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It's like the flip version of the guy that got let go and then re-recruited for his just vacated position. https://twitter.com/firr/status/1456324664628846599

It's like the flip version of the guy that got let go and then re-recruited for his just vacated position. https://twitter.com/firr/status/1456324664628846599 https://twitter.com/firr/status/1456324664628846599

Izkata 5y ago
Hey, I kind of know that name - ran across this years ago: https://twitter.com/isfirrinjured https://twitter.com/isfirrinjured ...though I remember it being its own site/domain, not a twitter account.
not1ofU 5y ago
This is GOLD!! Edit: I am laughing my balls off at this "I offered him a gummy bear. He politely declined."
- pojzon 5y ago
  Its funny because thats how many devs here get promotion :^] Quit -> apply to the same company for higher grade job and often way better pay. Why companies dont value their current employees is beyond me.
  - chasd00 5y ago
    this is a known short cut in consulting. Quit at your current firm, goto a competitor then come back 2 years later at a level up. Had you stayed at your current firm it may be 3-5 years to level up.
    - k__ 5y ago
      To be fair, you give both competitors inside knowledge that might be worth promoting you.
      - asdff 5y ago
        Former clerks are so valuable to firms not because they've gained some experience in their role as a clerk, but because they were that specific clerk for that judge and being a member of their staff they know how that person speaks and opines behind closed doors better than anyone.
  - asdff 5y ago
    >Why companies dont value their current employees is beyond me. It's because they take advantage of their current employees and get away with it. They could promote you regularly, or they could take the gamble that they'd save money and you'd stay put rather than uproot yourself and spend effort job searching (which is like taking on an additional part time job itself), and if you did uproot they'd just offer the same salary to someone else. They don't value institutional knowledge because they feel they've compartmentalized the jobs enough. Going from the mailroom to the C level sounds a lot more like a bad movie rather than something even remotely possible today.
raylad 5y ago
A long time ago, I was looking for a full time job and went to an interview. The guy picked his nose through the entire interview, which I thought was rather disrespectful, so when they offered the job I declined. After that, answered an ad from a consulting company. After I'd signed their paperwork they said "we already have a client for you". Yep, the same nose-picker. But this time I would be paid 3x what the full time job would have paid. I decided that was sufficient punishment for his rudeness and took the contract.
kumarvvr 5y ago
"How did you know it was me [rips off fake mustache]" Old Boss : Get out of here. Comedy gold.
duxup 5y ago
I was laid off after my employer was bought and broken up. I was later contacted and asked to apply for my old position at the company who bought those parts. I was probably one of maybe a hundred people with 10 years experience in X, most already were employed at that company and had referred me. I didn’t make it through the HR screening because they upped the educational requirement to a masters degree. I didn’t feel too bad about missing out considering how that played out.
Handytinge 5y ago
> I offered him a gummy bear. He politely declined. This is the best thing I've ever read.

Izkata 5y ago

Hey, I kind of know that name - ran across this years ago: https://twitter.com/isfirrinjured https://twitter.com/isfirrinjured ...though I remember it being its own site/domain, not a twitter account.

not1ofU 5y ago

This is GOLD!! Edit: I am laughing my balls off at this "I offered him a gummy bear. He politely declined."

pojzon 5y ago
Its funny because thats how many devs here get promotion :^] Quit -> apply to the same company for higher grade job and often way better pay. Why companies dont value their current employees is beyond me.
- chasd00 5y ago
  this is a known short cut in consulting. Quit at your current firm, goto a competitor then come back 2 years later at a level up. Had you stayed at your current firm it may be 3-5 years to level up.
  - k__ 5y ago
    To be fair, you give both competitors inside knowledge that might be worth promoting you.
    - asdff 5y ago
      Former clerks are so valuable to firms not because they've gained some experience in their role as a clerk, but because they were that specific clerk for that judge and being a member of their staff they know how that person speaks and opines behind closed doors better than anyone.
- asdff 5y ago
  >Why companies dont value their current employees is beyond me. It's because they take advantage of their current employees and get away with it. They could promote you regularly, or they could take the gamble that they'd save money and you'd stay put rather than uproot yourself and spend effort job searching (which is like taking on an additional part time job itself), and if you did uproot they'd just offer the same salary to someone else. They don't value institutional knowledge because they feel they've compartmentalized the jobs enough. Going from the mailroom to the C level sounds a lot more like a bad movie rather than something even remotely possible today.

raylad 5y ago

A long time ago, I was looking for a full time job and went to an interview. The guy picked his nose through the entire interview, which I thought was rather disrespectful, so when they offered the job I declined. After that, answered an ad from a consulting company. After I'd signed their paperwork they said "we already have a client for you". Yep, the same nose-picker. But this time I would be paid 3x what the full time job would have paid. I decided that was sufficient punishment for his rudeness and took the contract.

kumarvvr 5y ago

"How did you know it was me [rips off fake mustache]" Old Boss : Get out of here. Comedy gold.

duxup 5y ago

I was laid off after my employer was bought and broken up. I was later contacted and asked to apply for my old position at the company who bought those parts. I was probably one of maybe a hundred people with 10 years experience in X, most already were employed at that company and had referred me. I didn’t make it through the HR screening because they upped the educational requirement to a masters degree. I didn’t feel too bad about missing out considering how that played out.

Handytinge 5y ago

> I offered him a gummy bear. He politely declined. This is the best thing I've ever read.