Job Interviews

[Rocko]

@cluaindiuic

Shit, am I supposed to know Linux?

Ah lovely.

[cluaindiuic]

@Rocko

Ah lovely.

That was especially for you and Dunph.

[mickee321]

@cailinlochgarman

you should never ask directly what you will get paid… you should know what they are offering or jobs like said job is offering if they dont say on the spec

you can ask if their is any benefits should of social club, gym membership, pension etc if its not in the job spec some companies have this on their website or in job spec so no need to ask… although some companies you must be workng with 6 months before you can get these benefits so you could ask something like

i see on your website that you offer a range of benefits including blah blah and blah… do these benefits become active straight away if i was to get the position or would it be 6 months a year before i would be able to benefit from these

thats absolute bullshit
people work for money, not to join a gym or make friends, its not fucking complicated.
of course you are entitled to ask about salary but obviously wait till the right time and use a degree of tact, tell them exactly what you expetctations are, you only get one shot at life wo/man, if you come out all bland you will just end up in the also ran bin.
its not impolite or rude in any way to ask about salary, that’s some myth that ive only ever heard in ireland and is completely the wrong advice.

[caoimhaoin]

@mickee321

thats absolute bullshit
people work for money, not to join a gym or make friends, its not fucking complicated.
of course you are entitled to ask about salary but obviously wait till the right time, tell them exactly what you expetctations are, you only get one shot at life wo/man, if you come out all bland you will just end up in the also ran bin.
its not impolite or rude in any way to ask about salary, that some myth that ive only ever heard in ireland and is completely the wrong advice.

You may be right about it being silly, but its still something frowned upon (rightly or wrongly) in Ireland, so to advise someone to bring it up isn’t wise. I do realise CLG was being sarcastic.

The last time i did an interview though it was the first thing that was said to me, and it was laid out on the table, this is the reward for the job basically. Thats the right way, but thats not always the way. Alot of Irish bosses only think your there to make money for them, not that its your livelihood as well, they don’t give a fuck about you and think your cheeky for asking about it. Thankfully i can see that attitude is resending somewhat.

I bought my present car off my last employers, i met him one night on a night out, he asked me “Hows my car Kevin?” as if it was still his, i told him i made 2k off it by selling it on.
But thats the attitude, a very selfish one.

[Rocko]

@mickee321

thats absolute bullshit
people work for money, not to join a gym or make friends, its not fucking complicated.
of course you are entitled to ask about salary but obviously wait till the right time and use a degree of tact, tell them exactly what you expetctations are, you only get one shot at life wo/man, if you come out all bland you will just end up in the also ran bin.
its not impolite or rude in any way to ask about salary, that’s some myth that ive only ever heard in ireland and is completely the wrong advice.

Oi, I met Bandage through work. And if I’d never met Bandage I wouldn’t have met Jugs. And if I hadn’t met Jugs I’d never have met CLG.

[The_Runt]

@cluaindiuic

Shit, am I supposed to know Linux?

I was expecting that to be lost, but Rocko

[mickee321]

@Rocko

Oi, I met Bandage through work. And if I’d never met Bandage I wouldn’t have met Jugs. And if I hadn’t met Jugs I’d never have met CLG.

its like a butterfly effect scenario or something.
i suppose meeting such lumianries as those cited above is an added benefit of your employment but i would seriously question if you stated this as a reason for your appplication during the interview

[Flano]

I walked into an interview and just shouted “Give me all your money”.

They gave me all their money.

They knew Flano is not to be messed with.

[cluaindiuic]

@Flano

I walked into an interview and just shouted “Give me all your money”.

They gave me all their money.

They knew Flano is not to be messed with.

Should I try that with Rocko on Friday?

[Flano]

@cluaindiuic

Should I try that with Rocko on Friday?

Definitely and if it doesn’t work report him and tell them he called you a “dirty hun bastard.” To avoid any unsavory court cases you’ll get the job and salary you ask for.

[KIB_man]

@north county corncrake

i honestly hope you die in your sleep tonight after reading that

:lol:

[KIB_man]

@Julio Geordio

The first question I would ask you is:

You seem to move around a lot and haven’t held any decent job for any length of time. Why do you think you are so unemployable?

what is a decent length of time? if i keep moving jobs surely I’m very employable :rolleyes:

In reality, patience is not a virtue I possess and if I am offered more money I go. Loyalty is for losers.

[Mac]

@KIB man

have a rake of anecdotes learned off in your head -

here is one I have used many times, other ones in relation to hard work- spent my summers as a student working in construction - learned the value of a good work ethic

Q - when have you been able to personally resolve an issue with a customer etc etc (there has always been a question of this type thrown in)

A - I like to tell a story of back when I was a student - i used work during all the holiday seasons for spending money, ah sure ya know yourself bit of money for the rest of the year hahaha. Anyway one Xmas, I got a job with Dunnes and was on my way into my shift when on the corridoor on the way in I saw this person in serious distress at the phone credit machine. it was one of those machines that you put your money in and it dispensed the credit slip. anyway he was creating quite a scene as it was the main hallway into the shopping centre at our busiest time of year. I kind of felt I had to go up to him and see what the matter was. Eventually after some persuasion I got him to calm down and sit on the bench next to the machine. he explained that he had put 50 euros into the machine and nothing had come out. He really needed that fifty euros. Anyway I signalled to another staff member to get him a cup of tea and got our head office to ring the machin distributor crowd. We put him on the phone to them and they ensured him that they would have someone there today and if there was fifty euros jammed in the machine it would be returned to him. he seemed happy enough with that and headed away. The manager on duty at the time commended me for my action and i actually received the employee of the month award. I guess the key was seperating the person from the problem. People are decent at the end of the day and we all can get a bit stressed from time to time.

I dropped this story in London a few years back to silence for a few seconds. I thought I was fucked - anyway the snot nosed cunt at the other end of the table goes yeah I used work in Retail myself we used see these kinds of incidents regularly. they lapped it up :lol:

Interviews are a pile of bollocks that justify ridiculous salaries from the most disposable part of any organisation - HR. I liked my one here in Aus - a coffee with two of the senior lads and they asked me when i could start after about five minutes. No bullshitting around.

@KIB man

what is a decent length of time? if i keep moving jobs surely I’m very employable :rolleyes:

In reality, patience is not a virtue I possess and if I am offered more money I go. Loyalty is for losers.

For some reason, everytime I search for the horse racing thread, this thread comes up. The 2 posts above have to be 2 of the wrongest things in the history of the internet. I suppose KIB Man is lucky his employers don’t offer a “smug bastard of the month” award or else it would have been named after the wexford/clare/london/sydney/wherever will have him man at this stage.

[caoimhaoin]

Go to bed Mac ffs.

[anon95599269]

@Mac

For some reason, everytime I search for the horse racing thread, this thread comes up. The 2 posts above have to be 2 of the wrongest things in the history of the internet. I suppose KIB Man is lucky his employers don’t offer a “smug bastard of the month” award or else it would have been named after the wexford/clare/london/sydney/wherever will have him man at this stage.

i think my die in your sleep comment sums up how we all feel

[Mac]

@The All Seeing Eye

i think my die in your sleep comment sums up how we all feel

I wish there was a smilie that could convey how right I feel this post is.

[KIB_man]

@Mac

I wish there was a smilie that could convey how right I feel this post is.

You are a pathetic loser. I find it a bit strange that certain posters on here have an obsession with other posters personal lives. To be honest I think it shows a deep insecurity about their own inadequacies.

But when your a fat cunt from the backarse of nowhere who never did anything interesting with their lives who suddenly get empowered by a keyboard this is what you get.

The lad pontificating about suicide and then hopes posters could die.

This goes about to your mate Pikeman moreso but also yourself. I dont care what you spend your pathetic lives outside TFK discussing. But be very fucking careful what you post up on here about me again.

[myboyblue]

[manusboyle]

@KIB man

You are a pathetic loser. I find it a bit strange that certain posters on here have an obsession with other posters personal lives. To be honest I think it shows a deep insecurity about their own inadequacies.

But when your a fat cunt from the backarse of nowhere who never did anything interesting with their lives who suddenly get empowered by a keyboard this is what you get.

The lad pontificating about suicide and then hopes posters could die.

This goes about to your mate Pikeman moreso but also yourself. I dont care what you spend your pathetic lives outside TFK discussing. But be very fucking careful what you post up on here about me again.

Use of stereotypical assumptions about total strangers…check.

Random verbal abuse…check.

Smug air of (unwarranted) superiority…check.

Thinly disguised threat of retribution (possibly violent but certainly unachievable)…check.

Ah lovely… :lol:

[anon95599269]

@KIB man

You are a pathetic loser. I find it a bit strange that certain posters on here have an obsession with other posters personal lives. To be honest I think it shows a deep insecurity about their own inadequacies.

But when your a fat cunt from the backarse of nowhere who never did anything interesting with their lives who suddenly get empowered by a keyboard this is what you get.

The lad pontificating about suicide and then hopes posters could die.

This goes about to your mate Pikeman moreso but also yourself. I dont care what you spend your pathetic lives outside TFK discussing. But be very fucking careful what you post up on here about me again.

:lol: