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Posted on 06/01/2005 7:12:04 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Ugh...yeah, I've run into that on a couple of the jobs I've applied for. As if what I made in the past in a completely different geographic area and for a coupletely different industry has any bearing on what the usual salary should be here.
The web form for one place I applied made that a REQUIRED field. That's just wrong, in my opinion!
LOL! So true!
They want to know what you've been making even before telling you what they are willing to pay.
Why? So they can low-ball you from the get-go? Puhleeeze!
I know it, sis.
As much as I can't wait to move, just the thought of packing up all of the frap I've accumulated is daunting.
Heh...when I was getting ready to sell the house, I had to finally sort through the boxes in the basement I still hadn't unpacked.
Sad!
Sometimes they ask you what salary range you're looking for. I always want to answer "how much money have you got?" :)
Heh!!
The whole situation is a bit overwhelming...I almost feel like Steve going to school was the EASY part!
Neither one of us has any idea how one goes about job hunting nowadays!
I've got a couple of boxes like that in the garage.
But I'm afraid to go through them!
Roaches are prolly hiding in there. *shudder*
Heh. Act like Flylady on steroids. Start by decluttering and cleaning, and maybe move on to painting.
LOL! I would ~love~ to see the look on a potential employer's face if someone said that!
They worst I had to deal with was mildew...and spiders.
Bad enough, though. Ugh.
I'd give ya advice, but I don't seem to be that hot at it.
Ugh! Nasty Shelobses!
What I'll have to do is drag the boxes out onto the driveway in the hot sun.
Let 'em sit for about an hour, occasionally whacking the sides with a broom handle.
I would, of course, be seated safely on the hood of my car while I do this. *grin*
I really hate job hunting. But just once I'd like to go on an interview (for a job I don't need) and be the interviewee from Hell. "So. I hear that the average employee stays with your company for only a year. Why do you suck so bad?"
~~~~zzzt~~~~
Steve's 43 years old...he's gonna have to really make himself look good, experienced. He really needs to re-do his entire resume.
It's all really frightening to me...We know what we want, just don't know how to get there!
Heh...if you ever do this, please bring a tape recorder!
HA!
"So, it says here you offer a great benefits package. Just how long do I need to work here before I can collect a severence package and unemployment?"
Hi XGI!
Or this one:
"How close are you to bankruptcy?"
Cloudy chilly yuck :(
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