What would make a supervisor not want to train someone on new tasks?

[Bluesky00]

If the employee is currently in good standing, has been there for a year, has good attendance, meets accuracy and productivity, makes few errors. In a department of 11 people why would a supervisor not want to train the one person? Why hold them back? Favoritism? If lay offs are ever a thing that person would be the first to go, because they don’t do all the areas of the dept

[d0nnivain]

You have been having problems at this company for months.  You were the last one called back after Covid.  You are unhappy.  You think your supervisor doesn't like you.  Based on this post I suspect you are right.  That doesn't mean you are not likeable but you may not be a good fit.  

All in all it may be bad management style.  It could be something more devious. 

I suggest you start job hunting.  

[CautiouslyOptimistic]

Yep, it's personal.  

[stillafool]

27 minutes ago, Bluesky00 said:

Favoritism? If lay offs are ever a thing that person would be the first to go, because they don’t do all the areas of the dept

I imagine they may not be training you on something new because you won't be around.  I agree start job hunting now.

[Bluesky00]

8 hours ago, d0nnivain said:

You have been having problems at this company for months.  You were the last one called back after Covid.  You are unhappy.  You think your supervisor doesn't like you.  Based on this post I suspect you are right.  That doesn't mean you are not likeable but you may not be a good fit.  

All in all it may be bad management style.  It could be something more devious. 

I suggest you start job hunting.  

I haven’t been having “problems.” I just want some opinions as to why i haven’t been trained. Good fit!? If I wasn’t a good fit they would have gotten rid of me a long time ago. Also if she didn’t like me she wouldn’t have given me a one year service award with cake and recognition along with 2 other coworkers. All you guys say is “just look for a another job.” What about communication ? Should I ask her why and if I will be trained ? What’s the worse that could happen ? Makes no sense. I’m not getting bullied or sexually harassed like other ppl on here make posts about. 

What devious plans can you possibly think of? 

Edited August 26, 2020 by Bluesky00

[Bluesky00]

8 hours ago, stillafool said:

I imagine they may not be training you on something new because you won't be around.  I agree start job hunting now.

If that was the case they would have gotten rid of me during furlough not called me back 

[d0nnivain]

12 minutes ago, Bluesky00 said:

I haven’t been having “problems.”

You were on here complaining that you were the last person brought back.  In that thread you said you were one of the few who couldn't perform every job.  

When you went back you had the whole communications issue about how or if you were supposed to stamp something.  

Now you are saying you are not getting other training you want & are again afraid that you will be laid off.  

The service award & cake are something they give everybody at the milestone.  

I suggested a new job because you REPEATEDLY express dissatisfaction with this one.  I suppose you could talk to your supervisor but you two don't communicate well & then you get more upset.  

[DarrenB]

How complex are these new tasks you're being delegated?

Supervisors have a tendency to leave certain employees to their own accord, even when it comes to learning new tasks - in this case it just comes down to your previous reliability and their personal/professional expectations of you.

I wouldn't take anything personally until it's completely evident that you are being singled out and criticized in the process of doing your job. 

[jspice]

You got answers from people who are business people. You just don’t like those answers. People don’t need to be a supervisor to see your head is on the chopping block and we can probably imagine why that is so. 

[basil67]

@Bluesky00 Past posts give context to the question.  The more context we have, the more accurate the answers are likely to be.

But to give a completely generic answer, a person who's not being upskilled is probably not showing the desired aptitude. 

[Bluesky00]

27 minutes ago, DarrenB said:

How complex are these new tasks you're being delegated?

Supervisors have a tendency to leave certain employees to their own accord, even when it comes to learning new tasks - in this case it just comes down to your previous reliability and their personal/professional expectations of you.

I wouldn't take anything personally until it's completely evident that you are being singled out and criticized in the process of doing your job. 

Not complex at all. They train all people. This new girl started in February and she does the same work as I do currently. Now if I see that she is getting trained in a “new area” then its something personal. 

Edited August 26, 2020 by Bluesky00

[Inspire]

I didn't read your other posts so forgive me if you've answered this in other threads. Is cross training common within your company? Are you looking to train in these other areas to make a lateral move, or are you thinking in the long term for a promotion?

 

[Caauug]

You do your job too well?  I have seen in the past were someone excels at their work so well some other personnel is moved or may not replaced as fast if they leave because you take up the slack. With high efficacy employees it is hard to spare them in a fast paced workplace for training. Dangerous for a company not to do training and upskill there workers when opportunity arises.

[Bluesky00]

4 hours ago, Inspire said:

I didn't read your other posts so forgive me if you've answered this in other threads. Is cross training common within your company? Are you looking to train in these other areas to make a lateral move, or are you thinking in the long term for a promotion?

 

It’s cross training, which is listed in the job description. For now, I don’t need to “quit” and find a new job, that’s stupid so I don’t know why ppl keep saying that. Also, I like the company and the overall culture, and apply for other positions within the company is common. I know quite a few ppl that have transferred to another department. And there are plenty of positions that are available, I found out that a friend from from my previous job works at another department so I’m thinking of doing an internal transfer. Maybe I’m just bored with my current job 

 

[asya47]

When hiring a new person, I always give him the Volikov's test - this is my real assistant in understanding who is sitting in front of me and what can be expected from him in the process of work. Recommend!

[Bluesky00]

On 8/26/2020 at 6:11 PM, d0nnivain said:

You were on here complaining that you were the last person brought back.  In that thread you said you were one of the few who couldn't perform every job.  

When you went back you had the whole communications issue about how or if you were supposed to stamp something.  

Now you are saying you are not getting other training you want & are again afraid that you will be laid off.  

The service award & cake are something they give everybody at the milestone.  

I suggested a new job because you REPEATEDLY express dissatisfaction with this one.  I suppose you could talk to your supervisor but you two don't communicate well & then you get more upset.  

I NEVER expressed dissatisfaction about my job. I was just asking a question, why haven’t I been cross trained. Your worthless answer is “find another job.” That’s not the situation to everything . And the “whole communication” issue. Well that happened last year when I first started, so get your facts right . Since then I communicate well with my supervisor. It’s called Working on communication. And could be fixed 

[clia]

Your best bet would be to directly ask your supervisor why you haven't been trained.  Anyone here is just speculating.

[Dork Vader]

On 8/26/2020 at 7:14 AM, Bluesky00 said:

If the employee is currently in good standing, has been there for a year, has good attendance, meets accuracy and productivity, makes few errors. In a department of 11 people why would a supervisor not want to train the one person? Why hold them back? Favoritism? If lay offs are ever a thing that person would be the first to go, because they don’t do all the areas of the dept

I don't know your previous employment history at this specific business. But I managed two family businesses for 20 years and the last 15, I trained staff. Here are some reasons I do not cross train..
1. They will want a raise and I simply don't have the funds to give them said raise.
2. They already struggle with the current tasks they have, meaning adding more is just going to create more problems.
3. They are not cut out for the other tasks they want to learn.
4. This is very specific to my business/industry,  but it would require teaching them to handle chemicals and potentially get licensing. I don't want to pay for the licensing. I also tried to minimize how many employees I would allow to have exposure to Chemicals due to liability reasons.  
5. They are not management material and not everyone is. Some people just don't know how to lead. 
6. They simply don't grasp the new task. Prime example production staff have to produce X number of pieces an hour other wise I don't make money. I can tell who understands this and who does not. If I don't think they'll understand it I'm not going to invest time and resources in training them.
7. There is not enough work. Basically expanding their duties would reduce the hours other employees receive. That in turn leads to problems for me because the other employees now have reduced hours and incomes. 

Lots of reasons, sometimes it's the employee, sometimes it's not. Impossible to know.