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Re: [PLUG] OT (but not really): Tough Interview questions
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On that note, at one of the best companies I ever worked for (in New
Mexico) the CEO and Business VP ended up having an informal drag race
on our way to lunch one day. Don't let a simple thing like that ("ass
kicking") let you be discouraged in the job. It might be the best one
you ever have.
-Jon
On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Glenn Kelley <glenn@typo3usa.com> wrote:
> I work primarily with churches - and you would be shocked at how human
> most are :-)
>
> Words are only words -
> I am from the camp that irrelevant is irreverent - so be as colloquial
> as the situation allows
>
> I guess its a good sign that the job might be yours if they say
>
> if you leave before 6 months we will kick your as**
>
>
> On Feb 12, 2009, at 12:35 PM, brent timothy saner wrote:
>
>> (Sorry for lack of trimming and TP-ing; blackberry email client)
>>
>> I love places that are pretty informal (and sometimes downright
>> crass).
>>
>> I should grep the logs for $current_employment's cussin' and do a
>> wordcount on it (ooh and compare to the kernel source's famed
>> cussin'). It'd be hilarious, I bet.
>> (lack of GPG due to message sent via blackberry device)
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Art Alexion <art.alexion@gmail.com>
>>
>> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:38:13
>> To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List<plug@lists.phillylinux.org
>> >
>> Subject: Re: [PLUG] OT (but not really): Tough Interview questions
>>
>>
>> On Thursday 12 February 2009 12:09:24 pm Bill Hance wrote:
>>> The interviewer jokingly said that he would take
>>> me outside and kick my ass if I left before the 6 months was up. He
>>> was
>>> dropping F-bombs and making comments you wouldn't say in front of
>>> your
>>> mother throughout the interview. I wasn't offended, but thought it
>>> was
>>> quite odd behavior for a job interview.
>>
>> It surprised me to notice that this varied from industry to
>> industry. I
>> hardly hear it at all in my current, non-profit, IT role. It was
>> quite common
>> at law firms. I spent so much time in the latter, that I find it
>> soothing and
>> comfortable when someone talks like that.
>>
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