Hey Employers!

[darktubbly]

{rant_on}
When a job description states that most of the work will be web site maintenance along with database solutions, don't grill me on Perl throughout the interview when you've listed a hodgepodge of other languages as well. Don't ask how I've used Apache in creative ways -- it's a web server...it serves pages. But most of all, at the end of the interview, when I remind you that I'm a Canadian citizen (when it's clearly on my resume under the section entitled 'Employment Eligibility') and as such, I may need sponsorship if you like my work, don't say, mmmm....yeah, it's against our university policy to sponsor.
{rant_off}

Worst. Interview. Ever.

/Seppuku.

 

[mooglekit]

Ha, you know, funny how people don't read resumes at ALL. I had an interview when I was a senior in college, two months before I graduated, was asked to come in for an interview and at the end they asked: "And how do you expect to do this full time job while you are a student?" I was like, did you not read the resume that says I graduate in may? Thanks, but no thanks...

 

[Gibson486]

I had a job that stated I would be soley working as a coder for a development suite....the grilled me on circuits.....

 

[NiKeFiDO]

im totally looking forward to next month and its interviews...

 

[Accipiter22]

I do a lot of contract work for databases. This one prospective asked me to make a contact database, mailing addresses, etc. The other day I went in to discuss my estimate was asking how you could use Access to create mailing labels. I told her that I can do it, and I had included it in the estimate. Now mind you they haven't hired me and aren't paying me. She says 'well you make the labels, I'll be downstairs', and then leaves. I wait 30 seconds, go downstairs and make up some excuse and tell her that they have my estimate and to give me a call if they want it done

 

[BriGy86]

its scary to think that for the most part, complete idiots will be the ones determining whether i am able to feed myself through out life

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I do a lot of contract work for databases. This one prospective asked me to make a contact database, mailing addresses, etc. The other day I went in to discuss my estimate was asking how you could use Access to create mailing labels. I told her that I can do it, and I had included it in the estimate. Now mind you they haven't hired me and aren't paying me. She says 'well you make the labels, I'll be downstairs', and then leaves. I wait 30 seconds, go downstairs and make up some excuse and tell her that they have my estimate and to give me a call if they want it done

my sister got screwed over BIG time when working freelance

a note to all people looking to work freelance- don't give them a FVCKIN INCH! once you do something nice most employers will take complete advantage of you

 

[Reel]

Originally posted by: BriGy86
its scary to think that for the most part, complete idiots will be the ones determining whether i am able to feed myself through out life

My dad always told me:

God must love stupid people because he made so many of them.

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: Reel

Originally posted by: BriGy86
its scary to think that for the most part, complete idiots will be the ones determining whether i am able to feed myself through out life

My dad always told me:

God must love stupid people because he made so many of them.

that, is so awsome!:laugh:

 

[darktubbly]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
--snip--

Good god, are you serious?? Thankfully none of my interviews have dropped to that level just yet.

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: BriGy86
its scary to think that for the most part, complete idiots will be the ones determining whether i am able to feed myself through out life

Reality sucks and it's worse living it than thinking about it

 

[ahurtt]

Originally posted by: Reel

Originally posted by: BriGy86
its scary to think that for the most part, complete idiots will be the ones determining whether i am able to feed myself through out life

My dad always told me:

God must love stupid people because he made so many of them.

My dad told me: "It's a shame God had to create such an amazing and beautiful planet and filled it with a$$holes."

He also told me: "Work faster. Lately your work has only been half-fast."

 

[Stuxnet]

Originally posted by: darktubbly
{rant_on}
When a job description states that most of the work will be web site maintenance along with database solutions, don't grill me on Perl throughout the interview when you've listed a hodgepodge of other languages as well. Don't ask how I've used Apache in creative ways -- it's a web server...it serves pages. But most of all, at the end of the interview, when I remind you that I'm a Canadian citizen (when it's clearly on my resume under the section entitled 'Employment Eligibility') and as such, I may need sponsorship if you like my work, don't say, mmmm....yeah, it's against our university policy to sponsor.
{rant_off}

Worst. Interview. Ever.

/Seppuku.

I had an interview like that with Honda of America about 8 years ago. I was a network admin/PC support guy at that time, and THEY contacted ME after they saw my resume on the Internet. I had good experience and skills, and my resume solely focused on those two areas.

So after about 15 minutes of chit-chatting, they start interrogating me on my "C++" skills.

"I have none. I'm not a programmer."

"You don't code?"

"Not yet. I was contacted about a desktop/network support position."

"Well yeah, but there's coding, too."

"I didn't see that listed in the job description, and it's certainly not on my resume... are you sure there aren't some lines crossed here?"

"Well yeah, it's a support position, but there's also about 50% coding involved."

"Well, I'm not a programmer and I didn't come out here to interview to be one. Take care."

I was pretty pissed. I didn't mince my words at all either. I basically gave them the 'ol "thanks for wasting ALL of our time, dumbass" and left. In hindsight, I think they just wanted a really cheap C++ developer. Who knows.

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I do a lot of contract work for databases. This one prospective asked me to make a contact database, mailing addresses, etc. The other day I went in to discuss my estimate was asking how you could use Access to create mailing labels. I told her that I can do it, and I had included it in the estimate. Now mind you they haven't hired me and aren't paying me. She says 'well you make the labels, I'll be downstairs', and then leaves. I wait 30 seconds, go downstairs and make up some excuse and tell her that they have my estimate and to give me a call if they want it done

my sister got screwed over BIG time when working freelance

a note to all people looking to work freelance- don't give them a FVCKIN INCH! once you do something nice most employers will take complete advantage of you

yah they keep asking me to do stuff for free. Like they ask me to come in for a meeting ot discuss the project, and then they ask me to do something for them...I'm really getting annoyed.

OH! and the best part. Back in the day a while ago I first heard of this place through a temp agency, I had done some VERY light excel work. I think the agency charged em like 14.65/hr, I saw like 10 bucks/hr out of that....Fast forward to present day...when discussing my rate I suggested upper teens/hr, since they were billed 14.65/hr previously for easier work, plus I'd be paying ALL of the taxes. The lady counters with 'well you only saw about 9 or 10 bucks an hour out of that 14', so I don't know if what you're asking for is inline..........they thought I was going to create this massive database for like $9/hr!!

 

[chambersc]

i wanna hear more -- anyone?

 

[yllus]

Haha. Contract work is simultaneously the best and the absolute pits of the working world.

The last bit of contract work I did was for someone accurately labeled "Demon Client". After revising and adding things on to the contract originally agreed on for four months, they called up one day and demanded that we be done in a week if we wanted to avoid a lawsuit (breach of contract resulting in loss of stature or something). Lots of slurs about our business expertise, and finally a statement saying that in no way should we expect to get paid for this work. Give me a fscking break!

Wasn't my ass in a sling - my name isn't on any contract anywhere - but as a favour, I did a bareboned job on the product as requested. We fulfilled the terms of the contract...only to have them say, "Okay, the bare functionality works - put in the rest now." We replied to that with the most thinly veiled "FSCK YOU!" e-mail ever written.

 

[Accipiter22]

Originally posted by: yllus
Haha. Contract work is simultaneously the best and the absolute pits of the working world.

The last bit of contract work I did was for someone accurately labeled "Demon Client". After revising and adding things on to the contract originally agreed on for four months, they called up one day and demanded that we be done in a week if we wanted to avoid a lawsuit (breach of contract resulting in loss of stature or something). Lots of slurs about our business expertise, and finally a statement saying that in no way should we expect to get paid for this work. Give me a fscking break!

Wasn't my ass in a sling - my name isn't on any contract anywhere - but as a favour, I did a bareboned job on the product as requested. We fulfilled the terms of the contract...only to have them say, "Okay, the bare functionality works - put in the rest now." We replied to that with the most thinly veiled "FSCK YOU!" e-mail ever written.

lmao that's classic.

Another:

I was workin on another database project actually, had well over 10,000 businesses listed in it, with contact info on the people, and a ton of reports, queries, etc. Basically a big job. I started on August 1st. 4 DAYS LATER...this b1tch that worked there pops in and says 'so?? are you done yet??'. I look at the lady and laugh. But here's the thing. Starting a few weeks after that, the executive director of the place is on me EVERY DAY. He'd ask me 'so what exactly is taking so long???' and my favorite "I don't know a THING about databases...I mean I have no clue about them...but I know it shouldnt' be taking this long".

So anyway, first monday in October rolls around, and by some fvcking miracle I've gotten about 75% of the job done. Executive director asks me how much longer, I tell him 'well by the 21st it should be done.' he says ' can we get it done by next friday? Let's shoot for the 14th, this should've been done long ago. I tell him 'no'.

I find out the next day that he wants me out by the next friday anyway (either party could void the contract when they wanted to). In the meantime the b1tch that was on me after 4 days brings in one of the tech guys and tells him 'we catch him doing things on the computer...DISABLE EVERYTHING'. I knew the computer guy and we look at each other and stifle a laugh. He opens up wordpad and types out some random code, saves it, and tells her 'ok all set'. We had a good laugh at that one.

So anyway my point was, I tell you it's going to take probably another 20 days to do it....you give me 13....and because of that, I never got to finish it. It still looks and runs decent, but still. Follow their logic, but imagine I'm building a scyscraper: "Ok, we've paid you for a few months to build this huge tower, you've completed 75 floors, and there's a bunch of metal and frames and girders sticking out of the top...you say it'll take 3 more weeks to finish....but we're only giving you two, and tehn complain when the finished building doesn't have a roof'

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I do a lot of contract work for databases. This one prospective asked me to make a contact database, mailing addresses, etc. The other day I went in to discuss my estimate was asking how you could use Access to create mailing labels. I told her that I can do it, and I had included it in the estimate. Now mind you they haven't hired me and aren't paying me. She says 'well you make the labels, I'll be downstairs', and then leaves. I wait 30 seconds, go downstairs and make up some excuse and tell her that they have my estimate and to give me a call if they want it done

my sister got screwed over BIG time when working freelance

a note to all people looking to work freelance- don't give them a FVCKIN INCH! once you do something nice most employers will take complete advantage of you

yah they keep asking me to do stuff for free. Like they ask me to come in for a meeting ot discuss the project, and then they ask me to do something for them...I'm really getting annoyed.

OH! and the best part. Back in the day a while ago I first heard of this place through a temp agency, I had done some VERY light excel work. I think the agency charged em like 14.65/hr, I saw like 10 bucks/hr out of that....Fast forward to present day...when discussing my rate I suggested upper teens/hr, since they were billed 14.65/hr previously for easier work, plus I'd be paying ALL of the taxes. The lady counters with 'well you only saw about 9 or 10 bucks an hour out of that 14', so I don't know if what you're asking for is inline..........they thought I was going to create this massive database for like $9/hr!!

then tell them you can get a full time retail job that has benefits, paid vacation, spiffs, and emplyee purchase programs for 9.50 an hour

 

[tami]

i am currently working at a job where my manager did not look at my resume.

it was funny, because several weeks after i was hired, i told my boss that i previously worked as a private eye. he was like "wtf?" i was like, "dude, it's on my resume."

he did look at my resume -- i saw him referring to it at my job interview. however, apparently he didn't look at all of it.

 

[ColdFusion718]

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I do a lot of contract work for databases. This one prospective asked me to make a contact database, mailing addresses, etc. The other day I went in to discuss my estimate was asking how you could use Access to create mailing labels. I told her that I can do it, and I had included it in the estimate. Now mind you they haven't hired me and aren't paying me. She says 'well you make the labels, I'll be downstairs', and then leaves. I wait 30 seconds, go downstairs and make up some excuse and tell her that they have my estimate and to give me a call if they want it done

my sister got screwed over BIG time when working freelance

a note to all people looking to work freelance- don't give them a FVCKIN INCH! once you do something nice most employers will take complete advantage of you

Sorry to say this but the words "screwed", "BIG", "FVCKIN", "INCH", and "sister" really stood out in your post.

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: ColdFusion718

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
I do a lot of contract work for databases. This one prospective asked me to make a contact database, mailing addresses, etc. The other day I went in to discuss my estimate was asking how you could use Access to create mailing labels. I told her that I can do it, and I had included it in the estimate. Now mind you they haven't hired me and aren't paying me. She says 'well you make the labels, I'll be downstairs', and then leaves. I wait 30 seconds, go downstairs and make up some excuse and tell her that they have my estimate and to give me a call if they want it done

my sister got screwed over BIG time when working freelance

a note to all people looking to work freelance- don't give them a FVCKIN INCH! once you do something nice most employers will take complete advantage of you

Sorry to say this but the words "screwed", "BIG", "FVCKIN", "INCH", and "sister" really stood out in your post.

i got boomed

 

[GroundZero]

take a job in canada

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

I hate companies that do not post full/accurate job descriptions. I once applied for an "IT Intern" position that stated that light-moderate programming was involved. I know a little bit of a few languages, but figured that since it was not an exclusively programming position, all would be good. I applied. The day before the interview I got a 2 page job description which made it clear that the position was near 100% programming and they expected applicants to be able to fully program in multiple languages. So of course I don't want to call the day of/day before the interview and say that I can't do it, so I went and the interview sucked, I looked like a moron, etc. So yeah, fun learning experience.

 

[darktubbly]

Originally posted by: GroundZero
take a job in canada

Given enough time, I will. But I'd like to get some experience here instead of starting from square one.

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: GroundZero
take a job in canada

you Canadian?

i was told that even though Canadians are nice people for the most part they despise having jobs taken by Americans