Phone call from London this afternoon,
I will be free to go on holiday during the first week of August, as I shall not have to plan my move to the capital. I’ll be sent a written confirmation as well, but “the competition” had accepted immediately, so no chances left.
I couldn’t resist, I had to ask if it had anything to do with gender quotas and was told that “Although I obviously have no specific information about this position, I am aware of the policy of employing women at that strata wherever possible”.
Of course, I’ll never know if that was the deciding reason - she was an exceptionally good candidate. It could well have been that there is a policy of employing women at that strata wherever possible AND I was rubbish.
Anyway, even if it was negative news, I’m glad that I got a call so quickly, rather than being on edge about it for weeks. We must see - the future is bright and they are fools to have rejected one as talented, charming, handsome and modest as I.
Maybe I should have offered a larger bribe?
Song playing as this was published: Selig “Ist Es Wichtig?”
Oh, I’m sorry - that’s horrible. So where are you going on holiday? First week of August - so you’ll be celebrating my birthday, right?
Sigh.
Phthbbt!
I’m glad you’re upbeat and positive-spinney about this; I’m gutted. They should have hired you if only to reverse the brain drain of talent out of the U.K. Fortunately it won’t be the last position to come up; I hope that there are some that you like the look of quite as much as you did this.
That’s an arse.
Oh well. It’s happened now. Hope other parts of your life are better than they have been.
Thanks all…
David: Of course I’m going on holiday to celebrate your birthday, what other reasons could there be? Where will I go? Somewhere hot and sultry - Scotland probably.
Stairs: Well, I was kind of hopeful, normally I aren’t so worried about the outcome of interviews, but when one knows it’s down to the last two people. And that they invested so much time and money in the decision process…. Actually, my experiences of the past couple of months have somewhat altered my perceptions quite drastically - I’m much more optimistic, focussed - and smiling. It’s worthy of a post of its own, to be honest.
Anyhoo: Other parts of my life? What should I say about them? Oh dear!?
Gosh! That’s really too bad. But I’m pretty sure another job will come looking for you in no time and in the meantime you can have a nice holiday and try not to get up to no good.
Sorry ’bout the news. I just hired a female medical doctor from Romania and I can honestly say my decision was not based on gender. She was just willing to work really long hours for really little pay. The truth is that here it is a bit hard to find men in science that want to do the technical stuff. BTW, consult a map my friend. Sunny and sultry doesn’t really sum up Scotland.
820: Such is life….It was more the fact that it was pointed out in the interview that they had a quota system. I’m not sure how strongly they operated that and I certainly don’t begrudge the girl who got the place her job (ed. Total lie), she was good.
Damn that damn Y chromosome. At least you get SOME fun out of it…
Sorry about the job, but I’m sure you were at least as qualified as the candidate they chose. I thought it was pretty clear from what you said about the interview that they used quotas. At least they got back to you fast, and you do get to go on vacation. Better luck next time, N.
Scotland can be hot and sultry. It depends who you go with. I guess the girl doesn’t mind being a token if she accepted straight away. As Stairs says, I can’t imagine there isn’t something out there for you. Good luck with the jobhunt, it can be dispiriting, but worth it to make steps forward in life.
Mist… ist blöd, wenn man nicht sicher sein kann, obs an der Qualifikation oder an was anderem lag. Ist aber immer noch besser als vom Cousin vom Freund der Tochter des Chefs ausgestochen zu werden, weil der Blödmann keinen Job hat. So funktioniert das nämlich in Italien.
Sorry, old chap. I doubt that they hired a better spindoctor and agent provocateur than you. You would have made an excellent opponent for the usually poorly informed activist. (And if running out of arguments, German swear words would have easily filled the gaps.) But being the Scot McClellan of a pharmaceutical/chemical company certainly comes with drawbacks. Having to defend ridiculous corporate policies, not getting all information by the top executives and subsequently “being left in the rain” etc. Most importantly, why would you - as a stunningly handsome single guy - like to work for a firm with only 16% female employees. Where’s the dating potential?
I guess the relocation package, salary, health benefits would have been great, so I can feel your pain. But don’t forget, it’s their loss.
Ohren steif halten,
JCS
My word/expression of the day: “Genfood” (a completely illogical term for GMOs here in Germany used by environmental activists)
So, you’re trying to escape Germany, are you?
I’ve just noticed your posts due to the fact that I’ve had a full plate this week (in many different ways). Better luck on the next attempt.
Beelama
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in Italien funktioniert so, aber auch anders (du vergisst total die Politik oder aber religiöse Assoziationen, die in der Politik und der Wirtschaft entwickelt sind. Ich würde immer ein “meistens” hinfügen).
Was aber nicht, ja NIE geschieht, ist, dass eine Frau bei einer Jobsuche bevorzugt wird (und das weiss ich aus bitterer Erfahrung, als italienische Jobsuchende) und deswegen bin ich eigentlich froh, dass eine Frau einen Job kriegt, weil sie *gut* ist und weil sie eine *Frau* ist, obwohl ich natürlich so wahnsinnig viel gehofft habe, dass In-Act seinen Wunderjob bekommt. Aber ich bin mir sicher, dass es nur eine Frage der Zeit ist, In-Act
darn. that sucks. why not think northern ca instead? we don’t have those quota issues.
That really is quite awful. On the plus side, if you ever want to sue for discrimination, I’d be happy to represent you. They basically indicated a preference for a woman even during the interview process. If they were stupid enough to actually bring up the whole biological sex issue, then they deserve to be fucked over by it
So…want me to have her killed?