HR Wench was right
February 18, 2008 · Filed Under Finding Your Job
So on my last post, I got a response from HR Wench that made sense.
If a company doesn’t like you (it happens) and they are jerks about it (that happens too), then they have helped you out. Why you may ask?
YOU DON’T WANT TO WORK FOR JERKS*
At least, I don’t want to work for jerks. And if you are currently working for a jerk, you don’t want to continue to work for a jerk (even for more money, corner office). If you aren’t currently working for a jerk, why would you want to start (even for more money, etc)?
If you’ve read The No Asshole Rule, you understand why (both for your own sanity and for the good of your business).
So thank you for not wasting my time by rejecting me in a rude, lying fashion. I really do appreciate it.
* I realize that sometimes, there may be no choice. You take a job with the knowledge that you are going to be working for a jerk. You need to pay bills too. The best thing you can do is prepare for your next step and get yourself prepared for working for a non-jerk.
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Something to think about also is… That you really need to focus in on the core benefits you as an employee are looking for. Do you have a list of 10-15 items that you are looking for in a new position?
I’m a recent MBA graduate and lots of my friends took higher paid positions and didn’t look at the total job offer such as work-life schedule (24 hour job?), distance to work, location, manager type, and what they will learn in the first two years.
Benefits are not just pay and health insurance. Unless your very close to retiring everyone needs to have a Growth Action Plan, because that will truly help in making the list of 10-15 required benefits for your next position.
I worked for jerks for almost 3 years and it took about that long to realize that I didn’t have to work for them and it was my choice to go or stay. I should have realized at month #1 when I found myself looking at jobs on monster.com that it was not where I should be. Leaving the job was the best decision of my career - now I am working for great people! Great post!
Gotta go with HR Wench on this one… I too recently made final round interviews with a company in LA; hotel stay, airfare, the whole nine yards; only one problem: the staff were witless. The recruiter was harried beyond belief and just wanted to get things done, the execs were mindless all parroting the party line without any real thought, and the senior VP? Asshole from start to finish (dissed his own staff to me in the interview!). Needless to say I won’t be working with them and I really did feel great when they decided to pass on me! LOL! Life’s too short!
Whatever happens, it’s always important to stay cool and professional. You can’t help having such a jerk for a superior sometimes. However, it’s best not to let such “beings” get to you. Just concentrate on doing your job well and hopefully, you can transfer to another job with outstanding records.