HxHD Manager

[Shar]

I hardly consider that a fact, tom. That's the way you're seeing things, and it's the way I'm sure many others may see it. That does not mean that neither of us would be able to be in charge, if the situation arose.
I should verily enjoy seeing either myself or Cassie applying and succeeding, to at least show someone the bad brush they're painting us with should be thrown away

Instead of going on on and on about how you're so suitable for the job etc just send in your application and wait it out. You're not really doing yourself any favours. I don't mean to sound rude but it may be better for you to just step back for a minute.

[CrazyLemurs]

Then you are interpreting what I've said in the wrong way. I found it a little uncomfortable that in the past managers have been selected either from previous managers or the most senior member currently in the department and now they've switched that up to do something pretty different.
Although I can see this is going to turn into a repetition of "well they didn't pick you or cassie so obviously you aren't good enough", so I'd like to ask people do not continue with this point.

[Kyle]

I hardly consider that a fact, tom. That's the way you're seeing things, and it's the way I'm sure many others may see it. That does not mean that neither of us would be able to be in charge, if the situation arose.
I should verily enjoy seeing either myself or Cassie applying and succeeding, to at least show someone the bad brush they're painting us with should be thrown away

The point of applying should not be to prove people wrong but to demonstrate that you genuinely care about hxhd and know that you can change its future. I don't wish to add any fuel to the fire but my experience of many staff members, past and present, is that they will only do the bare minimum and not even visit the desk after their time is done!

Good luck though

[FlyingJesus]

I found it a little uncomfortable that in the past managers have been selected either from previous managers or the most senior member currently in the department and now they've switched that up to do something pretty different.

It's a change that should have been done many generations ago and could have helped avoid some real disappointments. I'm fairly sure that the decision was made based on upper management finally learning from past mistakes rather than a direct attack on you - you may end up with the position still if you prove to be the best candidate, but internal promotions have thus far not always yielded the best results so it makes perfect sense to open up applications to a wider field

[Grig]

I am focusing on HxL 100%, that's why I have no other role on Habbox and that's what I will continue. To say, oh I'm going to apply because news is small or there's not much to do is false. News is far from perfect and to divert your attention from it to another managerial role will not help it be perfect. There are still months and months of changes and stuff needed for news and that requires a lot of hard work. Unless, you are willing to be online extremely often, I don't see how you'll fit both in.

Unless a manager's department is doing extremely well, I don't see how anyone could make an argument of managing because of how small their department is. Ideally, news shouldn't be as small either :p.

[despect]

I can already tell there's going to be people saying "oh well i've been in the department for this long" or "oh well i'm a senior" it really doesn't matter because they will make the decision based on the application, I think having someone from outside of the department is great because then they will know what it's like to look at how the help desk is run on the outside rather than actually being staff, not sure if that makes sense or not haha? I'm really looking forward to seeing who actually gets the opportunity.

That's not me saying i'd be disappointed at all if it was any of the help desk staff .

Again, good luck whoever gets the position i'm confident the right decision will be made .

[Inseriousity.]

Internal decisions don't always yield the best results because they do not show the potential they promised. General management can't accommodate every factor in someone's future so I don't think it's fair to dismiss that method of doing things just because of that. It should ultimately be the first port of call to see if there is anyone internally who can take the position and if not then open it to a wider field of candidates. It is not necessarily the case that a manager hired internally will stick to the status quo while someone hired externally will change everything. It's entirely possible for example that someone internally is aware of what needs improvement and so can adjust accordingly while someone hired externally needs to get settled in first and could 'turn native' and become comfortable with the systems he/she inherited. Just an alternative scenario to consider (not saying that this will come true for everyone who is an external candidate btw).

[Lewis]

I like reading these... Not really arguments or debates, I can't think of a word for it. But yeah.

Has Habbox ever done joint-manager roles? Instead of an assistant and a manager?

[lawrawrrr]

I like reading these... Not really arguments or debates, I can't think of a word for it. But yeah.

Has Habbox ever done joint-manager roles? Instead of an assistant and a manager?

James and Grig are currently joint-manager, but Assistant & Manager basically do the same job from what I've experienced (comps, news & content)

[Shar]

I like reading these... Not really arguments or debates, I can't think of a word for it. But yeah.

Has Habbox ever done joint-manager roles? Instead of an assistant and a manager?

Grig and James are joint managers at the moment. I don't know if there has been any others. The role of Manager and Assistant are pretty much the same.