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"Are you willing to work nights and weekends to get an assignment done on time?" Here's the thing about this question -- I am, in fact, willing to work nights
by georgemcbay 13y ago
"Are you willing to work nights and weekends to get an assignment done on time?"
Here's the thing about this question -- I am, in fact, willing to work nights and weekends to get an assignment done on time, if that is a relatively rare event, the deadline is actually meaningful, and if when it happens it is recognized as a failure of planning that will be post-mortemed so as not to become a regular event.
If you ask me that question on an interview, though, that's a huge bright red flag that you're a terribly employee-abusive employer and I should never work for you. If you'd like to believe that guy you interview after me who just nods his head at that question and hopes for the best is more of an "A player" than I am based solely on his answer to that question, good luck with that.
- IanCal 13y ago"I am, in fact, willing to work nights and weekends to get an assignment done on time, if that is a relatively rare event, the deadline is actually meaningful, and if when it happens it is recognized as a failure of planning that will be post-mortemed so as not to become a regular event." I'm willing to work beyond the hours if they're uncomfortable asking (or don't ask). It should be a very bad thing to ask people to work late or over weekends, and should be recognised as a sign of a big failure. If they're comfortable asking, then that person doesn't value my time.
- chrisgd 13y agoAlso is the assignment of utmost importance that will help the company earn a large sale and benefits everyone or is this an excel tracking tool you want to keep track of some irrelevant statistic.