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Chapter 7:

When Things Don’t Go As Planned

Aim for Success also a time for you to consider

whether UF is the best fit for
If you are reading this, you you.
are likely already part of the
UF team (or maybe you are If you are a supervisor with
seriously thinking about joining). employees who are working
If you have a job at UF, it is through a probationary period,
because we believe in you and No, seriously. We really be sure to provide appropriate
your ability to be successful do want to know if you resources along with regular,
here. Hopefully, if you have a job are having problems. helpful, and complete
here that also means you believe What we do not want is feedback. We want all new hires
you have a future with UF. to lose good employees to be successful. Feedback
Success for you and for UF will because they were in a on performance and conduct,
require communication, honesty, bad situation and felt expectations and standards is
and hard work all around. necessary to achieve success.
it was easier to leave If you are a new employee
Probationary than to work with UF on and you are uncertain of how

Periods & Status improvements. Talk to a your supervisor thinks you
leader you trust within
are performing, the best way
your department. to find out is simply to ask
Newly hired TEAMS employees
serve one six-month Schedule a time to your supervisor. If you are
probationary period upon their speak with a member of not sure what you want to do
initial hire. USPS employees the Employee Relations or should do, you can always
serve a six-month probationary team (352) 392-1072 or contact UFHR Employee
period upon promotion, EmployeeRelations@ Relations at (352) 392-1072 or
reassignment, or demotion to hr.ufl.edu. Help us help EmployeeRelations@hr.ufl.edu.
a classification in which they you. It’s Not You, It’s Us
have never held permanent
status. However, both TEAMS and USPS This Handbook describes a positive work
probationary periods can be extended to last environment, which UF truly believes in and
up to one year. Employees classified in law makes an earnest attempt to create and
enforcement positions must complete a one- maintain. UF is a big university and has been
year probationary period. around long enough for us to know that

Employees dismissed during their probationary sometimes things just don’t go as well as they
periods do not have rights to appeal the should.
dismissal. Most employees and supervisors can If we are being completely honest, it is possible
tell if the working relationship is going to work you could find yourself in a department,
out before the expiration of the probationary working in a group, or assigned to a project
period. Probation is definitively the time to that you feel is failing to meet the standards
show your skills, work ethic, and potential. It is and expectations outlined in this handbook. If

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