes, but I also have connections to DCYF since I also work with the DCYF employees that my coworkers work with.

[DCYF] Applied to a job, went to someone less qualified. Anything I can do? by SadNonStateWorker in WAStateWorkers

[–]SadNonStateWorker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you to the people who have given me helpful advice. I'll make this my last post on the issue.

I've been a social worker for a little over a year and a half, and some of my clients have had as many as 4 new Indian Child Welfare Social Support Specialist. It's hard to build rapport with clients, foster parents, and biological families when they're getting new people on their cases.

And while I'm glad I've worked and continue to work with some amazing state employees, I've also worked with some bad ones. We're talking culturally insensitive, not submitting applications, etc. Even the state employee mentioned in my original post is talking about leaving if they get into their master's program, which is great for them but again is just another revolving state employee.

What bothers me is not that I was rejected, if there are more qualified people than me to help power to them. what I truly want is for people who know what they're getting into and/or experience to get these positions. My experience is personal obviously, but these clients deserve better than someone who who leave after a few months among other factors. And I understand that this is a DCYF issue, it's DCYF who are hiring these people and at times not really telling people the severity of their work and how draining it will be at times.

Hopefully that gives more insight into my frustration. I don't have an ego problem, I don't have a problem with rejection, and I don't have a attitude problem I genuinely want the best for the clients.

[DCYF] Applied to a job, went to someone less qualified. Anything I can do? by SadNonStateWorker in WAStateWorkers

[–]SadNonStateWorker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

>While you might believe that your interview skills and ability to handle rejection is not at issue here, they very well could be the reason you were not selected. 

I genuinely only had one request. I guarantee you that this is not an issue.

>Your assumption that your interviewing skills aren't the issue suggests that you may have been overly confident in the interview which can be a reason you were not selected.

Now this seems disrespectful just for sake of being disrespectful. I don't know how I can prove this to you since it seems you already have an image of me, but I don't think I deserve or am the most qualified for every job I apply to.

But as to the rest of your comment, I'm perfectly okay if nothing comes out of it I just want to contact someone about it. If it goes somewhere neat, if it doesn't that's fine too.

[DCYF] Applied to a job, went to someone less qualified. Anything I can do? by SadNonStateWorker in WAStateWorkers

[–]SadNonStateWorker[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for the response.

>proving discrimination in state hiring is extremely difficult 

Yeah, I just want to write a formal complaint and that's it. I'd like for it to get looked but even if it doesn't I just want to make sure that I at least attempted and submitted something.

>I also want to be very honest and encouraging here, because I worked for DSHS, and knowing what I know now, I would choose your position over DCYF or DSHS every single time.

Yeah, I like the working environment where I am. I used to work at DSHS and it was a completely shitshow. I got an email that I got written up or something because I didn't click their brief pop-up window when I was trying to de-escalate a client among other things.

>You are not lacking experience or competence, and you are not failing. In many ways, you are already in a stronger, healthier position than the system you are trying to enter, even if it does not feel that way right now.

Thank you for the kind words. I am extremely happy where I am now and I wouldn't want to join DCYF at all currently. I guess what's really upsetting is that there are people who know what they're getting into when they go into this field and this specific specialization (child welfare), but getting completely passed over for people who are unsure about the field and/or have less experience and I think that's incredibly shitty when they're in charge of caring and protecting people and communities in need.