The Whining and Bitching Thread
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Cythraul
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I'm starting to get really stressed out about that job interview I did last week. I haven't gotten a reply from them yet. Granted, they said "We'll get back to you in a week or so" and today marked exactly a week since I did the interview, but despite that I'm wondering what's going on. I know exactly who I'm competing with and I never had much confidence that I would get this job in the first place; those other folks are perfectly capable in my opinion. It would just be sort of annoying not to get this job, since I'll end up being a walking cliche, namely one of those people with an advanced degree in philosophy who delivers your pizzas. If I don't get this job I'll just have to accept some prole work. I really want to make some money and move to a better part of the Phoenix metro area (I still have a buttload of savings though.) In the meantime I better start putting together some applications for PhD programs. I feel like I probably have things to look forward to in my life, but right now I feel like I'm stuck in limbo.
zabu of nΩd
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Call the employer back tomorrow or friday.
You should really try to make fewer stupid posts, it is a bit excessive.
You should really try to make fewer stupid posts, it is a bit excessive.
Cythraul
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zabu of nΩd;9927642 said:
I've been thinking about doing that. Is that generally a good thing to do? I haven't done many interviews in my life. Most of the time I've gotten jobs because I've known the right people or I had enough experience in the particular job that the employer didn't even see a need to interview me.
Cronopio
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zabu of nΩd;9927642 said:
The problem with this is that naturally I don't deem my own posts stupid. In that case I wouldn't post them. So it's all back to opinions, and they're always subjective. Surely you must understand this.
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Cyth: the one thing I've learned from working in a university is this...things move horrendously slow. If they tell you Monday, expect it to be Friday.
zabu of nΩd
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Yeah i think as long as you don't call back too early or sound pushy when you call back, it's generally a good thing to show them you really care about the opening. Maybe they'll interpret it as a sign of initiative too, which is always a good quality for an employee.
The Ozzman
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This really applies anywhere unless they really need someone immediately.
Cyth: You should usually call back if you have waited the alotted time frame and they haven't responded to you. I usually wait an extra day or two though.
Krow
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My best friend throughout middle school and high school's dad was shot and killed by my friend's oldest brother today.
Goddamnit I remember that guy cheering for me when I played little league. I has a sad.
Goddamnit I remember that guy cheering for me when I played little league. I has a sad.
V.V.V.V.V.
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zabu of nΩd
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At least they contacted you back, employers are usually not that courteous from my experience.
entanglement
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Even worse with the french. Everybody is equipped with supercomputers, yet everything is bizarrely done on paper.
mutantllama
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Didn't realize that I switched shifts with someone else and ended up coming in four hours earlier then I needed to.
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damnromulans
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FACK I'm still really drunk from last night and I have to do all my moving stuff today because I put it off until the last minute GODDANGIT!
Krow
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I'm not really sure. I talked to him for a long time today... and he was just... what you might expect. He said over the past 4 months, his brother quickly became a different person. Someone his family just didnt know. He was asleep in a chair... and he walked in with a revolver (his dads revolver, ironically) and shot him three times, once in the stomach, once in the shoulder, then through the heart.
The family... is just in ruins. The guy who died has a daughter that's 9 months pregnant, his son that killed him has a wife that's 5 weeks pregnant...
And that leaves ryan to take care of his mom and his dad's businesses. (he's 22) I cant even imagine... the world falling directly onto your shoulders... your dad is gone, your brother is effectively gone... and he says his nephew that was their neighbor will be moving away now so he's losing him too... how you could ever begin to handle that.
Draehl
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So a guy at work got promoted to a "junior manager" position on my team to replace someone, and what they essentially do is just help the rest of us with any problems/questions that come up throughout the day and take escalations from customers who want to speak with a manager.
The only problem here is this guy has only been here 3-4 months longer than I have. Undoubtedly he knows more than I do, but everyone else in this position has been here for 3+ years and really knows their shit. And when I go to my manager or the other junior manager this guy always cuts me off at the pass and wants to help me with my problem, but I'm intentionally trying to bypass him because I know chances are he won't know the answer and I don't want to keep the customer on hold while he fumbles around for the answer and just goes right to the manager like I was going to in the first place.
The shitty thing about it is that he really is a good guy, I like him quite a bit, and he is certainly trying. But sheesh, he's dragging my stats down and annoying me to boot because 80% of the time he ends up playing Mr. Middleman.
The only problem here is this guy has only been here 3-4 months longer than I have. Undoubtedly he knows more than I do, but everyone else in this position has been here for 3+ years and really knows their shit. And when I go to my manager or the other junior manager this guy always cuts me off at the pass and wants to help me with my problem, but I'm intentionally trying to bypass him because I know chances are he won't know the answer and I don't want to keep the customer on hold while he fumbles around for the answer and just goes right to the manager like I was going to in the first place.
The shitty thing about it is that he really is a good guy, I like him quite a bit, and he is certainly trying. But sheesh, he's dragging my stats down and annoying me to boot because 80% of the time he ends up playing Mr. Middleman.
