I just got blindsided folks. Manager and some HR lady pull me into a chat room and inform me they are letting me going due to company restructuring :-) I didn't see this coming at all I'm devastated and don't know what the fuck to do. [Reply]
The single greatest piece of advice I've ever read about, used, and it worked was this
At the end of the interview when they typically ask you if you have any other questions, ask them this... Do you have any concerns about me that we can address now?
It really seemed to catch him off guard, and landed me the job I hopefully retire on [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
The single greatest piece of advice I've ever read about, used, and it worked was this
At the end of the interview when they typically ask you if you have any other questions, ask them this... Do you have any concerns about me that we can address now?
It really seemed to catch him off guard, and landed me the job I hopefully retire on
That is a great tactic, unless the response is...."Now that you mention it, not only are we concerned about the sheer volume of time you appear to spend on chief planet dot com, we also have a number of statments we need to address....do you recall a post you made on July 15th, 2008...." [Reply]
Originally Posted by jdubya:
Sorry to hear but you'll land on your feet. As tempting as it may be to go off on anybody, I'd take the high road because you never know when professional paths cross again and someday you may be glad you left on a high note. Good luck......
Same could be said when banging random chicks. Never know if you'll be crossing that bridge again. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
The single greatest piece of advice I've ever read about, used, and it worked was this
At the end of the interview when they typically ask you if you have any other questions, ask them this... Do you have any concerns about me that we can address now?
It really seemed to catch him off guard, and landed me the job I hopefully retire on
Wow, that's terrible. It's happened to me twice in jobs that I was at for a long time. Currently, I'm hoping that they will lay me off before I retire. That 17 years of work would get me a nice severance.
What do I need to do to get laid off?
Seriously, I feel badly for you and am just making a bad joke. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
The single greatest piece of advice I've ever read about, used, and it worked was this
At the end of the interview when they typically ask you if you have any other questions, ask them this... Do you have any concerns about me that we can address now?
It really seemed to catch him off guard, and landed me the job I hopefully retire on
and whatever you do, do not say "nope, I have nothing to ask" [Reply]
I’ve been in interviews where the candidate asks “When can I start?” as the follow up question. Sometimes it’s really impressive, sometimes it’s cringe. [Reply]
Yes, although it was an interview for a promotion. Probably was getting the job regardless. Sounded like they were pretty amused that he asked the question so they had him leave the room and then walked out and gave him the job. I would not recommend this approach usually. In his case the compensation was set, but normally it would be good to have that established before essentially "accepting" a job. [Reply]
Hate to hear that TM. You will land on your feet, I am sure of that. Went through a similar situation myself losing a job after 18 years.
Found another gig and I am grateful that if I got shit canned right now it would just mean retirement. Just hanging on now to get as much into my pension a I can. [Reply]
