Re: [PLUG] OT (but not really): Tough Interview questions

["Bill Hance" <bill@billhance.com>]

Well, after all that, I didn't get the job anyway.

I was not discouraged or put-off by this guy's language.
I was just thinking that some people would be.


Maybe at my next interview, when I'm asked "How are you today?"

I'll reply  "I'm f#@%ing great.  How the F#$^ are you doing?"

hahaha





> 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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