The "not fired yet" is certainly an option, though it makes me just that much more leery: if they're not being above-board with their current employees, then could I really expect any honesty, myself? I know companies do it, but it still seems like a low thing to do.
I think, to some degree, if the setup specified two interviewers, then I wouldn't feel quite as... pinned. I'd also feel like I'd be able to see the dynamics between some of the people, to give me some sense, like I'd normally get watching the interviewer walking next to me through the office on the way to whatever meeting room. Here, I feel like I'm just going in completely blind. The interviewer may get something from me, but I'll be gaining nothing except possibly another restaurant to put on my "oh bloody hell, you couldn't pay me enough to ever eat there again" list.
If I can't demand kosher (since to be honest, I wasn't raised kosher so I can remember only the part about pork and... bacon, and, uhm, no cheese with bacon, or... uhm...), it's too bad the Korean place is a four-block walk. Like I said above, I'm ornery enough that if given free rein, I'd pick a place just to test the interviewer to see whether he's all that open to unusual non-American cuisine.
Overall, I'm just getting the sense that this is an interview process specifically designed to make an introvert as miserable as possible. And it's working so well, I'm already halfway to misery and it's still twelve hours before the actual interview! Color me impressed.
I think I may have to take a second shower before I go to bed. The sarcasm is dripping off me pretty heavily.
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Date: 9 Jun 2011 07:06 am (UTC)I think, to some degree, if the setup specified two interviewers, then I wouldn't feel quite as... pinned. I'd also feel like I'd be able to see the dynamics between some of the people, to give me some sense, like I'd normally get watching the interviewer walking next to me through the office on the way to whatever meeting room. Here, I feel like I'm just going in completely blind. The interviewer may get something from me, but I'll be gaining nothing except possibly another restaurant to put on my "oh bloody hell, you couldn't pay me enough to ever eat there again" list.
If I can't demand kosher (since to be honest, I wasn't raised kosher so I can remember only the part about pork and... bacon, and, uhm, no cheese with bacon, or... uhm...), it's too bad the Korean place is a four-block walk. Like I said above, I'm ornery enough that if given free rein, I'd pick a place just to test the interviewer to see whether he's all that open to unusual non-American cuisine.
Overall, I'm just getting the sense that this is an interview process specifically designed to make an introvert as miserable as possible. And it's working so well, I'm already halfway to misery and it's still twelve hours before the actual interview! Color me impressed.
I think I may have to take a second shower before I go to bed. The sarcasm is dripping off me pretty heavily.