Posted by sleepygirl on January 27, 2006, at 14:06:01
*let's say you're unemployed, and jobs are scarce in your chosen profession
*you check the job opportunities within the appropriate networks/listings
*you have a friend who is employed, but wants more money so she's always looking at job opps
*you interview for a certain job that you know your friend also knew about, you let her know you did so
*now she decides she will interview for this position expressing concern that you are unemployed and will this be OK
*you say well...(because who are you to tell anyone what to do) I can't tell you not to interview
*so she interviews finally for the position after much hemming and hawing about the time of the interview - she lets the interviewer know that two of her interviewees know each other
*a few weeks later you are invited to a second interview - she is also invited for a second interview - she can't decide whether or not to go, and she calls you and speaks to you ad nauseum about whether or not she should go - seeing as it would entail taking off work and the position entails working with a particular population she'd really not like to work with so much - you don't tell her what she 'should' do because as you see it, it's not your place
*she decides not to go, but to attempt to schedule the 2nd interview at a time more convenient for her, she also inquires as to how much time she'd have to spend with the population she is not too keen on working with
*you go to the 2nd interview, you want the job. The interviewer tells you...I'll let you know in about two weeks, I have to interview everyone. I'll be interviewing your friend in a week or two
*your friend is now hemming and hawing about when it might be most convenient to have this second interview...could it possibly be the 2nd week of february?
*you have a lot of experience suited for just this position, she really doesn't, and she's not sure she'd want to get any at this particular position
*you remain unemployed, waiting, hoping
*what do you think? I'm annoyed and really anxious and I hate this.
poster:sleepygirl
thread:603484
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20060124/msgs/603484.html