Useless Conversation

[HaemishM]

I'll do some voice work for you, Haemmy! Have the various f13 people with recording setups voice a few characters, it would be hilarious. Ironwood needs to be the protagonist, though.

I shudder to think of the lulz that would come from that sort of collaboration.

[Samwise]

I'll do some voice work for you, Haemmy! Have the various f13 people with recording setups voice a few characters, it would be hilarious. Ironwood needs to be the protagonist, though.

I shudder to think of the lulz that would come from that sort of collaboration.

 

[voodoolily]

Someone hacked Stray's Facebook (or email?) and is spamming the fuck out of me. Anyone know to reach him to let him know?

[Ironwood]

I'll do some voice work for you, Haemmy! Have the various f13 people with recording setups voice a few characters, it would be hilarious. Ironwood needs to be the protagonist, though.

I would be more than happy to.

[Ingmar]

Someone hacked Stray's Facebook (or email?) and is spamming the fuck out of me. Anyone know to reach him to let him know?

Check the yaoi forums?

[RhyssaFireheart]

(From Job Club today): No, I really don't give a flying rats arse about your entire job history.  30 second elevator speech means give us the highlights because I don't care that you worked at this company for 40 years, then they were bought out and closed your location and then 8 months later reopened it but when you asked if they wanted you back they said no so you took some time off to play with the grandkids and golf and THEN you got another job for 10 years and now you've been off for X months.... Just tell me your name, the industry you've been in or job you've been doing and what you want to do going forward.  Some of these folks just ramble on and on and on AND ON when it's supposed to be a quick intro speech.

And to the two people at club today who completely dominated the presentation with questions and observations and so on and so on.. there's probably a reason why you're still looking for work.  I think I see it.  One is so damn negative it's just... UGH!  I wouldn't hire you either, especially since you look like a complete sourpuss.  And the other is just a windbag who goes on and on about tangential stuff.  The presenter did an awesome job but the presentation got derailed by all the Q&A stuff these two kept bringing up mid-stream.

/rant mode off

[Yegolev]

Suddenly thought of the support group from Half Baked.

[Chimpy]

Had an interview today for a job I actually would be excited about doing (instead of being excited about getting a steady paycheck as the other interviews I have had recently).

They hit me with the weirdest question I have ever heard in an interview at the end:

"If you could go back in time, what would you do to make yourself more qualified for this particular job?"

Now to see if they make their decision within the next couple of weeks (damn university hiring process....application deadline was Jul 20 and they just started interviewing today).

Fingers is crossed.

[Strazos]

Roundabout way of asking what your weakness is, and making you think quickly on your feet in an awkward situation...I sort of get it.

[Yegolev]

Obviously I'd go back and tell myself what the interview questions were.

[Strazos]

 

[IainC]

Kill the grandparents of the other applicants.

[Ironwood]

Yeah, that's a weakness question and, as such, needs a really careful answer.

Kill Sarah Connor isn't the right one.


Edit :  Actually, I'd fail that question hard.  My sense of humour would force me to say 'I'm not sure, but I WOULD need your Clothes, your boots and your motorcycle.' 

I just wouldn't be able to help myself.

[Arthur_Parker]

I'm not sure I'm ideal for the job.  "I'd do a Wayne Rooney" (screw your granny and hope to get the job via nepotism).

[DraconianOne]

So today I try out a wholly new and exciting experience - I get to sue* someone.

It's bound to be a laugh riot.



*apparently that is actually the technical term for taking someone to court over small claims disputes.

[Sky]

As long as you're not going to 'peggy sue' someone.

As for the time travel question, I'd lose the job right there. "Ffs, man, if I could time travel, why would I need this job? I'd buy shares of microsoft, come back to the present and buy an archipelago and you'd be answering the interview questions to one of my underlings. Now, come with me if you want to live."

Or maybe go with the classic "Bring a book of sports scores with me"

[RhyssaFireheart]

Duh, wrong thread, but I'll use this for something else.

WTF does the neighbor have to start the work in their yard - aka cutting down trees and stuff - when I'm waiting for a phone interview to start.  Nothing like hearing chainsaws and tree mulchers screaming in the background while on the phone. :(

[ghost]

Have fun with the lawsuit.  I've had a couple lately and you'd almost be better off pissing down your pants leg for what you're likely to get out of it.

[Nebu]

Legal action seems to be a luxury of the wealthy.  Each and every time I've come close to legal action against another party, the situation devolved into a war of financial attrition rather than one of right and wrong according to the law. 

Am I jaded or is this really the way our system works? 

[Murgos]

Am I jaded or is this really the way our system works?  

Uh, because when someone is actually obviously doing something illegal it doesn't go to civil court?  Which means that in your case it's really of a conflict of interpretations and so probably not a simple black/white thing?

[Ironwood]

God, that was awful.

[DraconianOne]

God, that was awful.

Interview?

[Nebu]

Uh, because when someone is actually obviously doing something illegal it doesn't go to civil court?  Which means that in your case it's really of a conflict of interpretations and so probably not a simple black/white thing?

Have you ever been involved in a case that was a slam dunk yet still dragged on for 3+ years?  That's attrition. 

[Ironwood]

God, that was awful.

Interview?

Yeah.

[Nebu]

Yeah.

Discuss!

[Paelos]

Yeah.

Discuss!

I too, am always intrigued by interview shenanigans, especially since I went through 14 months of them myself.

[Lantyssa]

God, that was awful.

On your part or theirs?

[JWIV]

God, that was awful.

Interview?

Yeah.

If it helps, I got my current job after a 3 hour interview that I was convinced I had bombed horribly.

[Ironwood]

Lots of votes of confidence here.   

But seriously, Interview done by an 'agency' who had no clue about IT, the Firm they were hiring for, or how to make a decent cup of coffee.

Didn't want to go off script, got the Spanish Inquisition about lots of trivial and irrelevant stuff (My life at Uni ?  Really ?  I can't fucking REMEMBER) and then when we finally got to 'Your questions' 80% of them were met by 'I Don't Know'.  The final nail in the coffin was asking a marketing question (and trying to get my head round the IT Strategy) and being told 'I don't think that's relevant to the role'.

I don't really care what YOU think, matey, it totally is.

Sigh.  They managed to firmly convince me that this role I was really, really excited about, I don't actually want by the mere act of being incompetant.  Who the hell puts their recruitment into the hands of such people ??


And Whatnot.

[Yegolev]

Low bidders, rampant.  Bad economy is the standard excuse.

[DraconianOne]

Screw agencies. I absolutely sympathise - not that it's any help. Was interviewed about a developer role last year by someone who, from the sounds of it, may not have actually known what the internet was outside of Arsebook.  Ridiculously unprofessional.

Fuck 'em.


(In other news, our bad debtor has emailed us to let us know that they will pay us when they've been paid by one of their clients. I'm sure it's technically illegal but as they've made an effort to get in touch, we're willing to hold off. A litigation free weekend awaits...)

[Nebu]

Lots of votes of confidence here.   

I hope things work out for you Ironwood. 

I've had interviews that I thought I nailed not give me a job offer and I've had interviews that I tanked offer me the job.  Just keep showing up.  I'm sure that you'll find a good fit.

[Ironwood]

But this is it;  I might have done great, I might have done shite.  I just DON'T KNOW AT ALL.

And what's worse, I came out knowing LESS about the role and the company than going in.  I was telling THEM stuff about the firm.   

[Soln]

Aaaaand there is a massive recall on Similac products in the US and environs.  Liquid pre-mix not affected they claim: 

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/news/20100922/recall-of-similac-powdered-baby-formula
http://www.abc4.com/mostpopular/story/Five-million-containers-of-formula-recalled/YQY8QImmo0KnG58QwvdxRg.cspx

go here to check if your lot is being recalled:  http://similac.com/recall

[Murgos]

Got a phone call from the Car Dealer.  My new 2011 GTI (Carbon Steel Gray, 4Dr, AM) should be on the lot this weekend and once they finish the dealer prep I can pick it up.

Took awhile, but I'm so looking forward to driving this car I'm having trouble concentrating at work.