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schild
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I would have never guessed it could be so...emotionally draining, to permanently ban someone from the country. I really can't imagine this is even a tiny bit hard. "Congratulations fuckbag, you can never come back." It's not like you would ever have to spend years of your life with this person. That aside, I don't think I'd ever have an issue with firing someone unless there was truly no good reason other than folks up top pinching pennies. But then, Schadenfreude is a powerful drug.
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I've only ever had to fire someone because they were being a useless pile of shit, i.e. missing work without calling in, being late all the time, being verbally abusive to patients, etc. I have no problem firing someone in that case. And the sad thing is, that with all the documentation that I do, if someone gets fired by me they really, really deserve it and should have seen it coming. There's plenty if time to alter behavior. I've never had to fire someone because I didn't need them or couldn't pay them, so I imagine that is difficult, emotionally.
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Hammond
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I had the joy of laying people off people that I worked with for almost a decade for the only reason that office was being closed due to those positions moving elsewhere. I still had a job in the same location due to me being a sysadmin / manager. Shortly after that was when I found a different job.
As far as banning the person from the country if it was some of the shitstains I have worked with over the years i would probably be incredibly happy :). Usually the way karma works with me though it would be one of the nicest people in the world with several small children who was supporting his cancer ridden mother or some such thing.
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Yegolev
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The shitstains are the ones with staying power. I can think of people I would love to fire.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question. They called it The Prayer, its answer was law Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Signe
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God, you guys are mean. I wouldn't fire anyone unless I found them another job first. It's only right.
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cmlancas
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God, you guys are mean. I wouldn't fire anyone unless I found them another job first. It's only right. Turnabout's fair play when you're trying to run my company into the ground by doing nothing more than suckling the teat of a very large, very successful company. I work hard to make us successful and feel like we should fire those who don't. However, we practically never fire anyone and have never had a financial layoff in 82 years.
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Ironwood
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So, second interview went well. Presentation killed and tests came back saying I was awesome, except in the area of spatial recognition, which dipped to 38%.
In fairness, I did the tests at 10 at night after a nip or six.
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"Mr Soft Owl has Seen Some Shit." - Sun Tzu
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Sky
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I work hard to make us successful and feel like we should fire those who don't. However, we practically never fire anyone and have never had a financial layoff in 82 years.
When I was a manager at wellymart, I never fired anyone. Even the laziest shittiest guy on my crew could do just about any other job in the store. And if they're borderline retarded but pleasant; people greeter. If not, cart pusher. But at the library, I'm all about your first sentence. We've had to endure a lot of financial shit the past seven years and the core team is really awesome and doing better than this place has seen since the 50s. It's pretty amazing to be part of. But there are still a faction of people who haven't realized we've locked the ivory tower and the gravy train left town years ago. It's kind of sad, really, because we're a family here. The weird part is all the people who were rebels ten years ago are the establishment now; and the folks who were the establishment are the rebels. That's what happens when the lead rabble-rouser gets the directorship, eh? The part the old guard doesn't get is that we'd have been closed for six years now if it wasn't for her. Ah, well.
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Signe
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God, you guys are mean. I wouldn't fire anyone unless I found them another job first. It's only right. Turnabout's fair play when you're trying to run my company into the ground by doing nothing more than suckling the teat of a very large, very successful company. I work hard to make us successful and feel like we should fire those who don't. However, we practically never fire anyone and have never had a financial layoff in 82 years. You said teat. lol.
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My Sig Image: hath rid itself of this mortal coil.
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Strazos
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I would have never guessed it could be so...emotionally draining, to permanently ban someone from the country. I really can't imagine this is even a tiny bit hard. "Congratulations fuckbag, you can never come back." It's not like you would ever have to spend years of your life with this person. That aside, I don't think I'd ever have an issue with firing someone unless there was truly no good reason other than folks up top pinching pennies. In a certain sense, it's not - in this instance, all the people committed fraud (misrepresentation). However, it can sometimes be tough it be civil about it, and keep a straight face, especially as people argue or plead or misunderstand or whathaveyou. It definitely gets easier over time, though in this instance I had to do it to about 20 people in a row (cleared a bunch of cases)...20 people who thought they were actually moving to the US since someone scheduled immigrant visa passback immediately before BanHammer Time. Whoops. Though honestly, the first time I had to not only ban a person and refuse their immigrant visa, but also cancel their current student visa...that was kind of tough. Also: But then, Schadenfreude is a powerful drug.
This. I had to fire someone too; an ~8 year employee. Basically, none of my predecessors either could pick up on her nonsense or (more recently) just didn't want to do the paperwork. Luckily I only did the paperwork; I just sat idly by while HR did the firing...and security escorted her out.
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Fear the Backstab! "Plato said the virtuous man is at all times ready for a grammar snake attack." - we are lesion "Hell is other people." -Sartre
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Minvaren
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No call back from the place last week. Interviewing with 3 people (HR, CIO, COO) for a different position later today. ...pondering taking "IT Director" off my resume, despite having done the job - especially when applying for System/Network admin spots. Seems to intimidate people, and they give me 20 questions as to why I'm wanting to downshift. Almost have that speech down pat. Also amused that the job that requires "10 years of (giant list of tech) experience in a company with over 25,000 employees" has been reposted daily for pushing two months now.
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"There are many things of which a wise man might wish to remain ignorant." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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luckton
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"Those lights, combined with the polygamous Nazi mushrooms, will mess you up."
"Tuning me out doesn't magically change the design or implementation of said design. Though, that'd be neat if it did." -schild
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Lantyssa
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Might be good for the former Paragon guys and gals.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Salamok
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Other than apache and jquery I wonder what else is in their web stack.
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Yegolev
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...pondering taking "IT Director" off my resume, despite having done the job
I'm told that it is a good idea to tailor resumes to job postings. I'm lazy though.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question. They called it The Prayer, its answer was law Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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Chimpy
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I tailored my resume for one job (and the cover letter) then I got lazy and used it and a slightly changed letter (just changed the date, to address and job title applying for) for 8 other jobs. Got an interview for all 8 and was offered 2 of the jobs.
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'Reality' is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes.
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Ingmar
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Might be good for the former Paragon guys and gals.
Paragon is/was actually here in Mt. View.
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The Transcendent One: AH... THE ROGUE CONSTRUCT. Nordom: Sense of closure: imminent.
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Minvaren
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WHARGARRRBLLL for phone interviews that happen an hour earlier than scheduled... AND start by drilling you on tech acronyms and security protocol negotiation (IPSec, SSL, PGP, etc.) specifics.
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"There are many things of which a wise man might wish to remain ignorant." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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proudft
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Did they ask about TPS reports?
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Minvaren
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No - but one of the clients visiting my last job, upon seeing my "office," asked the president if he'd at least give me a red stapler to go with my basement corner...
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"There are many things of which a wise man might wish to remain ignorant." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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lamaros
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I had a job interview today. It seemed to go ok. Hopefully I get the job!
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RhyssaFireheart
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Good luck!
The husband has finally, FINALLY gotten the final clue that the bank he's now working for are just crap with some of their policies (seriously, running a branch with 4 people total, including the manager? When is anyone supposed to be able to take a break when only 2 people are scheduled for a day?) and he's met with a recruiter he's worked with in the past. Which is great, but here's a question - what fields would someone be able to switch to if they've worked in banking for 23 years, the last 15-ish in branch management? He's feeling a bit pigeon-holed even though he loves community banking overall.
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Nebu
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Couldn't he just find a position at a community bank run by competent people? It may require a relocation, but seems entirely possible if he enjoys the industry.
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"Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other."
- Mark Twain
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RhyssaFireheart
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Relocation is not an option and he's been in banking for 23 years - he's basically getting priced out of the position he's in now and was slated to move up to a district/regional manager role before the financial sector melted down and put the kabosh on that. And smaller, more personal community banks are becoming rare, sadly, especially in the Chicago area.
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Minvaren
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If he's done branch management, he might could consider a move into lending operations/management (home/auto/etc.) - I believe there's a few based in your neck of the woods. Or collections, if he's a total masochist. On my job front, a new twist has appeared. I had a first interview with a third place on Monday, wherein I knocked many socks off. They contacted me yesterday afternoon to start the background check process. Then this morning, surprise quiz place from last week rang to indicate that they had finished locating their socks, and to be sure I was available for a second interview in the next couple of days. ...so I might have to decide between two (VERY different) positions in the near future. In the interim, I believe I shall enjoy the remaining Slack prior to getting back into the work groove.
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"There are many things of which a wise man might wish to remain ignorant." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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RhyssaFireheart
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He's not into self-abuse, thankfully.
And congrats on the multi job possibilities! That's always a nice situation to be in.
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NiX
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If anyone is looking for a job in West Coast Canada or willing to relocate, check out my company: http://savanna.appone.com/Few position open in our head office, awesome company to work for and you get a day off for the Stampede with free drink tickets.
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Trippy
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Good luck!
The husband has finally, FINALLY gotten the final clue that the bank he's now working for are just crap with some of their policies (seriously, running a branch with 4 people total, including the manager? When is anyone supposed to be able to take a break when only 2 people are scheduled for a day?) and he's met with a recruiter he's worked with in the past. Which is great, but here's a question - what fields would someone be able to switch to if they've worked in banking for 23 years, the last 15-ish in branch management? He's feeling a bit pigeon-holed even though he loves community banking overall.
Any good credit unions in your area? He might also be able to transfer over to the financial management sector (Fidelity, etc.).
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Cheddar
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No Nerf, but I put a link to this very thread and I said that you all can guarantee for my purity. I even mentioned your case, and see if they can take a look at your lawn from a Michigan perspective.
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Minvaren
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Hour plus of second interviews with firm #3 today. Firm #2 is background checking me, I'd be surprised if I make second round interviews at firm #1. Firm #4 contacted me out of the blue today about a manager position, still debating that one. ...would enjoy being employed by the end of the month, so I have (more) spending cash for Ren Faire.
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"There are many things of which a wise man might wish to remain ignorant." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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lamaros
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So I didn't get the job. But my (better qualified) friend did. I guess that's half a win!
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Viin
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So I didn't get the job. But my (better qualified) friend did. I guess that's half a win!
Yay? I'm sure he/she will tell you it sucks and you dodged a bullet in 4 weeks tops.
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- Viin
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Minvaren
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So within 15 minutes of each other, I get contacted by one of my top 2 prospects for a second interview, and by the other top prospect with an offer.
(puts on thinking cap and starts musing)
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"There are many things of which a wise man might wish to remain ignorant." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Chimpy
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So within 15 minutes of each other, I get contacted by one of my top 2 prospects for a second interview, and by the other top prospect with an offer.
(puts on thinking cap and starts musing)
Fun position to be in, ain't it?
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'Reality' is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes.
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JWIV
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Very awesome!
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