Work Rant - just some people

Work Rant - just some people

Please imagine a deep sigh after the word people.

Because by people I am talking about some of the most stuck-up snobs that think they are oh so put out because haven forbid they should have their account and login information ready when calling tech support. They like to insist that verification is for the 'them' or 'the other people'.

I kid thee not, the first five minuets with this type of call are almost always listening to the caller try and argue their way out of not having to be verified. Most are just too lazy to give the information that they already have memorized. There are a small few who get some kind of power trip from forcing us to ask.

We are not allowed to say that this is what fraudsters say. I personally think we should be able to tell them but there are plenty of stupid people that would think we are calling them fraudsters.

The amount of accountants that say they don't know what an account number is just mind boggling. The amount that says they don't know what a bank account number is is equally horrific. Their whole job is working with their companies back accounts and... they are saying they don't know what that is? I have only had one caller that i think was 100% serious in that they didn't know.

Adding to the list behind accountants but chief financial officers (CFO) who are also saying that they don't know what account numbers are? Honestly these people should not be making more money then me. 

When people call in that they were victims of fraud that was very obvious and omg they could get into so much trouble because we/the bank did this? They get treated the same but whoo boy are they mocked after the call.

You want a good way to avoid fraud? Just assume that any email you get that is providing you account info to send funds to is from a fraudster. So all the info provided in the email is going to be fake. This is EXTREMELY important for if you are in HR because they never verify the information. They just do it and then they are surprised when they are told it's wrong after the fact. Steps that their own company rule book says they they will do, and then they don't? all on them and yet they will try and pass the blame.

Honestly I'm surprised that workers haven't sued them for such stupidity.

The kicker is, the stupid financial people are always in the companies that make the big bucks. Why fraudsters are not just going after them is beyond me. All they would have to do is look at the reviews and go after the horrible big companies and then the big companies? No one would care and would probably see the fraudsters as heroes. 

Well, the bank workers would still be pissed. But if it was consistent then they could just fire the companies that are too stupid.

Honestly, I think the fraudsters that get caught scamming individuals or who focus on the elderly, They deserve to work the customer support lines and suffer. Make it even better so that if they get snarky they get a zap. Honestly I think that should be done for some callers. 

But yeah, fraud bad and the stupid companies that don't follow their own rules about commonsense deserve to suffer for it. And this is me being nice.

The Covid

 Please put a mask on.

Just please do it.

Also I am trying to get back into the swing of this. I have so many new work things. My house stuff, when I can think about it, Goes to my patreon & blog. Once it's a little less depressingly frash bloody hit to my wallet there willl be more house stories there.

I'm still seeing so many bad takes about work and other corruption that make me go Yikes.

The 'lets make money on the internet' things will start again soon. Many strong opinions will be had. Also opinions on pretty much everything. Along with my very bad opinion on a formerly good dentist because frustration & bad dentistry.

Also I should actually toss in product reviews and such but probably later.

And one day I'll have a book to talk about! If I ever finish it because magic and stuff or one of the million other plot!bunnies. Just like my fanfiction.

Longest Interview Proses Ever

"Well, long time no update. The main reason for that is I have been going through one of the longest interview proses in my live. It spanned almost two months with three interviews and one test. Everyone was so nice and everything.

And I got the job. :3

I can't tell you how happy I am about this. All the stress of looking and here it is. I have to say I did not find this job on my own. I did work with a hiring agent and she was very helpful. Two actually, both at different companies and both were very nice and helpful.

I can't believe I don't have to keep waiting to hear back on an interview anymore.

I can't tell you how badly I wanted this job. The people I met were wonderful and it just felt right. They have a wonderful training program. The are also closer to my home so I will have a shorter commute. They also have wonderful benefits.

The only problem is that my new school is near my old job. So I will probably end up dorming 1-2 nights a week and then heading strait to work. it's going to be interesting learning all my new classes and job duties at the same time.

Adding the the stress, I have to go shopping and get my new work cloths because I'm going from uniform to work casual. My sister is looking forward to it."


God this is from so long ago. If you ever find yourself apart of an interview proses that takes two or more months you need to think about it and see if there were any warning signs about the company that you might have missed. Don't let desperation blind you to interviewer stupidity.

And if they ALWAYS get your current job title wrong (say calling you a manager instead of a receptionist) then get the hell away from them as soon as possible.

Just saying...

On Crappy People in Charge of Hiring

Wow that title is a tad bitter...

See, I never put much thought into the whole hiring proses beyond getting the job. It just never occurred to me that some people should never be allowed any ware near the hiring proses. Ever.

First thing first, if someone that you are interviewing with doesn't know the difference between a receptionist and a sales manager. Especially after you explain each time that no you are not a sales manager and they still try to convince you that no rally they are the same thing... you need to run and run very far away.

When it comes to job experiance and you know you don't have it say so. Because if you do get sold on a job that you feel or know you can't do, your screwed.

Yes I dealt with this and yes I did take the job. Guess what? they didn't spend any time training me nor did they want to. they wanted some one to start in another building that they didn't need to train. I had my warning flags and I ignored them. Even in my "exit interview" the person that hired me insisted that there was no difference between a receptionist and a sales manager. My only hope is that since an owner of the company was present at it (and completely miserable) I hope that they took a good look what that person did wrong and don't let them be in charge of hiring people.

I really, really can not tell you just how bitter I am about this whole thing. And beyond that, after seeing first hand how they run both the corporate and manufacturing sides I can never recommend or comment on them to people. I just don't feel comfortable about it.

However if anyone ever asks me if I think they should work there I will say no. And while I would love to ask who they are interviewing with I can't. I know that would put me in a bad position and I never want to deal with thous people or their company again.

So a short check list:
-  is a job/company/training solution sounds too good to be true.
- they tell you one amount for pay in the interview and tell you another in the offer.
- want you in another office building right away were no one else that would be training you works at.
- tell you that they "don't remember saying that" every time you talk to them about things from the interviews.
- they take 2 months for 3 interviews to narrow it to 2 people.
-the interviewer says "there is no difference between a receptionist and a sales manager".

Then the job is probably not the one you want to be with and you should run like hell. I wish I had run like hell and not taken that job. But it's done and over with. I feel so much better now that I have that out of my system.

Not much to say...

So, much has happened. I have little free time these days but this is actually a very good thing. :3 I do get a chance to spend so time surfing the net and looking at blogs.

However... For the love of god I will never understand why people put set music to automatically play on a blog/website. It is the most annoying thing I have ever had to deal with.

I was on a blog that had a list of blogs that they followed. So I held down control and opened about 14 blogs in 14 tabs. 6 of them had songs playing on them, 2 had music videos playing on them and I had my own music playing at the time. I can not convey the lag that this cause my computer to suffer with. Nor can I convey just how horrendous the songs sounded as they mangled each other and skipped about because of loading at the same time.

I realize I am weird in that I open many, many tabs at once... I just wish they would at least make it easy to tune off the mood/theam music. I also wish they had better taste in music and not select the kind of music that makes me want to gouge out my ears with a fork.

Thank god for ad/code blocking addons.

Another Way to Not Get an Interview

Please do not use a resume that is a photo copy of a photo copy X infinity.... It shows and people will pass it around and laugh at it for a few moments before tossing it out. An almost clear envelope that is written poorly is also not a good idea. Also, only send one to the company and not one to every person in the company.

And send a cover letter or letter of intrest/intent.

And for the love of god send it to a company whose industry you actually have experience in.

This person had the degrees, experiance and age to know better then to do something stupid like this.

If I ever dis this I would want to be mocked.

How Not to Get an Interview

So, over at Ask a Manager there is a lovely post of what not to do with your cover letter. This is the link you will laugh your self silly over.

In the comments I mentioned that it looked like it had been photo copied to death. Perhaps this person has been using this method for some time. Or worse, perhaps someone is giving people that page and telling them to fill it out like that? Either way it is a Very Bad Idea.

Also, an extremely humorous one.