Job Candidate Question

Maybe she went to Paris for the weekend.

But what I really think has happened is that OP has been revealed as someone who wants to hire 9nly ass-lickers who are sufficiently grateful for his every act of charity toward his staff.

She doesn't work for you. Why did you give her homework after the interview?

R1 What is a "9nly ass-licker?" Is it a professional certification I should be aware of?

OP trust your instincts, she’s ditching you.

R2 It's a 1099 role that will require 20 hours a week for 20 weeks—75% of it virtual—and her compensation will be $85K. She can read a one page media release.

You honestly sound like a needy high maintenance nightmare OP. If I were her, I be taking out an restraining order and getting a new phone number.

R6 I know it's off peak hours, but you still need to be focusing on the drive through customers.

I'll give you that one R7. Touché.

OK, she just emailed me back. Good email. R6 - Yes, I know I need to hold myself back at times.

[quote] After we spoke, I emailed her with a link to a site with a news release I wanted her to read. That was about 2PM. At 9PM I realized I had never heard from her.

What does this mean? Did you offer her a job?

You sent out an email at 2 p.m. and want to hear back by 9 p.m.?

She's just not that into you.

R10 Yes and no. We spoke at about noon on Thursday and she knew I was emailing her further info at 2pm. Once she received, I would have liked it if she confirmed. At 9pm I was on email and realized had sent the email to another email address of hers as opposed to the address on her resume. I forwarded the 2pm email to her other address at 9pm. She emailed me at around noon today to confirm receipt. All good. Have a good holiday weekend, you too, touch base Tuesday, etc. This is a project and it’s competitive and she is a one person LLC. Time is of the essence. I think she fits the bill but there are two other people if she doesn’t move faster.

I hope she stays far away from you. You're bizarre. Something is off about you.

I'm job hunting right now and this is a prime example of why I FUCKING HATE IT!

That said, OP, I would have tried to respond to your email by 6:00. 85K for 20 weeks of 1099 work is damned good money. Maybe you should link your candidate to the San Diego tent-city thread that's been getting traffic the last day on DL.

Better yet, hire me!

Everything I need to know is illustrated by the fact that OP is asking for nuanced professional advice in a so-called niche area from DL.

I think it is totally unreasonable that you have this expectation. It’s a Friday. She could have a million conflicts going on, she is not working for you yet and this is not a timed assignment you gave her. It is not an exam. I think it is totally understandable she has not gotten back to you yet. I hope she has other choices because if this is how you would supervise while recruiting I can only imagine what it would be like for her when she would be an employee.

You sound like an asshole, OP, and it’s totally inappropriate (and telling) that you gave this woman an actual assignment to complete when she doesn’t even work you. Now you’re mad because she is prioritizing her own life over your extended interviewing games?

If she saw anything close to what we are seeing on this thread, I agree that you’re probably getting ghosted. Why would anyone want to work for you?

In OP's defense, he sent the email yesterday at 2:00, and the candidate waited to respond until the next day--almost 24 hours after the email OP sent after a phone interview. In this situation, if you want the job, you should try to respond same day. Just my thought as a desperate job hunter. OP's candidate is obviously not desperate.

I'll take the job. I already work 70 hours a week so I'd bank 50 hours of "me" time.

Corporate America is so fucking annoying. Stop. Stop being annoying OP. Stop having stupid annoying ways to look at the world. And stop finding ways not to hire anybody. It's fucking annoying for everybody else in the universe.

R13 R14 R16 R17 R20 A lot of odd projection going on with many comments here. Triggering, I suppose.

This is a competitive, agency environment. This is how it is. This person is not responding to an Indeed job post from a Human Resources assistant. She is an independent contractor seeking a well compensated role for a consulting project that has established timelines and deliverables.

The work is specialized, she can do it primarily from her home, work independently, and we’ll probably Zoom for 30 minutes every 2 weeks. She’ll get paid in thirds: once upon signing a letter of agreement, once midway through, and once upon completion. My role now is to pull the project team together so we can get the scope of services to the client next week and get this show on the road by June 30.

I feel great that she did email me back today. She has the ideal background and we had a good rapport on the call yesterday. That is why I was surprised when she didn’t email me back yesterday shortly after we spoke. You just never know with email whether something will end up in someone’s spam folder.

Yes, that must be it. Triggering. Not you being an annoying twat. Must be everything else.

OP proved me right and comes off a bit neurotic and sketch.

But there are deliverables! Love me. Work for me.

OP, you're not listening to the several, reasonable responses here, nor, by your own admission, to your own husband, so what's more to say really?

Jesus, OP.

You're so verbose she was probably just still reading your damned e-mail!

Shorter is better because then you have to get to the point!

OP, you're fine, you're dealing with a work situation and most of the people on DL are living on benefits or scrounging somehow.

As I read through the thread I was going to tell you that it's Memorial Day weekend and it was not at all odd for a candidate to be busy or out of town right now.

But she wrote back and all is well. Good luck with your project staffing, OP.

Yes, r25 However, she got back to me an hour after I started this thread this morning, which I mentioned up at R9 and again at r12 so yes, I was anxious this morning, but that goes with the territory.

R27 Thank you. Have a great weekend.

Congratulations OP. Now go forth, and asshole no more!

OP, it's obvious the two of you are not on the same page. You expect her to be as excited about this opportunity as you are. She's not.

Perhaps she's just trying to manage your expectations and gain the advantage in whatever negotiations this potential job offer might have lead to. She's tipped her hand that she's not going to be the type of employee who is available 24/7. Best you know this now if that's your expectation.

OP doesn't realise he needs her as much or more than she needs to report to Mr. Gay Persnickety in this niche, bottoms up industry... oops, buttoned up....