The failed interview-er.

[mix-hyenataur.livejournal.com]

He gloated how I had the perfect resume and was the best match based on experience. My car just overheated a few blocks away from the interview.

You asked me about it, and I said I would get it fixed before I got hired. Flexibility or devotion, you can call it. Why isn't it fixed now? Because I'm used to it, but I've got priorities with my money. So far, this car gets me where I need to go and rarely breaks down.

So, why didn't you beleive me? Why did you have to tell HR?

I don't care if you keep telling me "But, I went to bat to defend you!", you're the moron who brought it up. Why didn't you just take my word on it?

Now you're telling me she went on to hire a 'not as bright/smart/experienced' tech to service all the hospitals in my region, kinda scares me...

Comments

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

As a person who has driven a dozen cars to destruction, let me ask why did you disclose the car situation at all? If you knew it had an overheating problem, why would you cut it close on a critical appointment like a job interview? Are you so unfamiliar with this tool you use daily that you don't know that overheating causes damage that accumulates over time, and the cost of repair can rapidly increase with repeated occurrences?

[mix-hyenataur.livejournal.com]

It was unforseen.

I'm guessing it's an overheating issue, though the gauges say it is not and no one in town has a OBD1 tester. I've been replacing parts as reccommended by shops and mechanics, but seems like I'm throwing money down a wishing well here.

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

Dude, you have to be smarter than that. How can it happen often enough for you to be used to it, but not often enough to be foreseen?

It's not enough to be competent, you have to convince people you are competent. Have a backup plan, a Xanathos gambit if you will. An early drive over, a spare change of clothes, and a bicycle in the trunk or back seat could have turned this all around. Even if you were tight on time away from your current job, and a bike wouldn't fit in your car, saying ahead of time, "My car took a dive and I've changed over to a cab, so I may a few minutes behind schedule," sounds so much better than dragging in with an excuse about your car breaking down, even though you knew it was having trouble.

I mean, you have to sell yourself as someone they really can depend on to show up at these hospitals on time every time. An on-site tech who depends on a single, troublesome car is like a user with no backups.

[mix-hyenataur.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I really wasn't prepared for the interview since he called me up about 45 mins before and wanted it at that exact moment.

If it had been a 2 hour notice, I would've been more prepared for this issue.

[mouser.livejournal.com]

He called you on 45 minutes notice for an in person interview? That employer actually sounds less then ideal. And that his expectations were fucked anyway.

That said, if it were a NORMAL interview (show up on this DATE and time) and that had happened, I might have seen his point. "No second chances to make a first impression" and "One "oh shit" can erase a thousand attaboys" and all that.

Part of a job is to be there, and that means having the rest of your life together enough to be there. Reliable transportation is part of it.

[the-s-guy.livejournal.com]

An early drive over, a spare change of clothes, and a bicycle in the trunk or back seat could have turned this all around.

Heh. Now I'm thinking "And rocket-powered roller skates strapped to the bike, just in case! And a pogo stick!"

"To the interview!" *SPRONG SPRONG SPRONG*

[notthebuddha.livejournal.com]

Before I quit regular on-site service, I had two cars, an assortment of stunt drivers, and a couple of part-timers I could send along in my stead in case I got double-booked. At one point when I was recovering from a car wreck, I hired a flunky to keep my shoes tied and hold the cases up while I ran the screwdriver.

[mouser.livejournal.com]

Don't be silly! (http://tinyurl.com/25k9q8c)

[random-c.livejournal.com]

I have just had a really shitty day because my Dad is convinced my car is either going to kill me or cost me my new job. Apparently being unwilling to accept a gift car I don't want because it would cost me over £1000 I don't have to insure it is ungrateful.

[mix-hyenataur.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I asked my dad for help, and his excuses are either that I need a job first which is impossible without a car first, and that he won't help me since I never "mowed the lawn" when I was little. Fuck this shit.