Melvin is sitting at desk using a computer. Melvin is being interviewed by a group of managers. Melvin is listening to feedback from the managers during the interview. Melvin is concerned about what he hears from the managers during the group interview.

Scenario Two

Melvin

Melvin has the longest tenure in the sales department and consistently leads in all performance categories. Melvin has also received near perfect service scores from his customers and has shown the ability to lead others. And with all his success, he is experiencing an issue that he thought was settled with HR long ago.

Melvin believes he did not get a promotion because he participated in a discrimination case that led to a manager being discharged. Two of the three managers involved in the case sat on the interviewing panel and seemed disinterested when he responded to their questions.

When the interview concluded, he overheard one of the managers complain that they wouldn’t need to be interviewing anybody if the manager involved in the discrimination case had not been fired. Melvin believes the reason he did not get the promotion is due to his participation in the discrimination case.

Is there reason to believe Melvin’s claim?

Correct

Incorrect

There is reason to believe this claim. While things like tenure, performance, and the ability to lead may or may not be qualifications for the position, the managers' conduct during the interview is reason to believe Melvin did not get the promotion because he participated in the discrimination case. Melvin should report this incident to Human Resources immediately.