What is the worst company you ever interviewed with?
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
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that's my tale
Scary :)
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I hope you can top it!
No, I can't :((
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
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Josh Smith wrote:
"Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!"
ROTFLMAO
Josh Smith wrote:
Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it!
Not that "just leave" part!
led mike
led mike wrote:
Not that "just leave" part!
Yeah, that really takes the cake. What a freaky dude.
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that's my tale
Scary :)
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I hope you can top it!
No, I can't :((
PaulC1972 wrote:
Scary
It wasn't meant to be a scary story - but I guess it is! :)
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PaulC1972 wrote:
Scary
It wasn't meant to be a scary story - but I guess it is! :)
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It wasn't meant to be a scary story
The story wasn't scary, the mindset of the people at the company were.
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It wasn't meant to be a scary story
The story wasn't scary, the mindset of the people at the company were.
PaulC1972 wrote:
The story wasn't scary, the mindset of the people at the company were.
I know, I was just joking around. :-D
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PaulC1972 wrote:
The story wasn't scary, the mindset of the people at the company were.
I know, I was just joking around. :-D
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I was just joking around.
I figured you were :laugh:
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
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Josh Smith wrote:
As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck.
:laugh:
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
I once showed up to an interview that I was told was for C++ developmemt in Windows - exactly what I wanted. When I got there, the secretary made me a coffee and I relaxed in the reception area for a couple of minutes. After the usual 5 minute delay, the CEO invites me into the boardroom and the first thing he says is, "This is a Foxpro position. Are you interested?". I said, no, and that I was expecting it to be a C++ position. Then he said, "Well, I don't really want a C++ programmer and you don't want to work in Foxpro, so do you want to continue this interview?". I declined, and walked out 5 minutes after I arrived without even tasting my coffee! I think the guy was just trying to save us both some time, as he had apparently been sent a lot of unsuitable candidates by a particular employment agency. I'm not sure if this qualifies as the "worst" interview, but it's certainly one that I'll never forget!
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I once showed up to an interview that I was told was for C++ developmemt in Windows - exactly what I wanted. When I got there, the secretary made me a coffee and I relaxed in the reception area for a couple of minutes. After the usual 5 minute delay, the CEO invites me into the boardroom and the first thing he says is, "This is a Foxpro position. Are you interested?". I said, no, and that I was expecting it to be a C++ position. Then he said, "Well, I don't really want a C++ programmer and you don't want to work in Foxpro, so do you want to continue this interview?". I declined, and walked out 5 minutes after I arrived without even tasting my coffee! I think the guy was just trying to save us both some time, as he had apparently been sent a lot of unsuitable candidates by a particular employment agency. I'm not sure if this qualifies as the "worst" interview, but it's certainly one that I'll never forget!
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That's annoying. You find a position that sounds good, get all dressed up, and realize that you wasted your whole day.
Logifusion[^] If not entertaining, write your Congressman.
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That's annoying. You find a position that sounds good, get all dressed up, and realize that you wasted your whole day.
Logifusion[^] If not entertaining, write your Congressman.
Dustin Metzgar wrote:
You find a position that sounds good, get all dressed up, and realize that you wasted your whole day.
That sounds like the advice of a sex therapist.
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
While in college I applied for a job at an Urban Computer Lab, emphasis on urban. The interview went fairly well but I recieved a letter in the mail saying they didn't find a suitable candidate and were extending the search. No big deal I put the job out of my mind and forgot about it, until 4 months letter I got a letter stating: "We use a quantitative evalutation process. Another candidate has scored higher and will be offered the job." I still can't find anyone who can explain to me why the position was extended if they use a quantitative scoring process. In another case I was invited to interview as a night computer operator, perfect job for a college student, so I went and the actual job was store phone support. They admitted the only way they could get applicants was to lie. I should have walked out but I learned several valuable lessons about when to quit from working there.
A man said to the universe: "Sir I exist!" "However," replied the Universe, "The fact has not created in me A sense of obligation." -- Stephen Crane
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Dustin Metzgar wrote:
You find a position that sounds good, get all dressed up, and realize that you wasted your whole day.
That sounds like the advice of a sex therapist.
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Josh Smith wrote:
sex therapist
Hey, if you can't find a job programming...
Logifusion[^] If not entertaining, write your Congressman.
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
When I was young and naive and first time living in a city of any size I applied to a sales job which turned out to be door to door selling crap when I got there and nothing like the newspaper description. I didn't have a car then and so took busses to what turned out to be some industrial warehouses in the middle of nowhere on the outskirts of the city, the guy took me around on his route going door to door selling literally junk (cheap asian imported paperweights, toys, pencils what have you) to old people (who were the only ones home at that time of day). Within 5 minutes I was back on a bus home having learned a lesson about the jobs listings in the paper.
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
I went to an interview one time and the interviwers were all EE types.... I used to work with EEs that wrote the programs so I wasn't suspicious at first... As things went on, it became more and more clear that they wanted a bench tech NOT a programmer. After about 15 minutes, I asked them, "if they wanted a bench tech, what did they want me for?" Uhm... well... uh... See ya! Needless to say, I didn't get that job.
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
:josh: My WPF Blog[^]
Josh Smith wrote:
Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it!
Well, I can reverse it a bit. I never really interviewed for my first job. I was on channel 7 10 oclock news, every night they featured someone looking for work. I was chosen, I got an offer, I took it. (yeah, cringe everyone) Everyone was friendly enough, the office was moving south to Las Cruces from Farmington, so I was going to be the first person hired for the move. There were many things that were "odd" but I was the only programmer, and I kept to myself for the most part. My first marriage was at the same time, so life was distracting... but I will never forget the first interview I participated in for that company.... I wanted to run screaming from the room, this was who I was already working for!! After introductions all around with the lady on one side, three of us on the other... interviewing for a computer operator position. The accounting manager asked about her experience... okay. I asked about her 10 key speed. good. The owner asked about the crucifix that she was wearing and if she were Catholic. :omg: The accounting manager asked about her ring and if she were married... :suss: the lady was nerveous at this point so told where her husband worked.... I tried to change the subject back, asked about what computers she had worked on, what things she found difficult and easy in her experiences on those machines/businesses... She was a little more relieved... and talked for a while on that experience... Then the boss asked... He knew the business, and the people and everyone except one black man... he asked her outright if her husband was the one black man there. She admitted so. Things just got worse from there. :wtf: I started looking for a new employer the next day, though it took me over 6 months to find a new job.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Josh Smith wrote:
Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it!
Well, I can reverse it a bit. I never really interviewed for my first job. I was on channel 7 10 oclock news, every night they featured someone looking for work. I was chosen, I got an offer, I took it. (yeah, cringe everyone) Everyone was friendly enough, the office was moving south to Las Cruces from Farmington, so I was going to be the first person hired for the move. There were many things that were "odd" but I was the only programmer, and I kept to myself for the most part. My first marriage was at the same time, so life was distracting... but I will never forget the first interview I participated in for that company.... I wanted to run screaming from the room, this was who I was already working for!! After introductions all around with the lady on one side, three of us on the other... interviewing for a computer operator position. The accounting manager asked about her experience... okay. I asked about her 10 key speed. good. The owner asked about the crucifix that she was wearing and if she were Catholic. :omg: The accounting manager asked about her ring and if she were married... :suss: the lady was nerveous at this point so told where her husband worked.... I tried to change the subject back, asked about what computers she had worked on, what things she found difficult and easy in her experiences on those machines/businesses... She was a little more relieved... and talked for a while on that experience... Then the boss asked... He knew the business, and the people and everyone except one black man... he asked her outright if her husband was the one black man there. She admitted so. Things just got worse from there. :wtf: I started looking for a new employer the next day, though it took me over 6 months to find a new job.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
The owner asked about the crucifix that she was wearing and if she were Catholic. :omg: The accounting manager asked about her ring and if she were married...
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
He knew the business, and the people and everyone except one black man... he asked her outright if her husband was the one black man there. She admitted so. Things just got worse from there.
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I'd like to help but I don't feel like Googling it for you.
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Josh Smith wrote:
Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it!
Well, I can reverse it a bit. I never really interviewed for my first job. I was on channel 7 10 oclock news, every night they featured someone looking for work. I was chosen, I got an offer, I took it. (yeah, cringe everyone) Everyone was friendly enough, the office was moving south to Las Cruces from Farmington, so I was going to be the first person hired for the move. There were many things that were "odd" but I was the only programmer, and I kept to myself for the most part. My first marriage was at the same time, so life was distracting... but I will never forget the first interview I participated in for that company.... I wanted to run screaming from the room, this was who I was already working for!! After introductions all around with the lady on one side, three of us on the other... interviewing for a computer operator position. The accounting manager asked about her experience... okay. I asked about her 10 key speed. good. The owner asked about the crucifix that she was wearing and if she were Catholic. :omg: The accounting manager asked about her ring and if she were married... :suss: the lady was nerveous at this point so told where her husband worked.... I tried to change the subject back, asked about what computers she had worked on, what things she found difficult and easy in her experiences on those machines/businesses... She was a little more relieved... and talked for a while on that experience... Then the boss asked... He knew the business, and the people and everyone except one black man... he asked her outright if her husband was the one black man there. She admitted so. Things just got worse from there. :wtf: I started looking for a new employer the next day, though it took me over 6 months to find a new job.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
:omg: WOW. She could have really taken it to them.
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Have you ever gone to an interview at some company to find that the company is a complete and utter joke? I have. No names, just descriptions. Here's my worst... Went to an interview at some company in NYC, at the time that I was looking for my current job. The "HR" person I spoke with told me that the gig was all .NET 2.0 and I'd be working with a team of .NET devs. That's what I was looking for, so I went to the interview. I show up, the office is in shambles. Disassembled furniture all over the place. Cardboard boxes laying around, with styrofoam sticking out. Really messy. I first interview with this guy, the "HR" guy (he actually was co-owner I think), and he ends up rambling on about some theory of economics that he couldn't quite remember. He showed me the product and tried to impress me with the fact that people from all over the world use it on a trial basis. oooh ahhhh. After that, while waiting for the CEO to show up, I get interviewed by one of their developers. He told me that he was interested in C#, but they only use VBScript there. My stomach turned. VBScript?! Yikes! Ugh. I then tell him that I was told that the company uses only C# 2.0, and he gets all emotional yelling "Well, we use VBScript here, and if that's not good enough for you, you should just leave!" :| After that, I'm still waiting for the CEO. As I wait in a room full of disassembled office furniture, I overhear two people in the office say how much their jobs suck. At this point, I stuck around just to see how much worse it could get. It was fun, at this point. Sort of. The CEO finally shows up and brings me into his office. He tells me that the company has always used free-lance developers and wants someone to "hold accountable" for their product. Let me rephrase that..."We want you to inherit this mangled blob of VBScript and then we'll hold you responsible for making it work." No thanks. To determine if I was technically savvy, he asked "If you were to design a database that stored info about books and publishers, how would you set it up?" I was very tempted to say "I'd copy the pubs sample db." :laugh: The moron thought that I wouldn't have seen Pubs. What a loser. Well, that's my tale. I hope you can top it! :-D
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I had an interview several years ago at a place and was offered the job but something wasn't quite right so I asked to visit them again. This time I made sure I got a chance to look around and talk to people - they were scared to look up from their desks and then the boss showed me how he allocated tasks to software engineers timed to within 30 minutes :wtf: Run, run away now...