On 14.09.15 15:16, Bolwerk wrote:   
   > On 09/14/2015 09:53 AM, hounslow3@yahoo.co.uk wrote:   
   >> On 14.09.15 3:06, Bolwerk wrote:   
   >>   
   >>>   
   >>> Probably not many broker positions left these days anyway!   
   >>   
   >> Not many at all. Those that are left are entry-level positions that   
   >> offer salaries that are much lower than 20 years ago for the same   
   >> position.   
   >   
   > They seem to be largely contractors these days, too.   
      
   Wouldn't surprise me.   
      
   In other cases, AIUI, companies are completely handing over hiring and   
   sacking decisions to HR. That is, HR choose candidates and decide on   
   whether or not a person should be chosen or not for a position, rather   
   than a manager or his deputy.   
      
   In many cases those people in HR have little to no understanding of a   
   certain position and what it actually entails or what a manager may   
   actually be seeking. This has had very bad results for a company in some   
   cases.   
      
   I have also seen and heard of cases were it is HR that essentially   
   oversees day-to-day operations, and can independently decide what to do   
   with an employee, whilst a manager has little authority to act on it.   
      
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