Nepotism and the act of avoidance.

[Regular.Cyclist]

I moved to a new job in January which involved me relocating. My wife is still looking for a job opportunity to join me. The area has a relatively low population and suitable job vacancies don’t come up very often.

I’m due to be recruiting very soon and my wife is the ideal candidate, for so many reasons, and will be perfect for the job and my future plans to remove equipment from external contracts, bringing the work in house.

I have already informed my deputy that, in event of her applying, they will need to lead the recruitment, but I will still like to be kept informed to ensure that the process follows the usual high standard. That oversight will be around the process itself and around the questions and assessments carried out at interview (she meets the person spec in full so there is no practical reason she shouldn’t be shortlisted).

It’s not a perfect solution for us (me and my wife) but the situation is apparently not unusual in this area.

Anyone else found themselves in a similar situation?

 

[Chris S]

No but it's common amongst the hard left. The have to infiltrate the State and Higher Education to build a revolutionary socialist network

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Mod Note:
@Regular.Cyclist should I move this to Personal Matters?

 

[Drago]

Not in terms of recruitment, but there were occasions when, as duty station sergeant, I was Mrs D's boss. In practice I had virtually nothing to do with her work.

If you're being open and honest and letting someone else make the decisions then you've done the right thing. I hope it works out for you both 🤞