Job Interviews

[Bob]

The interacting with different people at work should be busy.....but actually fun.

I am hoping the hospital doctor lets me back full at work next month because I am 100% ready.   Being on long term outage since 01/01/2012 is a bit much.   ALL of my physical and mental skills are back.   And since I have metal covering part of my skull full time, I can take on the cuban attacks.

[Thrifty]

I'm getting really tired of the "what are your salary requirements" question. 

You assholes created the fucking job, you have a number in mind, why don't you fucking tell me what it pays instead of playing these god damn mind games.

[Thrifty]

Welp, Tomorrow ends my 6 years of full time self-employment and begins the next chapter of employment with a new company.

Currently relaxing after good dinner from O'Charlies and watching some Star Trek TNG before bedie-by-boze-time..
I know I started this thread for job interviews but since I am about to start my first day at my new job tomorrow, I thought I'd post here instead of the Completely Random Thoughts thread.. Yay work 

Yeah it sucks starting a new job.  In my experience, the transition is really difficult the first week, but it becomes less so the next few weeks.  After about 6 weeks, I usually get pretty acclimated to the new environment and it feels more like home.

[Thrifty]

I have half a mind, with the salary question, to say something absurdly high, like "$125,000 a year".  I find that when I go high, they say "we can't pay that much" and give me the secret number they were thinking of the whole time.

I've mentioned I think that I'm exploring a return to school starting at the end of May.  It would be summer session at the local community college to start.  They have these connected degree programs where you can spend 2 years there and then transfer for your last 2 years at a 4 year institution.  Given that this backup plan is seeming more and more appealing every day, I'm rapidly losing patience with these people and their mind games.

I got 2 E-Mails and a phone call from AFLAC trying to schedule an interview for jobs with their sales force.  I'm terrible at sales (due to my shy personality and complete lack of sales experience), so I just blew off the E-Mails.  The phone call woke me up, so I said a groggy "no thank you" and hung up the phone.

I just wonder what kind of scam they're pulling if they're so aggressively trying to schedule interviews with people who clearly have no sales background.

[Darth Geek]

Welp, Tomorrow ends my 6 years of full time self-employment and begins the next chapter of employment with a new company.

Currently relaxing after good dinner from O'Charlies and watching some Star Trek TNG before bedie-by-boze-time..
I know I started this thread for job interviews but since I am about to start my first day at my new job tomorrow, I thought I'd post here instead of the Completely Random Thoughts thread.. Yay work 

Welcome back to being a cog.

[Smith Dr John Smith]

I'm getting really tired of the "what are your salary requirements" question. 

You assholes created the fucking job, you have a number in mind, why don't you fucking tell me what it pays instead of playing these god damn mind games.

Yeah every time I get to that part I never know what to write down,how am I supposed to know how much my labor is worth to them?!

[Thrifty]

To expand further upon my recent remarks regarding salary requirements, I offer you some E-Mail correspondence I am having today with a recruiter.  The job is something at Aberdeen Proving Grounds which I am not qualified for, but I applied for because I have to maintain an active search for work as a condition of receiving unemployment benefits.  It's in my field, but it's still above my expertise.  I don't have the professional skills, the education, or the security clearance for this.  Consequently, I am not taking this seriously.

Spoiler

From: Rob Politi <rob.politi@espjobs.com>
To: <my email redacted>
Sent: Monday, March 5, 2012 11:42 AM
Subject: RE: Monster Resume #tmujk9hwkn96djbq Desktop Support Analyst RPJLJRNETABMD01 106808791

Michael -

Are you in between jobs and local to Aberdeen Md area? Do you have a secret clearance? If not are you clearable? What are your salary requirements? This one is with Lockheed Martin.

I need six people so please pass around my info. Thanks

Thanks for your consideration. Have a great day.

Robert Politi
Engineering Service Professionals
Recruiting Manager
rob.politi@espjobs.com
www.espjobs.com


From: <my email redacted>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 12:11 PM
To: Rob Politi
Subject: Re: Monster Resume #tmujk9hwkn96djbq Desktop Support Analyst RPJLJRNETABMD01 106808791

I don't have secret clearance.  I'm not sure if I'm clearable.  I don't know what that entails.  I'm a U.S. Citizen with no criminal record and good credit if that helps.  I am between jobs and in the Aberdeen area (about 30 miles north).



From: Rob Politi <rob.politi@espjobs.com>
To: <my email redacted>
Sent: Monday, March 5, 2012 1:27 PM
Subject: RE: Monster Resume #tmujk9hwkn96djbq Desktop Support Analyst RPJLJRNETABMD01 106808791

Hi Michael -

What are your salary requirements? Have you applied with Lockheed Martin recently? Can you call me when you have a minute?

Thanks in advance.
Robert Politi
Engineering Service Professionals
Recruiting Manager
rob.politi@espjobs.com
www.espjobs.com

From: <my email redacted>
To: Rob Politi

No I haven't applied with Lockheed Martin ever. 

My salary requirements are that I be paid a salary.

[wurwolf]

My salary requirements are that I be paid a salary.

This has got to be the best response to that stupid question I've ever seen. 

[RVR II]

Home! Not a bad day over all.. Lot of Veterans at this place (including me)! It's a small plant and there's only about 20-25 personnel working each shift but it is a large company with plants around the world

Learning the coating process for tool accessories (drill bits, carbide tips, etc.) including stripping chemicals for removing old coatings as well as sandblasting. Pretty slow day overall but that varies day by day.

I'll be working 6am-2:30pm for a while and still have no idea what shift I will end up on permanently, and I won't receive my first paycheck till the last Thursday in March (from what I'm told)..

Most of the day I shot the shit sharing war stories from the military with the other employees. Pretty laid back place from what I've seen but it is only my first day so I'm sure that'll change as well

[Bob]

Sounds okay so far.....

[RVR II]

Sounds okay so far.....

Agreed, but I've learned to never judge a book by it's cover..
We'll see how it goes over time

[D.B. Barnes]

Home! Not a bad day over all.. Lot of Veterans at this place (including me)! It's a small plant and there's only about 20-25 personnel working each shift but it is a large company with plants around the world

Learning the coating process for tool accessories (drill bits, carbide tips, etc.) including stripping chemicals for removing old coatings as well as sandblasting. Pretty slow day overall but that varies day by day.

I'll be working 6am-2:30pm for a while and still have no idea what shift I will end up on permanently, and I won't receive my first paycheck till the last Thursday in March (from what I'm told)..

Most of the day I shot the shit sharing war stories from the military with the other employees. Pretty laid back place from what I've seen but it is only my first day so I'm sure that'll change as well

Cool. Sounds like working with a bunch of other folks will be kinda fun, and a nice change from mostly working alone. Especially if you have some shared experience, like the service, to bond over.

[RVR II]

Home! Not a bad day over all.. Lot of Veterans at this place (including me)! It's a small plant and there's only about 20-25 personnel working each shift but it is a large company with plants around the world

Learning the coating process for tool accessories (drill bits, carbide tips, etc.) including stripping chemicals for removing old coatings as well as sandblasting. Pretty slow day overall but that varies day by day.

I'll be working 6am-2:30pm for a while and still have no idea what shift I will end up on permanently, and I won't receive my first paycheck till the last Thursday in March (from what I'm told)..

Most of the day I shot the shit sharing war stories from the military with the other employees. Pretty laid back place from what I've seen but it is only my first day so I'm sure that'll change as well

Cool. Sounds like working with a bunch of other folks will be kinda fun, and a nice change from mostly working alone. Especially if you have some shared experience, like the service, to bond over.

Yeah so far everybody seems pretty laid back and alot of them have been with the company some 15-20 years so their turn-around rate seems very low ..

[D.B. Barnes]

Home! Not a bad day over all.. Lot of Veterans at this place (including me)! It's a small plant and there's only about 20-25 personnel working each shift but it is a large company with plants around the world

Learning the coating process for tool accessories (drill bits, carbide tips, etc.) including stripping chemicals for removing old coatings as well as sandblasting. Pretty slow day overall but that varies day by day.

I'll be working 6am-2:30pm for a while and still have no idea what shift I will end up on permanently, and I won't receive my first paycheck till the last Thursday in March (from what I'm told)..

Most of the day I shot the shit sharing war stories from the military with the other employees. Pretty laid back place from what I've seen but it is only my first day so I'm sure that'll change as well

Cool. Sounds like working with a bunch of other folks will be kinda fun, and a nice change from mostly working alone. Especially if you have some shared experience, like the service, to bond over.

Yeah so far everybody seems pretty laid back and alot of them have been with the company some 15-20 years so their turn-around rate seems very low ..

"This is a pretty mellow new job. Nobody's gettin' uptight, everything's cool. No baggage or hang-ups. I'm just gonna hang in there, baby, you bet your sweet bippy. I'll do my thing, they'll do theirs. Just gotta keep mellow. That's what bein' RVR is all about.

And I'm RVR."

[RVR II]

Home! Not a bad day over all.. Lot of Veterans at this place (including me)! It's a small plant and there's only about 20-25 personnel working each shift but it is a large company with plants around the world

Learning the coating process for tool accessories (drill bits, carbide tips, etc.) including stripping chemicals for removing old coatings as well as sandblasting. Pretty slow day overall but that varies day by day.

I'll be working 6am-2:30pm for a while and still have no idea what shift I will end up on permanently, and I won't receive my first paycheck till the last Thursday in March (from what I'm told)..

Most of the day I shot the shit sharing war stories from the military with the other employees. Pretty laid back place from what I've seen but it is only my first day so I'm sure that'll change as well

Cool. Sounds like working with a bunch of other folks will be kinda fun, and a nice change from mostly working alone. Especially if you have some shared experience, like the service, to bond over.

Yeah so far everybody seems pretty laid back and alot of them have been with the company some 15-20 years so their turn-around rate seems very low ..

"This is a pretty mellow new job. Nobody's gettin' uptight, everything's cool. No baggage or hang-ups. I'm just gonna hang in there, baby, you bet your sweet bippy. I'll do my thing, they'll do theirs. Just gotta keep mellow. That's what bein' RVR is all about.

And I'm RVR."

Suddenly I feel like the Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla