|
CPColin posted:I had an opportunity turn into a rejection when one of my references spooked my prospective boss and I was unable to talk them through their concerns. My reference felt so guilty about it, they asked never to be used as my reference again, lol. lol what’d they say
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 05:17
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jan 15, 2025 14:51 |
|
|
FMguru posted:check the thread op i don't think it's in the op but i had very good results with "where would you like things to be in a year"
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 05:29
|
|
|
raminasi posted:lol what’d they say The prospective boss brought up my reputation for being a cranky poo poo and I told them that it was initially well-deserved, but was hanging around much longer than it was true. I think they also brought up how I might not work as hard on poo poo I don't care about. I dunno, it was a while ago and I never asked my reference, "WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOO???"
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 05:52
|
|
|
Gazpacho posted:hrm boild water put my advice in there, which was specifically targeted to one poster and not general advice. besides it should be clear at this point that I have no clue about the interviewing process and perhaps software development as well. i think have have been doing something else completley posters ask to have things in the op, they go in there. I don’t qa the questions. qa were fired to make room for nothing qhat posted:Got an on-site technical interview at EA. This should be fun.  unless its the frostbite team in which case good luck
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 09:21
|
|
|
CPColin posted:The prospective boss brought up my reputation for being a cranky poo poo and I told them that it was initially well-deserved, but was hanging around much longer than it was true. I think they also brought up how I might not work as hard on poo poo I don't care about. I dunno, it was a while ago and I never asked my reference, "WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOO???" a reference should confirm the date you started and left and maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe a broad overview of your duties while you worked there
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 10:22
|
|
|
CPColin posted:The prospective boss brought up my reputation for being a cranky poo poo and I told them that it was initially well-deserved, but was hanging around much longer than it was true. I think they also brought up how I might not work as hard on poo poo I don't care about. I dunno, it was a while ago and I never asked my reference, "WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOO???" in the uk i think you can actually sue people for giving references like that. not sure what it's like elsewhere. like the worst possible reference you can get is one that says "they worked here from between x and y" but says nothing what so ever about your performance or why you left.
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 10:33
|
|
|
two weeks left at current job, next one should start in february regret is already growing as just as i leave it seems tptb are finally getting around to taking software dev seriously, but on the other hand uhh it's like all these grandiose plans just blew up out of nowhere while all discussions i have had with my superiors i always left with the feeling that "better things aren't possible" in fact the reddest of red flags is that while one of the top leadership is also leaving by the end of this year (this was announced a week ago), so they came by to wish me luck and a long future in this company. i guess this is what my boss meant on tuesday with "dont tell anyone" this is a 20 person company, why the gently caress is the leadership hiding poo poo from each other, not to mention the employees
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 10:40
|
|
|
maybe they're doing this because you're leaving?
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 11:30
|
|
|
nah this has been a trend since the beginning, it's a big part of why i am leaving - the last guy who left we also found out 2 weeks ahead even though the notice is 30 days many other cases as well where crucial information is not shared or is passed through a word of mouth chain so i have ended up implementing the wrong thing several times imagine coordinating a dev team without email, any kind of issue tracker and mostly 1 to 1 meetings ninja edit: i did install a gitlab and try to nudge others to adopt the workflow where basic stuff is written down but in the end it was mostly for myself
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 14:05
|
|
|
my bonus is contingent on my manager submitting my annual review by cob today he hasn’t even looked at it yet let alone scheduled our meeting gonna be a fun next couple of hours lol
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 14:14
|
|
|
CPColin posted:The prospective boss brought up my reputation for being a cranky poo poo and I told them that it was initially well-deserved, but was hanging around much longer than it was true. I think they also brought up how I might not work as hard on poo poo I don't care about. I dunno, it was a while ago and I never asked my reference, "WHAT DID YOU DOOOOOO???" This is an insanely bad reference. I know someone who literally a company after she left and still got a positive reference from her ex boss
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 14:15
|
|
|
pointsofdata posted:This is an insanely bad reference. I know someone who literally a company after she left and still got a positive reference from her ex boss literally what a company
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 14:22
|
|
|
this could go several ways
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 14:22
|
|
|
im guessing "poo poo on"
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 14:55
|
|
|
CRIP EATIN BREAD posted:im guessing "poo poo on" "literally" would be one hell of a word in that sentence
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 15:18
|
|
|
Haha oops. Missing word was "sued"
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 15:35
|
|
|
I should have clarified that this was a personal reference, not a did-you-actually-work-there reference, so I was expecting them to answer questions along the line of, "What's it like to work with this person?" I think the one person got tongue-tied and over-shared a little. One time I was applying to places, I had to scramble because I put a bunch of current coworkers as personal references and the hiring manager called my then-boss first, who told them that company policy was that current coworkers were not allowed to act as references, but could only confirm dates of employment. The hiring manager made me come up with three completely different personal references and I wanted to say, "Can you just ignore my boss and use them anyway?" Fortunately, enough people had left that company that I was able to find three people willing to do it within a day or so.
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 15:44
|
|
|
Penisface posted:it seems tptb are finally getting around to taking software dev seriously narrator: they won't.
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 16:28
|
|
|
I was under the impression that asking for references (let alone actually calling them) had fallen out of favor, is that not the case?
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 16:47
|
|
|
Asleep Style posted:I was under the impression that asking for references (let alone actually calling them) had fallen out of favor, is that not the case?
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 16:50
|
|
|
jesus WEP posted:my bonus is contingent on my manager submitting my annual review by cob today
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 19:58
|
|
|
CPColin posted:I should have clarified that this was a personal reference, not a did-you-actually-work-there reference, so I was expecting them to answer questions along the line of, "What's it like to work with this person?" I think the one person got tongue-tied and over-shared a little. lol what a bullshit rule
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 20:18
|
|
|
Asleep Style posted:I was under the impression that asking for references (let alone actually calling them) had fallen out of favor, is that not the case? Some hr systems ask for them beefore you've even spoken to anyone (i put in Mr On Request)
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 20:19
|
|
|
Boiled Water posted:
It's frostbite
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 22:15
|
|
|
well good news hang on for eight hiring cycles and it'll be a frostbyte i'll see myself out
|
|
#
?
Dec 21, 2018 22:47
|
|
|
meh, made it to in person interview and stumbled ath the finish line and notified via greenhouse.io button click at the end of the day before a holidayso i can't even ask what i did wrong :\
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 00:10
|
|
|
Boiled Water posted:well good news 
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 00:14
|
|
|
also the hiring market must be drying up in denmark. i've received personality tests before first interviews now
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 00:20
|
|
|
Ciaphas posted:meh, made it to in person interview and stumbled ath the finish line well hey free trip to denver, at least
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 00:34
|
|
|
denver is cool bc you can see snow capped mountains, but its extremely BROWN, thats not so cool. but housing is affordable and weed is SUPER cheap so go denver
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 01:00
|
|
|
Started telling coworkers that I’m moving to a new area and started poking around the source I’ll be working with for some of new job duties; I’m already kind of checking out on my old assignment even though I’m working it part time for at most 3 more months
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 01:15
|
|
|
DELETE CASCADE posted:but [denver] housing is affordable lmao
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 03:06
|
|
|
denver i barely know her
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 03:10
|
|
|
had a very promising interview today and they just emailed me to schedule a follow up in january. liked the guy i spoke to (the eng lead), had a very open ended conversation and i felt like we were on the same page. i asked him some good questions and got good answers. it's another startup though and i feel like with the impending recession i should really be looking at a healthy corp (but i dont want to).
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 04:18
|
|
|
i really want to get a new job in the new year. im thinking about startups too but im not sure i wanna. one my friend works at wants me to write javascript for android 
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 05:14
|
|
|
PokeJoe posted:one my friend works at wants me to write javascript for android this person is not your friend
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 15:36
|
|
|
A better friend than the one who encourages you to cling to disfavored mobile development tech
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 16:14
|
|
|
qhat posted:Got an on-site technical interview at EA. This should be fun. wrong
|
|
#
?
Dec 22, 2018 19:03
|
|
|
FMguru posted:It seems to have been replaced by "background checks" where they confirm the facts of your resume (degrees, where you work at what position during what period) and check for things like your arrest record. BigCo had bought that company.
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2018 08:44
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jan 15, 2025 14:51 |
|
|
ShadowHawk posted:When I got hired by BigCo, the background check company couldn't verify my prior employment at a startup because it was no longer in business and they couldn't reach anyone. And BigCo had a strict no-confirm/no-deny reference policy?
|
|
#
?
Dec 23, 2018 19:44
|
|