Walked out from an interview today

[Doctor Phibes]

@taiwan_girl said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Doctor-Phibes I agree that things happen, but it just shows where their priorities are.

Maybe they were interviewing the principal senior sales executive before the senior sales executive and wanted to make sure this key position was filled first.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

I had to wait an hour for the vet last week. I figured they were probably busy. Shit happens, even for seniors management positions at box stores.

Entirely different environment. At the vet's, you have to see the vet. There's no one else. In this kind of situation—interview for an upper management position—you're going to meet with at least a handful of people. Pull in someone, anyone. Do that first until the other people are ready.

Shit I've been in that situation before and that's what happened. Further, I've had to bail my boss out in a situation like that at least a handful of times.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

"Upper management position"

I'm a bit skeptical about that description.

Well, yeah. No one in an upper management position calls it "an upper management position," not even in euphemism.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

interview for an upper management position

Principal senior customer liaison executive.

In charge of the people who label the carrots.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

"Upper management position"

I'm a bit skeptical about that description.

Well, yeah. No one in an upper management position calls it "an upper management position," not even in euphemism.

Or posts about it on Reddit.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

"Upper management position"

I'm a bit skeptical about that description.

Well, yeah. No one in an upper management position calls it "an upper management position," not even in euphemism.

Or posts about it on Reddit.

True! That is definitely the social media platform preferred by the great unwashed.

[Copper]

If you are 5 minutes early

You are 5 minutes late

[Mik]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

"Upper management position"

I'm a bit skeptical about that description.

Well, yeah. No one in an upper management position calls it "an upper management position," not even in euphemism.

Or posts about it on Reddit.

This.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Copper said in Walked out from an interview today:

If you are 5 minutes early

You are 5 minutes late

I wear sneakers and a Tron t-shirt to interviews.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Copper said in Walked out from an interview today:

If you are 5 minutes early

You are 5 minutes late

I wear sneakers and a Tron t-shirt to interviews.

Presumably you're trying to distract them from the fact that you've got a degree in poetry?

[Aqua Letifer]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Copper said in Walked out from an interview today:

If you are 5 minutes early

You are 5 minutes late

I wear sneakers and a Tron t-shirt to interviews.

Presumably you're trying to distract them from the fact that you've got a degree in poetry?

Oh I bring that up as soon as possible. It's a great stress test.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Copper said in Walked out from an interview today:

If you are 5 minutes early

You are 5 minutes late

I wear sneakers and a Tron t-shirt to interviews.

Presumably you're trying to distract them from the fact that you've got a degree in poetry?

Oh I bring that up as soon as possible. It's a great stress test.

You should show up in a black velvet suit with a carnation in the button hole.

I had an Irish friend who once did that to a works do. Pretty much the entire dinner was spent listening to his wife telling him he needed to return the suit.

[Copper]

Your clothing is a great way to send a message.

[Mik]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Doctor-Phibes said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Aqua-Letifer said in Walked out from an interview today:

@Copper said in Walked out from an interview today:

If you are 5 minutes early

You are 5 minutes late

I wear sneakers and a Tron t-shirt to interviews.

Presumably you're trying to distract them from the fact that you've got a degree in poetry?

Oh I bring that up as soon as possible. It's a great stress test.

You should show up in a black velvet suit with a carnation in the button hole.

I had an Irish friend who once did that to a works do. Pretty much the entire dinner was spent listening to his wife telling him he needed to return the suit.

You laugh. A guy who lived in my apartment complex who looked like the blond guy in Dukes of Hazard showed up for an interview at my company in a lavender matador style suit. Looked like something Elvis would wear.

[Jolly]

Younger people live their lives on the net.

I suspect the story is true. The only question is the level of the job.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Jolly said in Walked out from an interview today:

Younger people live their lives on the net.

I suspect the story is true. The only question is the level of the job.

I've seen worse happen a couple of times. One was for a VP position.

[Horace]

I bet anybody interviewing with Jeff Bezos for a C suite position at Amazon, would be understanding about being kept waiting.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Horace said in Walked out from an interview today:

I bet anybody interviewing with Jeff Bezos for a C suite position at Amazon, would be understanding about being kept waiting.

That's different process, though. That's not "get a ticket to validate your parking" kind of situation.

[Rainman]

I'd bet making him wait was part of the interview. Maybe it was one of the big issues internally, and they're looking for someone to be able to tighten things up without causing more issues from the offended classes.

Someone should design a virtually silent little remote controlled car (I mean size of a matchbox) that could cruise around the office area listening to what people are talking about, transcribed to your cell phone. It would be great to finally get in to the actual interview, totally ahead of their game, while your stealth car-ita automatically finds its way out of the building to a predetermined secret hiding place. Yes, another million-dollar idea given to you all for free!