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Post by Propmaster on Aug 28, 2015 16:30:54 GMT -5
I'm filled with burning curiosity over a question that could be asked and Bob would not know the answer, and moreover, the answer might vary from office to office and that there is someone who could be identified as a "hriing officer" in a location. Obviously, there is a game of telephone going on that means particular words might not be being used as I interpet, but that's just fascinating to me.
I mean, it can't be "how close is the office to an Appleby's?" because that would be on the person to look up. It can't be anything about time and attendance because those things are uniform nationally, andd even if he needed to ask, it wouldn't be a local person. It probably can't be something about workload or ambience, because that's not really part of the equation at this point, I hope.
Hmmm. Puzzles are awesome.
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Post by luckylady2 on Aug 28, 2015 16:32:58 GMT -5
I got a pm from a board member that included the following information. I don't have any additional information. "I got the wonderful call from Bob but had a question for him. He said he needs to check with the hiring officer at the local office (I don't know the lingo yet for all that) and she was gone for the day, and (of note) he will not be in on Monday. So I won't be answering until Tuesday." Ouch. Thanks for passing this along. Guess I can go beyond the box of the best telephone reception in my office now.....
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Post by gary on Aug 28, 2015 16:35:44 GMT -5
I'm filled with burning curiosity over a question that could be asked and Bob would not know the answer, and moreover, the answer might vary from office to office and that there is someone who could be identified as a "hriing officer" in a location. Obviously, there is a game of telephone going on that means particular words might not be being used as I interpet, but that's just fascinating to me. I mean, it can't be "how close is the office to an Appleby's?" because that would be on the person to look up. It can't be anything about time and attendance because those things are uniform nationally, andd even if he needed to ask, it wouldn't be a local person. It probably can't be something about workload or ambience, because that's not really part of the equation at this point, I hope. Hmmm. Puzzles are awesome. Maybe the candidate is tall and wants to know whether the non-conforming office under the stairway has sufficient headroom.
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Post by Patience on Aug 28, 2015 16:50:15 GMT -5
That's what I'm guessing as well, i.e. something to do with a nonconforming office.
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Post by beenlurking on Aug 28, 2015 16:50:45 GMT -5
So, as it seems to be closing time for the day, we have three confirmed offers and acceptances and one other with an offer and no answer coming until Tuesday. Am I correct?
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Post by moopigsdad on Aug 28, 2015 16:53:51 GMT -5
The one awaiting an offer until Tuesday could halt the hiring process all together until Tuesday for everyone else IMHO.
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Post by beenlurking on Aug 28, 2015 16:54:45 GMT -5
The one awaiting an offer until Tuesday could halt the hiring process all together until Tuesday for everyone else IMHO. That is exactly what I was thinking.
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Post by saaao on Aug 28, 2015 16:54:28 GMT -5
I'm filled with burning curiosity over a question that could be asked and Bob would not know the answer, and moreover, the answer might vary from office to office and that there is someone who could be identified as a "hriing officer" in a location. Obviously, there is a game of telephone going on that means particular words might not be being used as I interpet, but that's just fascinating to me. I mean, it can't be "how close is the office to an Appleby's?" because that would be on the person to look up. It can't be anything about time and attendance because those things are uniform nationally, andd even if he needed to ask, it wouldn't be a local person. It probably can't be something about workload or ambience, because that's not really part of the equation at this point, I hope. Hmmm. Puzzles are awesome. I am burning with curiosity about what question would be significant but obscure enough that the PTB would allow an offer to sit outstanding for three days until an answer could be found, when time is of the essence.
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Post by beenlurking on Aug 28, 2015 16:55:12 GMT -5
Unfortunately.
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Post by ba on Aug 28, 2015 16:58:54 GMT -5
I'm filled with burning curiosity over a question that could be asked and Bob would not know the answer, and moreover, the answer might vary from office to office and that there is someone who could be identified as a "hriing officer" in a location. Obviously, there is a game of telephone going on that means particular words might not be being used as I interpet, but that's just fascinating to me. I mean, it can't be "how close is the office to an Appleby's?" because that would be on the person to look up. It can't be anything about time and attendance because those things are uniform nationally, andd even if he needed to ask, it wouldn't be a local person. It probably can't be something about workload or ambience, because that's not really part of the equation at this point, I hope. Hmmm. Puzzles are awesome. I think hiring officer is a mistranslation of HOD.
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Post by JudgeRatty on Aug 28, 2015 17:11:54 GMT -5
No call... yet. Question: have there been calls on Saturday for offers in the past? Or are those of us waiting free to enjoy the weekend (and not sit by the phone)? No JudgeRatty to Lync stalk and let us know if Bob or Melinda is working on a Saturday. Ha! Well, I doubt very seriously that they authorize overtime. But I could be wrong. I think the last few hires have not had Saturday calls. But Mellinda could make calls on Monday and this delay for the one person may not change things.... hopefully. I can't see hanging up ALL other offers for one person... but it depends. If this person has a one city GAL, it would not impact any other people as far as offers for other cities.
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Post by saaao on Aug 28, 2015 17:14:21 GMT -5
I'm going to go out on a limb, and say that if the question would hold up the entire hiring process the HOD would have gotten a phone call on her Blackberry or personal phone. While my expectations might be too high, I am going to assume there is enough common sense that they wouldn't let this sit for three days if they couldn't work other offers in the interim.
Edit: beaten
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Post by JudgeRatty on Aug 28, 2015 17:16:39 GMT -5
I'm going to go out on a limb, and say that if the question would hold up the entire hiring process the HOD would have gotten a phone call on her Blackberry or personal phone. While my expectations might be too high, I am going to assume there is enough common sense that they wouldn't let this sit for three days if they couldn't work other offers in the interim. Edit: beaten Exactly.
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Post by zepplin on Aug 28, 2015 17:51:16 GMT -5
Amongst our angst, we shouldn't forget to thank the person who was considerate enough to pm the information. Thank you!
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 28, 2015 18:45:52 GMT -5
Amongst our angst, we shouldn't forget to thank the person who was considerate enough to pm the information. Thank you! True. Information even painful information is valuable and this person certainly didn't have to tell us anything. I appreciate their willingness to do that. I have to admit I am curious as well. I think hiring will resume on Monday unless there is some overtime money here at the end of fiscal they want to let Melinda earn and she wants it. We have a confirmation on one but not two Dallas offers. The person said they got the message after hours but will call 1st thing Monday and accept. No word on the two Alabama offers.
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Post by Gaidin on Aug 28, 2015 19:00:55 GMT -5
I received another pm from a different candidate who has requested information from Bob and is awaiting a response.
I want to use this opportunity to remind the PTB that I will ask 0 questions and I will say "yes" immediately. I understand that some people have questions they need answered. I don't have any of those questions at this point and am prepared to start packing.
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Post by saaao on Aug 28, 2015 19:08:37 GMT -5
I received another pm from a different candidate who has requested information from Bob and is awaiting a response. I want to use this opportunity to remind the PTB that I will ask 0 questions and I will say "yes" immediately. I understand that some people have questions they need answered. I don't have any of those questions at this point and am prepared to start packing. I am wondering what kind of questions Bob is getting that he does not have an answer and are significant enough to allow offers to sit in open status. I would think they have been doing this long enough that they would be able to answer just about any significant question that might come up.
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Post by MW2 on Aug 28, 2015 19:28:50 GMT -5
I received another pm from a different candidate who has requested information from Bob and is awaiting a response. I want to use this opportunity to remind the PTB that I will ask 0 questions and I will say "yes" immediately. I understand that some people have questions they need answered. I don't have any of those questions at this point and am prepared to start packing. So as I understand it, we have at least two people who are waiting for answers from Bob before they accept. Also, there is Gaidin's post that indicates an offer was made for Dallas and the candidate will not respond until Monday. Seems to me this suggests some outstanding offers are not holding up the process, and a good reason to hope more offers will be rolling out sooner rather than later.
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Post by ironmanlawyer on Aug 28, 2015 19:31:13 GMT -5
I received another pm from a different candidate who has requested information from Bob and is awaiting a response. I want to use this opportunity to remind the PTB that I will ask 0 questions and I will say "yes" immediately. I understand that some people have questions they need answered. I don't have any of those questions at this point and am prepared to start packing. I am wondering what kind of questions Bob is getting that he does not have an answer and are significant enough to allow offers to sit in open status. I would think they have been doing this long enough that they would be able to answer just about any significant question that might come up. Maybe they are asking whether relocation date extensions are a possibility.
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Post by ba on Aug 28, 2015 19:41:16 GMT -5
I am wondering what kind of questions Bob is getting that he does not have an answer and are significant enough to allow offers to sit in open status. I would think they have been doing this long enough that they would be able to answer just about any significant question that might come up. Maybe they are asking whether relocation date extensions are a possibility. I was guessing delayed start dates too.
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