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Five Red Flags That Scream 'Don't Take This Job!'
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| 04/21/2014
| Liz Ryan
Posted on 04/21/2014 11:49:09 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Tijeras_Slim
Youll be joining our family Yep, that "family" garbage is a screaming red flag.
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posted on
04/21/2014 2:30:15 PM PDT
by
glorgau
To: txhurl
The rules differ from state to state. Some require that you only have to accept offers that pay a certain minimum percentage of compensation that you earned from your previous employer. I’m not sure if any insurance benefits figured into that compensation number, but that’s my take on it.
42
posted on
04/21/2014 2:35:18 PM PDT
by
fwdude
( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
To: glorgau
43
posted on
04/21/2014 2:40:52 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
("Remember me as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, so you will be," -Epitap)
To: txhurl
Maybe I need a vacation.
_______________
I think it would do you good.
44
posted on
04/21/2014 2:49:50 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
To: Night Hides Not
I've never ever been good at punting the "salary expectations" question back on my interviewer.
Even worse is when filling out an online application, I think it's entirely rude that a required field is "salary expectations" with a number before you can continue on. It's quite unfair actually, but they've got the jobs and you're looking. If you want it bad enough, you'll fill it out with something.
45
posted on
04/21/2014 3:04:21 PM PDT
by
tenger
(It's a good thing we don't get all the government we pay for. -Will Rogers)
To: txhurl
Should have said something like:
I would hook the 200SQFT BBQ grill I saw outside with the forklift and bring it around to the bodies.
What time do you guys do lunch?
46
posted on
04/21/2014 3:15:41 PM PDT
by
Delta Dawn
(Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
To: tenger
I've never ever been good at punting the "salary expectations" question back on my interviewer. If you ever get a good answer, let me know. I'd love to be able to answer that question.
47
posted on
04/21/2014 3:36:07 PM PDT
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: xp38
Thanks, that’s kind of you to say.
To: Delta Dawn
You need a vacation, too?
49
posted on
04/21/2014 3:53:41 PM PDT
by
txhurl
I had some clown call and want me to drive 50 miles to an interview, but he couldn't give me an idea what the pay range was. I told him I couldn't take the time to interview for a position that might not pay enough to justify the gas money/wear and tear on the car. He seemed shocked.
I've been through many weird interviews. During one, I was shown a room full of broken glasswear and told that was the "lab". Then, the interviewer --who was the only person in the building-- excused himself and vanished for 20 minutes. By that point, I just wanted to see how long he would be gone.
I had another interview where the guy asked me three different ways why someone with my qualifications was interested in the kind of rotgut job his company was offering (a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer. At the third asking, I got up and told him that he had convinced me that I was not interested. I was polite; I wanted a job and had shown my sincere interest by showing up 60 miles from home with a professional attitude, but I didn't want to be kicked around verbally. He seemed shocked, and wanted to give me a lab tour, but I had had enough.
Then there was the interview where someone was going to be hired to replace an unsuspecting slug who was going to be dumped out the door as soon as the replacement was landed. This involved ducking here and there to remain invisible. If they treat employees this way, it really makes one want to work there...
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posted on
04/21/2014 4:07:42 PM PDT
by
Nepeta
To: tenger
Even worse is when filling out an online application.Ain't that the truth. You're right, they hold the upper hand, so you have to play the game.
Most of the time, HR isn't looking to fill any positions, they're just trying to keep the pipeline full for when a position comes open.
And don't get me started on Robert Half. Their reps don't get paid for filling positions, they must get paid for adding candidates to their "inventory."
Unless you're desperate, don't waste your time. You'll spend a couple of hours filling out paperwork and talking to the rep. After that, it's crickets.
They must be getting desperate, though. I received a call last week from them, wanting to "reconnect"...I've been gainfully employed for about 4 1/2 years (thankfully). I'll give him a courtesy call tomorrow, but that's about it. No one I know has had a good experience with them.
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posted on
04/21/2014 4:12:52 PM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(For every Ted Cruz we send to DC, I can endure 2-3 "unviable" candidates that beat incumbents.)
To: SeekAndFind
I’ve been out of work for about 2 months. I was called in for an interview at the local Joint Base. I interviewed for an assistant baker-cook position. Two days later, they call me back to tentatively offer me an entirely different cook position that I never even interviewed for.
I still have to take a physical and pass the background check before they ‘officially’ offer me the position. It’s barely above minimum wage, but it’s the ONLY job out of many applications that’s even contacted me.
52
posted on
04/21/2014 4:21:49 PM PDT
by
hoagy62
("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
To: ctdonath2
Got an offer once from a startup company. Going back the next day with my then-current employers counter-offer, the offices were completely vacant with no sign of prior occupancy or contact info.
They started up and finished all in one day. Now THAT’S an efficient company!
53
posted on
04/21/2014 4:29:00 PM PDT
by
Rides_A_Red_Horse
(Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
To: SeekAndFind; Revolting cat!; GeronL
. Now I see that the womans Youre an idiot, but lets talk again approach made perfect sense for her, because it was very important for her to hire someone she could berate and belittle. I had that job. Only she didn't let loose with the insults until the day I was introduced as the new hire and had already signed.
I lasted about 9 months. Her previous whipping boy/girl moved to another role within the company (and avoided leaving) and that was 3 years before my time there.
54
posted on
04/22/2014 1:24:28 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Billthedrill; Revolting cat!; GeronL
I dunno. When I got to the purely hypothetical question How would you deal with a pile of human bodies using only a forklift? I sort of figured the job was not for me. I'd knock the phone off the hook and carefully dial 9-1-1 with the front prong of the forklift.
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posted on
04/22/2014 1:42:07 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Night Hides Not
What I saw online about Robert Half wasn’t good. I had talked to someone there once when I came to learn that he wasn’t really interviewing me for an actual open position but for their files. And they try to worm information out of you like reference information at the managerial level (not to check up on you but to dig via cold call harassment for openings for other clients; I’m not about to sour my good contacts by having them spammed).
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posted on
04/22/2014 1:48:12 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: a fool in paradise
I’d a asked if they also had a knifelift and a spoonlift.
To: whodathunkit
“The answer to that is above my pay grade” is the answer worthy of a “commander in chief”.
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posted on
04/22/2014 2:21:08 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
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