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• Don't ever speak to me this way again (Score:1)

  by echo (2881) on 2005.06.06 10:26 (#40925)

  I am an employer, and if I received a letter like the one Scott sent with "Hey, I haven't heard from you. What's up with that?" and "It blows my mind I can spend an hour a day writing coverletters (snip)" then I would definitely react along the same lines. Who the hell does this guy think he is, demanding things? An hour a day of his time is so damn precious? I try to reply to every candidate or resume I receive (even when I haven't posted a job offer), I think it's just being polite--but politeness and respect need to work both ways.

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  • Re:Don't ever speak to me this way again (Score:2)

    by brian_d_foy (44)

    Who the hell do you think you are? :)
    
    An hour a day is a lot of time. If I had another hour in the day, I'd be happy.
    
    I think you, and the original employer, miss the point because you are taking things to literally and automatically going into "pissing contest" mode. Like I said in my post, I see that as a symptom of the power relationship. In short, get over yourself. :)
    
    Scott's query was tongue-in-cheek, and could have been worded a bit better, but why not send it anyway? What's the worst that can happen
    • Re:Don't ever speak to me this way again (Score:1)

      by Adrian (66)

      But, as I said, this is the sort of thing employers want their employees to do: follow-up on projects and bug people to get things done. They just don't want to be the person to be bugged.

      Tosh :-)

      If I got a message like that the CV would immediately hit the bin. Not because I don't like being nagged (because I do :-). Not because I have huge control issues and hate people who show any kind of free will (I love it - it's a prequisite for the agile development methods I find most effective.)

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