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[–] 145 points 7 months ago (4 children)

"We opened a position in response to feedback from the person whose former role you're interviewing for."

"You increased staffing?"

"No. We created an opening in response to their feedback."

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  • [–] 77 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    "Employees were complaining about low morale. So we threw them a mandatory after work pizza party for team building! It was a real hit, almost everyone showed up!"

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  • [–] 49 points 7 months ago (8 children)

    What's studdering? Something to do with breeding animals, I assume?

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  • [–] 77 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    I think they mean if they put on an eye piece and start repairing a watch in front of you. Happened to me so many times.

    Someone who studders.

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  • [–] 31 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Ahhh - thanks for the excellent explanation, my fellow simian!

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago*

    Seeing this picture just made me more grateful for the job I have. Things might suck sometimes, but at least I'm not hunched over a table using tweezers to hand-thread watch studs.

    More power to those who can do it, there's probably a calm satisfaction to be gained. But man, it looks tedious.

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  • [–] 44 points 7 months ago (52 children)

    If i wanted to be jobless, sure. lol

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  • [–] 37 points 7 months ago (28 children)

    Thank you.

    People who post shit like this seem to think the streets are littered with such a rich variety of job offers that we can pick out the best ones like we’re shopping for avocados, completely oblivious to the fact that the vast, vast majority of us need a job right fucking now to survive, and are going to happily snag the first offer we get no matter what evil fuck it’s for.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago

    I've been there, too. I ignored warning signs because I was desperate, and then wished I hadn't later. Saying that you will accept any job that comes your way is a good route to getting fucked over.

    You might think that you need the money, but it really isn't worth it when you lose your job a week later and your temp agency won't answer your calls anymore. There are some crazy, toxic workplaces out there.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago* (4 children)

    It behooves you to ask the interviewer some questions, too. It helps to give you an idea about whether or not you want to work there.

    There were definitely times when I had a bad interview, I still got the job, and I wished that I hadn't. Don't ignore warning signs because you're desperate! Sometimes it's better to have no job at all.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago

    For the people that can't afford not to take the crappy job, sometimes it's best to just take it but keep looking for something better. Not everybody has money in the bank to be picky about employment.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Don't be so sure. Honestly, even if this question would have made me feel uncomfortable in the moment, I can tell you that it would elevate my opinion of any candidate I was interviewing because it's actually a very thoughtful but also important thing to consider. I actually can't recall at the moment anybody ever asking something like this in any interview I've done -- normally it's the basic stuff like "do you like working here" or "can you walk me through your typical day" kind of questions.

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  • [–] 34 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Your average hiring manager for IC level employees will have no insight into that.

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  • [–] 34 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    Add I the end of the question, "that had a positive impact on you" they're an employee too afterall

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago* (7 children)

    I think we put in speed bumps a few years ago due to an employee complaint about speeding. I hate whoever suggested that. Not because people weren't speeding/ riding tails, but now half the people drive 10 MPH going over 20 MPH speed bumps.

    In reality we've had a lot of good things due to suggestions over the years.

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  • [–] 16 points 7 months ago

    "studdering"?? I wish I could afford that

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  • [–] 12 points 7 months ago

    Cue the LinkedIn lunatic ranting that employment candidates asking critical questions of hiring organizations are a cancer on all industries.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    If they don't answer with the STAR method I am walking

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    [–] 10 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    does the bathroom have a good fart fan

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    [–] 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    This would a funny question at my work.

    You want a change? Scope it and present at the sprint planning. If it makes sense it gets built.

    Happens multiple times every 2-3 weeks.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Oh yes, this is delicious! I'm making a note now.

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago (7 children)

    What does ‘studdering’ mean, could you inform me by any chance?

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  • [–] 22 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Everyone's making jokes but if you're serious they meant "stuttering".

    Edit: per vocabulary.com

    If you've ever heard a young child stammer and trip over his words, you know what it means to stutter.

    Use the verb stutter when someone gets stuck on certain word sounds, either because she's speaking too quickly or eagerly, or because she has an actual speech disorder, also called a stutter. The word itself is somewhat onomatopoeic — a word that sounds like what it means — with its repeated t sounds. Stutter is thought to be related to the Middle Low German word stoten, "to knock or strike against," which is the way a stutterer's words sometimes sound.

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    [–] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    It will ensure you don’t get hired is all it will do.

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