My GPA is too low so my company is letting me go...

[Transition]

That's a bullshit excuse. GPA? Someone wants you out.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

got suck

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Transition
That's a bullshit excuse. GPA? Someone wants you out.

He musta been screwing the CEOs daughter.

 

[edro]

Originally posted by: mflacy
Perhaps your company wants to hire someone who studied more than like an hour a day in college.

I studied less than that... of course, my GPA shows

 

[Gooberlx2]

Yup, I have to agree that someone higher up is trying to keep you down. Damn the man!

Lots of cheap-assed deals like that going around.

Our life support staff wants to hire this kid who works ticketing at the aquarium. Currently the kid makes $8.00/hr but the life support starts at $13. Those in higher corp management positions have a conceptual problem with giving the kid a $6 raise for tranferring depts, even though it's a completely different job with infinitely more responsibility. The kid's gonna have to have weekly rotating day/night schedules, do construction, work in hazardous situations with hazardous chemicals, be on call 24/7, etc... In all actuality the position should be starting at no less than $15/hr...but corporate assholes just have no idea. I mean, damn, atleast give the kid his proper wage. They're probably gonna try to fenagle him down to $10 or $11/hr.

 

[SuRgEoN]

I wouldn't even stress bro. Don't sweat the small things. Do what you can, but if it's not meant to be, you'll find something else you enjoy.

 

[torpid]

If the company really wanted you, I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't be hired. I think there's more going on here than meets the eye. Not saying you are lying, just that someone is.

 

[dragonballgtz]

Thats just fvcked up. But why didn't they fire you when you were in school and had these grades if it was so important. They waited 2 years after you graduated to fire you. WTF!

 

[Zombie]

Originally posted by: luvya

Originally posted by: fs5

Originally posted by: Mill
What is your GPA, and what do they req. It certainly sounds fishy that after experience they'd cut you for your PAST work in College. Not only silly, but quite moronic, really.

Comp Sci, my major gpa is 2.7 but they look at overall gpa (2.4 ). That's the story they told me. I'm going to see some higher ups tomorrow because the team really needs people and I'm already on the team doing the job.

That's good gpa according to my standard

so did you ever manage to hook-up with your cousin sister or not ??

We want UPDATE !

 

[maziwanka]

Originally posted by: slick230

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Out of school for two years and they give a sh*t about your GPA? Fvcking insane. What sort of a tit-for-brains in management decided that? That they'd get rid of you based on something as inconsequential as that, and ignore the fact that you actually do your job well is asinine to the extreme.

Like I said, Some higher-up in the compnay probably has an inbred nephew or mouth breathing daughter that needs a job, so he gots to go.

although i am a mouth breather, i agree with this comment. hahahaha

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: torpid
If the company really wanted you, I find it hard to believe that you wouldn't be hired. I think there's more going on here than meets the eye. Not saying you are lying, just that someone is.

Bingo! Just out of curiosity, how's your personal hygiene?

 

[sciencewhiz]

Originally posted by: mflacy
Perhaps your company wants to hire someone who studied more than like an hour a day in college.

owned

 

[rh71]

out of school for 2 years and they still consider your GPA ? Something is amiss here... perhaps the thought of someone trying not to convert you at all costs was correct.

 

[overclock]

What kind of employeement contract does your company have?

When I worked at either Wells Fargo or Norwest (can't remember because of the mergers) I was reading the employee manual one day. Section 9.1 said that when I quit I should provide 2 weeks notice. Section 9.2 said that I was an employee-at-will and could be fired or let go at any given time for no reason. When I quit I did give 2 weeks notice. Are you considered at at-will-employee? If so they don't even have to give you a reason. Also, you would have NO base for a lawsuit if that is the case. I could go into some case studies I did in business law class but that would take forever.

As for GPA and interviews, I was interviewing with TXU (formerly Texas Utilities) and there were 2 people, the interviewer and a hot blonde. The hot girl had my transcript and was busilly calculating while I was talking with the interviewer. She looks up and asked me basically why I was so stupid and my GPA so low. After that interview I seriously wanted to cry. About 3-4 weeks later I got a rejection e-mail from them.

I've been out of school for 4.5 years and now have my MBA. Nobody cares about prior GPA.

Your company sucks. Good luck arguing with them. I wish you the best.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

is this a big company?

why didn't you know about this requirement before now?

 

[Descartes]

I have personal experience with large companies bending their degree requirements (i.e. if you don't have one) for those they wish to have on their team, so I can't imagine this being any more than an excuse. In Oklahoma they don't have to give you an excuse; if you're out, you're out.

 

[ggavinmoss]

That is totally retarded. I hope you're successful in convincing the VP of your merit. Give him/her metrics on the work you've done (time and money saved, processes improved, asses kicked, etc.). The VP will have a harder time telling you to F-off if you present a well reasoned case.

-geoff

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: fs5
I had it good, now the jig is up. I had been contracting for the past 6 months at a company doing exactly what I wanted to be doing for the next 10 years of my life. I was in the process of interviewing to be converted to full-time. My manager wanted me to get on the team, his manager wanted me to join the team!

But in the end, I didn't meet the company policy of GPA requirement. That's the ONLY reason I'm not getting hired. Sucks.

I think tomorrow I'm going to talk to the VP of our department. See if they can make an exception.. I mean it should really be based on the merit of my work, not my GPA. What do I gotta lose?

PS. I've been out of college for 2 years now.

Why did you do poorly in school? Most large companies have this requirement, so you're going to see that a lot. You might have to go back and rebuild the bridges you burned by screwing around in school. Been in the corporate world for 10 years now. The company I'm at wants a 3.0 GP. The company I contracted for a few years back wanted a 2.8. It's not enough to just have a BA or a BS degree anymore. Many comman jobs even require a Masters these days.

 

[Chadder007]

Originally posted by: TechnoKid

Originally posted by: fs5
I had it good, now the jig is up. I had been contracting for the past 6 months at a company doing exactly what I wanted to be doing for the next 10 years of my life. I was in the process of interviewing to be converted to full-time. My manager wanted me to get on the team, his manager wanted me to join the team!

But in the end, I didn't meet the company policy of GPA requirement. That's the ONLY reason I'm not getting hired. Sucks.

I think tomorrow I'm going to talk to the VP of our department. See if they can make an exception.. I mean it should really be based on the merit of my work, not my GPA. What do I gotta lose?

PS. I've been out of college for 2 years now.

Someone higher up is looking for a reason not to promote you and have to pay your higher salary. This is just a hypothesis, of course.

School matters, sucks that if you are the best in experience on a job and a "Harvard" grad with very good credentials just starts, he makes more than you likely, yet he is not even a quarter as experienced as you. If I were an employer, I'd look for people who can do the job, in real life, not just by some GPA on a transcript. Thats just a number, a reprsentational number of what you were capable in a learning institution at that time. IMHO, it does not reflect how well you can preform a particualr duty.

MF Werd.... Experience >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> school creditials.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: ggavinmoss
That is totally retarded. I hope you're successful in convincing the VP of your merit. Give him/her metrics on the work you've done (time and money saved, processes improved, asses kicked, etc.). The VP will have a harder time telling you to F-off if you present a well reasoned case.

-geoff

Honestly, would you even want to work for a company after that? My feelings are such that if I have to convince someone why I am worthy of their time, then forget them. Sure, we all have to do it in the beginning, but once the dues are paid....

 

[ABitTooSpicy]

Originally posted by: fs5

Originally posted by: Mill
What is your GPA, and what do they req. It certainly sounds fishy that after experience they'd cut you for your PAST work in College. Not only silly, but quite moronic, really.

Comp Sci, my major gpa is 2.7 but they look at overall gpa (2.4 ). That's the story they told me. I'm going to see some higher ups tomorrow because the team really needs people and I'm already on the team doing the job.

Sorry to hear about your situation... but seriously a 2.4 is pretty low =T (according to my college, that's like a C+ or a 75/100)

Then again you have been out of school for 2 years... but when I was looking for a job right out of college, I wasn't getting jobs based on my GPA... and I had a 3.4 overall... Some companies just pride themselves with numbers, its the facts of life...

Talk to your VP, keep us posted.... Gluck

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: fs5
I had it good, now the jig is up. I had been contracting for the past 6 months at a company doing exactly what I wanted to be doing for the next 10 years of my life. I was in the process of interviewing to be converted to full-time. My manager wanted me to get on the team, his manager wanted me to join the team!

But in the end, I didn't meet the company policy of GPA requirement. That's the ONLY reason I'm not getting hired. Sucks.

I think tomorrow I'm going to talk to the VP of our department. See if they can make an exception.. I mean it should really be based on the merit of my work, not my GPA. What do I gotta lose?

PS. I've been out of college for 2 years now.

Why did you do poorly in school? Most large companies have this requirement, so you're going to see that a lot. You might have to go back and rebuild the bridges you burned by screwing around in school.

Do they, especially when you have experience? That's certainly not been my experience.

 

[OutHouse]

move on, you dont need to work for a company like that.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: fs5
I had it good, now the jig is up. I had been contracting for the past 6 months at a company doing exactly what I wanted to be doing for the next 10 years of my life. I was in the process of interviewing to be converted to full-time. My manager wanted me to get on the team, his manager wanted me to join the team!

But in the end, I didn't meet the company policy of GPA requirement. That's the ONLY reason I'm not getting hired. Sucks.

I think tomorrow I'm going to talk to the VP of our department. See if they can make an exception.. I mean it should really be based on the merit of my work, not my GPA. What do I gotta lose?

PS. I've been out of college for 2 years now.

Why did you do poorly in school? Most large companies have this requirement, so you're going to see that a lot. You might have to go back and rebuild the bridges you burned by screwing around in school.

Do they, especially when you have experience? That's certainly not been my experience.

Yes. Especially larger Fortune 500 companies.

 

[remagavon]

A lot of good companies wont even look at anyone with a GPA below 3.0; so good luck if you have to move on