A Friendly Chat

I broke my friend's jaw tonight. It was one of those things that's hilarious until you realize it was awful.

I broke my friend's jaw tonight. It was one of those things that's hilarious until you realize it was awful.

How did you manage that?

He picked up a basketball at a party and went to shoot it but I flicked a soccer ball at him with my foot and it hit him right in the face.

Wow wtf.  Worst luck ever.

There is no job in the world in the world that needs a process this long and convoluted to select the best candidate.

Or, perhaps, Thork is a whiny and stupid penguin that is incapable of understanding the process and exaggerates and misunderstands the situation he has somehow bumbled his way into. Because he's dumb.

He picked up a basketball at a party and went to shoot it but I flicked a soccer ball at him with my foot and it hit him right in the face.

You are a bad friend.

Quote from: spoon on September 14, 2013, 08:54:26 PM

He picked up a basketball at a party and went to shoot it but I flicked a soccer ball at him with my foot and it hit him right in the face.

You are a bad friend.

This is correct, I'm afraid.

Quote from: Saddam Hussein on September 14, 2013, 06:24:47 PM

There is no job in the world in the world that needs a process this long and convoluted to select the best candidate.

Oh there is.  Its just usually CEO level crap.

No, it still shouldn't take more than a few weeks to select a new CEO, and it usually doesn't.

Quote from: Lorddave on September 14, 2013, 06:39:03 PM

Quote from: Saddam Hussein on September 14, 2013, 06:24:47 PM

There is no job in the world in the world that needs a process this long and convoluted to select the best candidate.

Oh there is.  Its just usually CEO level crap.

No, it still shouldn't take more than a few weeks to select a new CEO, and it usually doesn't.

I'm not going for a job as a CEO, but anyway, its taking forever. 

Starting to think I was unsuccessful. I really wanted that job too.

Nah, I have done 2 telephone interviews and seperately been rung up to discuss terms and conditions. They know my number.

One positive is that I asked for a travel allowance. They then re-issued the job spec including a travel allowance. I guess all candidates must have asked for various things but it was the one I asked for that was granted. Not a signing on bonus or relocation fee or any other changes.

I also said I'd have to cancel current plans to make the final stage so would like prior info. They said they'd just move the last stage to next week to accommodate me and make all the other candidates go early.

Finally I thought I did a pretty good job on interview day. I am a good fit for this job.

I left feeling pretty good about it but the fact they said they would get back to me early on Friday and they didn't has shaken my confidence a bit. Now I'm erring on the side of they didn't get back because I don't need to make any plans.

I mostly just want to be put out of my misery now. I've been waiting 2 months to conclude this. I either want this super-awesome job or I want to be able to forget all about it and move on. This limbo is crappy.

What exactly is this job you're applying for, anyway?  Look, you don't need to give us the name of the company or anything, but a description of the job itself might help us understand why they're treating what should be a simple hiring process as if it's some kind of elimination-based reality show.

What exactly is this job you're applying for, anyway?  Look, you don't need to give us the name of the company or anything, but a description of the job itself might help us understand why they're treating what should be a simple hiring process as if it's some kind of elimination-based reality show.

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Oh, that job.  Sorry, but they've already given it to me.

Oh, that job.  Sorry, but they've already given it to me.

I'll find you. 

Oh, I forgot, there is also an annual bonus of 15% of the salary.


Handy for Christmas.



I just don't think the universe wants to make it that easy for me. My life doesn't tend to work like that. Karma hates me.

Karma hates me.

Oh gee, I wonder why.

Quote from: Ævan on September 15, 2013, 01:32:21 PM

Karma hates me.

Oh gee, I wonder why.

So do I. So do I. 

Just call them Monday. 

Just call them Monday.

I will. But I'll have to wait until the late afternoon because you lazy American bastards stay in bed 5-8 hours longer than us.

Quote from: Lorddave on September 15, 2013, 01:51:27 PM

Just call them Monday.

I will. But I'll have to wait until the late afternoon because you lazy American bastards stay in bed 5-8 hours longer than us.

That's why we're superior. :p

Quote from: Ævan on September 15, 2013, 01:32:21 PM

Karma hates me.

Oh gee, I wonder why.

So do a lot of other people.

That job looks like it's highly dependent on performance. If you don't sell you get fired.

That's not a job I would want.

I'm off to Belgium, France and Germany this week, all expenses paid.

I may take some pictures.

That job looks like it's highly dependent on performance. If you don't sell you get fired.

That's not a job I would want.

Nope. The salesmen sell. I just provide information to help them. Its not a commission job like the sales jobs.

I'm off to Belgium, France and Germany this week, all expenses paid.

I may take some pictures.

Nice when work is decent to you.

I'm off to Belgium, France and Germany this week, all expenses paid.

I may take some pictures.

Lucky bastard.

Quote from: DDDDAts all folks on September 15, 2013, 02:53:08 PM

I'm off to Belgium, France and Germany this week, all expenses paid.

I may take some pictures.

Lucky bastard.

He's not that lucky - he has to go to France.

Quote from: rooster on September 15, 2013, 05:49:46 PM

Quote from: DDDDAts all folks on September 15, 2013, 02:53:08 PM

I'm off to Belgium, France and Germany this week, all expenses paid.

I may take some pictures.

Lucky bastard.

He's not that lucky - he has to go to France.

What's wrong with France?

Quote from: Colonel Gaydafi on September 16, 2013, 12:02:15 AM

Quote from: rooster on September 15, 2013, 05:49:46 PM

Quote from: DDDDAts all folks on September 15, 2013, 02:53:08 PM

I'm off to Belgium, France and Germany this week, all expenses paid.

I may take some pictures.

Lucky bastard.

He's not that lucky - he has to go to France.

What's wrong with France?

Its France.

France is full of frogs.  It is the Tennessee of Europe, but they probably have a few more teeth.