I hate my job!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I hear the Republican VP nomination gig might be opening up again soon, Demon.  There's an opportunity for you!

[Father Demon]

No one in my family is pregnant, so I may qualify.

[Phanatic]

Call you for being unprofessional? Gotta hear how that goes down. You don't owe him anything and you don't work for him but at the same time no need top burn bridges. I guess I'd attempt to take the high ground no matter what. No way of knowing what his tone will be.

How did you answer the first two questions? Sometimes questions like that are asked as a test. Psych 101 bullshtein.

[reese125]

3) How many accounts do you think you can effectively manage?
- My answer was "Well, that's a tricky question since I don't the details about how an account is managed, what the time constraints are, the level of engagement with a vendor based on their importance, and other important pieces of information. I will tell you that as a sales engineer, I was involved in the management and care-and-feeding of anywhere from 5 at a time to upwards of 20.:
-- His follow up question: "That's not what I meant. I meant, what is a realistic number of accounts you should be able to manage at one time?  I am looking for a specific number, and you gave me a range. But that's OK, I think your answer tells me enough."
- WTF???

I dont think you could have answered that question any more correct/professionally. If you gave him a number, he would of asked you how you managed that number...and you would of said based on the logistics of these accounts I had to....

His answer to you there was farging garbage....and Im a little pissed. Give me his number on his business card right now

[phattymatty]

yeah its probably better off you don't work with a douche like this.  although the no rules, bone everyone in the office atmosphere sounds awesome.

[Phanatic]

As I think more about this you didn't want that job. As a job candidate you got caught up in politics. If someone who doesn't even work there gets caught up in an office pissing contest it can't be a healthy place to work.

[Father Demon]

Quite frankly, I would have accepted the offer for a paycheck and health insurance.  But I wouldn't have scaled back my search at all.

As to the first questions, I talked mostly about how I enjoy small companies and work groups because it affords the opportunity to get to know people more personally than in a large environment.  I also mentioned that I understood policies and procedures should be living documents, so changing the way a business or group operates is never a bad thing, as long as some diligence is performed.  I stood the hell away from even mentioning HR in my answer.

[Phanatic]

Great answers!

[Geowhizzer]

DEMON FOR PREZ!

[Diomedes]

We've already got an old man republican running, no need for another.

[Rome]

In my second interview for the shtein job I have now I was asked what my biggest weakness was.  At that point I didn't give a damn if I got the job or not so rather than give a faggy answer like "I tend to work too many hours" I said, "You mean other than single malt scotch?"  A few days after I started working, my district director and I were shooting the shtein and he told me it was the best answer he'd ever heard at an interview.  He did say that the two women in the interview didn't think it was funny but the three guys all loved it.

Meh.  I should have said "scat porn".

[SunMo]

women suck at funny

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

women suck at funny

I'll need some more evidence to come to a definitive conclusion on that.

[Seabiscuit36]

women suck at funny

I'll need some more evidence to come to a definitive conclusion on that.

what do you expect from a 6 yearold

[phattymatty]

went on an interview last week for a job i saw online.  wasn't even actively looking but it seemed like a really good opportunity so i said farg it why not.  i've basically been bored with my current job for a couple months anyway.  anyway, late yesterday afternoon they offered me the job.  it comes with a good five figure raise but i won't be travelling at all, which is actually a downer for me.  but i'm gonna be running the shop in this place.

the funniest part is that i didn't bother to even show up to my actual job yesterday.  i was playing mario kart in my underwear at 5PM as I talked to them over the phone.