You know what makes me angry?

[Luna]

Nope.  "As you know, we interviewed a number of candidates for the payroll position, and we have determined that although your qualifications are impressive, we chose another candidate that was more suitable for the requirements of our opening."

[AFK]

It could be a whole host of reasons.  For example, the State job I interviewed for awhile back, I didnt get it and had a rejection letter worded similar to that one.  I later found out that from the beginning they had decided they were going to promote someone already in the department, but by law, had to go through the hiring process. 


So, it could have come down to something like that, or something else unrelated to actual skills and experience, but they will never cop to that.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

For anyone that does care and couldn't find it yet, it was the Man Bear Pig episode.
Also here is a link to a video of the various points Al Gore says serial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9wmczxnT3c

Oh yeah cool, that one episode that you get 10 million hits for when you google "south park al gore"!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Wow, I suddenly feel incredibly lucky in my interviewing and hiring experiences.

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Wow, I suddenly feel incredibly lucky in my interviewing and hiring experiences.

So did I, up until the banksters crashed the economy.

[Anna Mae Bollocks]

What pisses me off?  Interviewers who assure you that "you'll get a call, either way," and then never fucking call.

This. A million times this.

Even fucking worse are the ones who get shitty with you when you have the temerity to dare to call them. Sorry, I didn't realise that not only was I not worth the phone call, I'm obviously not worth a 30 second courtesy to tell me to go fuck myself when I call you. You're right, asking for areas to improve on and skills to develop is a total waste of your time. You were just about to cure superaids and figure out a way to end human conflict.

The only thing worse than these pig-fuckers are the ones who "will let you know in a couple of days" and have still not made a hiring decision after a month.

I swear to Thor, when La revolution comes, every employer will have to pass a yearly interview by their employees. Failure will result in all shares and control passing to the next most senior person. You never know, we may eventually start seeing employers act like human beings if we use a big enough stick often enough.

My personal favorite was the one (three weeks ago) that said "we'll call you either way" and relisted the job in the newspaper the NEXT DAY.   

What I've been told is that "We'll call you either way," is code for, "do a follow-up phone call anyway to show you're a Go-Getter™".

Junkenstein, you were just being too much of a Go-Getter, and you were supposed to know where that thin, shitty line was to begin with. I mean come on, employers don't want someone with TOO MUCH ambition or you might give your co-workers ideas.

I had a chucklesome one some years ago when I was in-between jobs. The following is pretty much verbatim as far as I remember it, so probably exaggerated to the point of falsehood.

2 days after a (seemingly) fairly positive interview -"I'll let you know!"

Me- Hi Is that (crazy bastard)?
(crazy bastard) - Yes! What?! Who is it and what do you want!?(surprisingly aggressive tone)
Me- It's (Me), I had an interview with you a couple of days back and wanted to follow up. If this is a bad time....
(crazy bastard)-FUCK YOU.

I was convinced that I'd either rang the wrong number or rang a crackhead in disguise. Somewhat perturbed, I resolved to call into the place in person the next day.

Upon my arrival it was made clear that I should leave immediately unless I wish to engage in fisticuffs with this gentleman.

I learned a lot that day.

1- Call the phone, don't go back ever without a specific invite
2- When interviewing, remember to interview the employer. They may be fucking crazy. And you're relying on them for money.
3-Never regret not getting a job, the chances are they're fucking crazy and just hiding it better.

3 has been somewhat re-inforced by many of my employers being clinically insane. I mean this literally, more than a couple have had a stay in a mental care facilities.

You know what else fucks me off? Peas. Fuck Peas.

THE BOLDED. YES.

I quit a job once when I realized that not just management, but EVERYBODY WHO'D BEEN THERE MORE THAN 2 YEARS WAS ON MEDICATION.
I like peas, though.

[Doktor Howl]

Wow, I suddenly feel incredibly lucky in my interviewing and hiring experiences.

So did I, up until the banksters crashed the economy.

They didn't do it alone.