skerple
...text 24 minutes ago asking me to come in for a job interview between 12:30 and 1:30 today. in Phoenix.
skerple
MY DUDE... EVEN IF I HAD SEEN THAT TEXT AT THE VERY MOMENT YOU SENT IT, THAT WOULD STILL NOT BE DOABLE.
skerple
scheduled for tomorrow ig, good thing I have my class schedule all worked out so I'll know if the hours are even doable
izzy.vrm
no it's fine, just go teleport
skerple
right of course, teleportation, I always forget I can bend spacetime to my will
skerple
man though. it's not a good look if you can't or won't give your interviewees at least a day of lead time
skerple
I commented on it being short notice in my reply and he was just like "The position is time sensitive".
no bones
"we're going to start having unreasonable expectations up front"
skerple
lmao yeah
skerple
actually debating whether to go in and be Very Firm about my schedule needs and see what he tries to argue with to suss out how unreasonable this is likely to be
skerple
or just not go
skerple
like "I'm so sorry, something urgent came up and I won't be able to make it, best of luck finding your candidate!"
skerple
(I urgently need to not waste my time)
skerple
yeah actually I've almost completely talked myself out of this
skerple
among other things, now I have a MoWeTuThu class schedule in Mesa that absolutely precludes going to Phoenix on those days, just, it's not gonna happen
skerple
and perhaps I do not wish to commute for two hours both ways on FriSatSun to work for a dude who started our interaction by calling me into the city with a paltry hour or two of lead time???
izzy.vrm
looking back on this i honestly think that it's, like
no bones
yeah unless you desperately need the job i would pass on this and hold out for something better
izzy.vrm
a test ontheir part to see how willing you are to cop to unrealistic expectations
izzy.vrm
"can we make our potential candidates jump through hoops to see how good at hoop-jumping they are if we hire them"
skerple
yeah
skerple
like, it's either that or he doesn't realize how unrealistic that is, and I don't like either of those options
skerple
also it's a small thing but it bugs me that there wasn't even a token "sorry" about the short notice
no bones
yeah that's a small but significant red flag
skerple
like I could give a withered fuck whether he honestly cares one way or the other, but like, not even the tiniest attempt at a nicety?
no bones
right, his actual feelings are his business, but his ability to treat you with respect is yours
skerple
Just that curt, "The position is time sensitive. What day and time would work for you?"
skerple
so yeah I'm gonna have something "urgently come up" tomorrow morning then.