Does anyone have any dust to spare?

[iheartscience]

More dust headed your way! I must have missed this the first time around. I hope he hears back soon and it''s good news!

And yeah, I definitely wouldn''t let your husband call him up again this soon! If he still hasn''t heard anything in a week then maybe, but he doesn''t want to get on the guy''s nerves!

 

[bee*]

I wouldn''t ring again either. I know how frustrating it is to wait for a call, but I think that your DH will just have to do that as otherwise it might look pushy. Sending more dust! I hope that he gets it.

 

[luckystar112]

Thanks Thing and Bee!!!


Here''s a follow-up:

Leave it to my husband to be the Most. Annoying. Applicant. Ever.

So he comes home last night and tells me that he wants to send the guy an email. I tell him ABSOLUTELY NOT and we get into a mini-argument. I state my case (it hasn''t been an unreasonable amount of time, they could be busy, you''ve already gotten one follow-up, etc.) and he appears to accept my argument and drops it.

Then he calls me today and tells me that he just got off the phone with the guy. He called him for another follow-up. Sigh.

So much for my argument.

Apparently DH opened the conversation by saying, "I''m not trying to be a pest...everyone has their opinions on when to call...." and the guy cut him off and told him it was okay. Phew?
He told DH that the reason why it''s taking so long is because he is still waiting to hear back from another GM (apparently the guy needs to meet with two managers, not one like we originally thought). He said that he is trying to hire someone but it''s been really busy. DH asked if he was still in the running, the guy told him yes and that he just hadn''t had a chance to call him yet.

So now DH is, of course, convinced that he has the job because he thinks he got the guy to "slip" at the end and say he hadn''t had a chance to call HIM yet (as in DH).

And I, of course, am the Debbie Downer who''s like, "You''re reading too much into it....leave the man alone!"

That''s the third time DH has been told he''s still a candidate. He''s going to fricken ruin it if he keeps calling the guy. Luckily he promised me that was the last time. He said that he ended the conversation by asking if he should just wait for a call and the guy told him yes. Duh.

So hopefully he''ll just let it go now......or until another 3 days passes.

I think my DH is just extremely frustrated because he''s SO CLOSE to leaving his job now. And with good timing, because he told me that he thinks he just unknowingly hired his replacement. I don''t know if it''s all in DH''s head or what, but he said that he''s been getting a weird vibe at work. It''s a small place so everyone is "pals". Every once in a while his boss will offer to take everyone out after work, and a lot of the times he''s taken DH out alone. But the last two times (including last night) they''ve gone out without inviting him. And it''s almost like some huge secret afterwards. It''s very bizarre. I don''t know if DH is just paranoid....but the guy they just hired could easily take his place. Perhaps his boss can tell that he is unhappy and is covering his own butt. I don''t know.

I guess we''ll see what happens.

Sorry for all the long posts.

 

[AmberGretchen]

lucky - I''m glad the guy doesn''t seem too bothered by your DH''s repeated calls. It does sound like a promising conversation this last time though for sure!

I''ll keep my fingers crossed and keep that dust coming that it all works out and he gets the job!!!

 

[Burk]

**DUST**

 

[soocool]

Sending "New Job Dust" your way.

Tell your DH to hang in there. It took around 2-3 months before my DH finished his interviews and was made a job offer. First he was contacted by a head hunter for a screening, then interviewed by regional manager, then vp of one department and then vp of another department, then the president. Plus my husband traveled heavily for his previous job. Some of the interviews were done over the phone and at the airport in between flights (they would meet him there). In fact, he was interviewing with several companies and one of the guys forgot to take DH''s phone number to call him and offer him the job and in the meantime time he got another offer. When the guy called him the following Monday my DH told him he got another offer and the guy then upped his offer by 10%. DH accepted and has been happy ever since. The End.

 

[tigian]

Lots of dust your way! I''m holding my breath for you.

 

[bee*]

That''s good that the guy didn''t mind your DH ringing him again. I''m keeping everything crossed for your DH! It''s so nerve wrecking waiting to hear from a job!

 

[luckystar112]

Aw, you all are so optimistic. You gals are great.

I''m still scared that DH came across as annoying. I can''t imagine the guy would actually be rude to DH or tell him to "chill out", you know? I don''t know...
But since he confirmed to DH twice now that he''s still a candidate, I guess that''s a good sign.
I just hope he gets it!

 

[D&T]

some more dust! After an interview, I usually just send a thank you card or ONE email and leave it at that

the couple of times I did that ,,, sure enough got the jobs .... hopefully it goes his way.

 

[luckystar112]

I''ve got another update:

DH got the job.
DH did not get the job.

Confused? So am I.

And of course this has led to us analyzing the conversation a million more times.

The good news is that this guy apparently doesn''t mind that DH keeps calling him (We''ll call him Jim). According to DH, Jim told him that he has been talking to his managers and that they really want to bring DH on board in come capacity, but he isn''t sure about this particular contract. I guess this contract is considered especially difficult and so putting DH somewhere else first will help him to get the experience with the company that is needed to do the job successfully. Additionally, this particular contract ends in 7 months, though another 5 year contract is being negotiated with them as we speak.
It sounds like they are afraid to put a new hire in the position, have something go wrong that pisses off the contract, and then lose out on the 5 year extension. Which is understandable. At the same time, I think the position still needs to be filled. Was this a nice way of telling DH that someone else was more qualified for the job?

I guess it doesn''t really matter since Jim told DH that they really want to bring him on board. His exact words were "Everyone is really excited about bringing you on". Right now management is trying to find another position for him that isn''t as demanding, but that could take until the end of this month/early next month.
So to me it sounds like DH wasn''t qualified for THIS particular position, but Jim liked him enough to want to snag him up anyway. Can''t say I blame him.

I can''t believe they are going to "find" a job for him!

I''m still confused though. Right now Jim has been doing this job AND his job. So if it''s really a matter of "knowing the ropes" why wouldn''t they just bring him on to work with Jim? DH could learn the ropes through him without actually being "in charge", and it would take some of the load off of Jim. I don''t get it. Plus, woudn''t ANYONE that is hired externally essentially be considered "inexperienced"?
That''s where I don''t get it. Are they hiring someone for that position or aren''t they? And if they are, why not DH? I just don''t get it. Like I said, I guess it doesn''t matter since they say they WILL be giving him "A" job. It''s just confusing to me.

So, to make a long story short, it sounds like DH got a job but we still have to wait and see what/if they find anything for him. I''m hesitant to say that it is "in the bag" because they could always come back and say, "Sorry, we weren''t able to find anything for you". But I''m optimistic because it sounds like they really like DH and want him on board. Yay!

 

[tigian]

That is confusing! But very promising that they want your DH to work for the company. Maybe the current economic situation is making them more cautious about hiring. I''ll still be blowing dust your way.