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phi-dan · 30-09-09, 02:51 PM

We had a new supervisor starting on my companies helldesk today. Supposed to start at 9am, so shortly after that we get a phone call "Hello, I'm starting working for you today - where is the office?"

jamesterror · 30-09-09, 02:55 PM

Professionally done.

_Stretchie_ · 30-09-09, 02:57 PM

Should have said

"I'm sorry I cannot help you with this. You'll have to book a call in with the helpdesk for assistance"

timwilky · 30-09-09, 03:05 PM

Better than my current job. when I got the offer letter it contained a suggested start date that was a fortnight before I received the letter.

Apparently it had been sat on an HR desk waiting for someone to come back from holiday to sign it and post the damm thing. The guy who had interviewed me must have thought me damm ignorant not to respond to his offer

30-09-09, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by timwilky

Better than my current job. when I got the offer letter it contained a suggested start date that was a fortnight before I received the letter.

Apparently it had been sat on an HR desk waiting for someone to come back from holiday to sign it and post the damm thing. The guy who had interviewed me must have thought me damm ignorant not to respond to his offer

Be devistated had he offered it to someone else in the mean time.

Tallguy · 30-09-09, 06:33 PM

I got my "We are pleased to offer you the post of..." letter thru the INTERNAL mail three weeks after I started.

Girth · 30-09-09, 06:35 PM

I once filled out a application form out 4 weeks after i started a job once, they needed it for the usual routines......

Essex of Essex · 30-09-09, 07:56 PM

A friend working for an airline had just completed a young lads final check to allow him to fly without an instructor when the lads girlfriend calls him to say he has a letter from the airline to say he was not going to be offered a position his experience didn't match what they were looking for. At this point he had been employed for 3 months and they had invested about £20000 in his training!!??

How do some of these companies keep going?

30-09-09, 08:31 PM

One job interview invite gave the address where the interview was, luckily I checked it out about a week before, to find a building site! I rang them and they apologised explaining that they had hoped the building to be finished, but they were still in temporary accomodation, in the next town!!
I got the job, perhaps it's was an intiative test?!

01-10-09, 09:11 AM

My previous job which stated as a contract, they had quite a few people turn up, and im still sure the next person was sat waiting for his interview.

I walked out the building, and no more than 20 steps then when my phone rang, and it was the agency saying i'd been offered the job.

30-09-09, 02:51 PM	#1
phi-dan Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: going up Camborne hill coming down Posts: 251	new job FAIL We had a new supervisor starting on my companies helldesk today. Supposed to start at 9am, so shortly after that we get a phone call "Hello, I'm starting working for you today - where is the office?" __________________ Was: Red curvy S: crash bungs, double bubble screen, fenda extenda, HEL front lines, OEM belly pan Now: Blue FZ6 Fazer

30-09-09, 02:55 PM	#2
jamesterror Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 588	Re: new job FAIL Professionally done.

30-09-09, 02:57 PM	#3
_Stretchie_ Large Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Minsterworth, Gloucester Posts: 2,353	Re: new job FAIL Should have said "I'm sorry I cannot help you with this. You'll have to book a call in with the helpdesk for assistance" __________________ How to amuze an idiot: Look right-> <-Look Left

30-09-09, 03:05 PM	#4
timwilky Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Not in Yorkshire. (Thank God) Posts: 4,116	Re: new job FAIL Better than my current job. when I got the offer letter it contained a suggested start date that was a fortnight before I received the letter. Apparently it had been sat on an HR desk waiting for someone to come back from holiday to sign it and post the damm thing. The guy who had interviewed me must have thought me damm ignorant not to respond to his offer __________________ Not Grumpy, opinionated.

30-09-09, 06:33 PM	#6
Tallguy Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Eastleigh, Hants Posts: 191	Re: new job FAIL I got my "We are pleased to offer you the post of..." letter thru the INTERNAL mail three weeks after I started. __________________ Pointy K3S in SuperSonicSilver, R&G bungs, Carbon Can Co slip-on SOLD TO MEMBER "Cobra"! So long old friend! I'm going all Charley Boorman on yo' ass. Can't filter or indicate any more.

30-09-09, 06:35 PM	#7
Girth Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bolton Posts: 1,428	Re: new job FAIL I once filled out a application form out 4 weeks after i started a job once, they needed it for the usual routines...... __________________ Triumph Tiger 800 in Venom Yellow Suzuki DRZ400E in Racing Yellow

30-09-09, 07:56 PM	#8
Essex of Essex Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Braintree Posts: 547	Re: new job FAIL A friend working for an airline had just completed a young lads final check to allow him to fly without an instructor when the lads girlfriend calls him to say he has a letter from the airline to say he was not going to be offered a position his experience didn't match what they were looking for. At this point he had been employed for 3 months and they had invested about £20000 in his training!!?? How do some of these companies keep going? __________________ Eagles May Soar, But Weasels Do Not Get Sucked Into Jet Engines.

30-09-09, 08:31 PM	#9
Lou M Guest Posts: n/a	Re: new job FAIL One job interview invite gave the address where the interview was, luckily I checked it out about a week before, to find a building site! I rang them and they apologised explaining that they had hoped the building to be finished, but they were still in temporary accomodation, in the next town!! I got the job, perhaps it's was an intiative test?!

01-10-09, 09:11 AM	#10
Daimo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: new job FAIL My previous job which stated as a contract, they had quite a few people turn up, and im still sure the next person was sat waiting for his interview. I walked out the building, and no more than 20 steps then when my phone rang, and it was the agency saying i'd been offered the job.

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