Posted by Jay_Bravest_Face on July 25, 2008, at 14:19:43
Didn't get the position..need a shoulder..p'd and sad
I know everyone is disappointed when they don't get a certain position after a job interview. Well, I've got a bit of a story to tell. It goes like...once upon a time this guy Jay was told by his supervisor that there was a position opening up, and would he possibly like to *take over* the position. So, I say, yes, because it is a better paying job as a therapist. (Which is what I do right now, but I do 'contract' work, have crazy hours, and am not in the union.) So, boss say's "Wait a few weeks...". And I do so, no problem, because I actually have a good relationship with my boss. We are both about the same age, went to the same highschool, etc.
Then, after waiting and waiting and WAITING, I get around to asking "Da Boss" about this open position. He reassures me again, just wait a bit longer. So, I wait some more, and after about two months, he tells me he has to give the position to some other guy, because he has more seniority then I do. (And I am not even in the union **yet**!)
So, I come in for my shift to my office one day, and in with the inter-office mail is this internal job posting for the SAME job I was told, originally, I would get! So, I grit my teeth, and am feeling almost betrayed and nauseous.
Being the 'glunk' I am, I simply toss in my resume to Human Resources. I get a call from the HR people asking for an interview. (After almost 5 years of an excellent job record...near perfect attendance, going above and beyond everybody to look after my clients...they want this!!)I get to the interview, and sitting there is a gal from HR and my boss. I think, hey, "this guy knows my track record, I'll do great." So, the interview starts, and I admit mainly because of my medications, it takes me an extra 20 seconds or so to really put together good answers to lengthy questions. I am sure you all can relate. I answer the truth, don't make up b*llsh*t (probably my weak spot!), and am confident in what I say and who I am. With conquering depression and anxiety, I made a vow to be myself at all times, and I am pretty darn good in the field of social work. The, they start asking me particular questions about the job I am *applying* for. Well, yes I know what is usually expected about it, but they want all of these specific answers. (Like, "name three problem areas 'this client' has to work on.") I've never actually worked on that job site, so how the hell am I supposed to know? lol. Then they get to policies and procedures, and I answer with a few very common ones, and considering the policy book is about 3,000 pages in length, you can only know so much! But, my boss, who was asking the questions, threw these in out of the blue, and he wanted more examples, which I gave him, but he just had this look on his face, like "Those are easy examples...". I had a Dilbert vision of him asking "What is on page 1094, section 2, part 7b, point 1 h, k, and r..". Memorizing this thing is not part of my job. Knowing what is important is, and I had no problem with that. Never mind both of the interviewers acting like we could all do this in 10 minutes!
They told me they'd get back within a week, yet I HAD to call my boss (before he went on vacation on Friday) and ASK HIM what the deal was! Well, of course he said no I didn't get the job, and THEN, tried to tell me I should come to him for advice about how to answer questions better in an interview. I am the one who used to be an employment counselor, a damn good one too, for f*ck sakes! (Pardon my French) The only education he has is a little course he took when on unemployment before he started, as a "Personal Support Worker". I've got my University degree in Social Work! Yet, because he looks "cute" and has a perfect body, where they look at big me and think I must be a lazy fat slob and because he has more hair and acts like he is on amphetamines much of the time, they love him because he'll fall to their knees as soon as they undo their zipper! (sorry...couldn't hold back..ha).
So, I am just a few credits short of getting my other degree in B.Ed. I can either go into teaching, or use my degrees to start teaching at the college level. I honestly am more sad then mad. Two-faced betrayal. And....I still haven't even called my boss up on the original 'promise' of getting the job he made. One little tiny good thing, is that I found out for some reason, I am now in the union. I can start making some noise if I really want to. (Oh ya, and another thing. I lent my boss a computer, an extra, slightly older model I had laying around, a few years ago to 'test out', and then he was supposed to 'buy' it from me if he wanted to. Well, he never gave back the computer, never gave me a dime, and never said 'boo' about the situation!)
I know..."I let it all happen"...but I just always tried to do the right, GOOD thing. Doesn't seem to work out. :(
Jay
poster:Jay_Bravest_Face
thread:842006
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