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Not downs, but we had a guy with a pretty bad speech impediment interview with us a while back. He had a well controlled stutter which resulted in pauses of 10s
by pling 12y ago
Not downs, but we had a guy with a pretty bad speech impediment interview with us a while back. He had a well controlled stutter which resulted in pauses of 10s+. The guy was awesome (better than the average across our team) and had wonderful written communication skills. That's all we need as we email each other all day (we're a very disparate team). Unfortunately my asshat boss decided that he wasn't suitable for the position due to a number of made up concerns and vetoed our acceptance.
Pisses me off every time I think about it but that's how a lot of companies operate.
- girvo 12y agoGod damn, I would've been so furious at that. I'm young and have been known to make irrational decisions at times and don't have many responsibilities, and I don't know I could've stopped myself quitting (though I'm not having a go at you for staying!). That's such a big red flag to me :(
- pling 12y agoIt is to me too. There are ways to make everyone a winner than the asshat though. Karma was served here. The individual in question got a referral from me to another position, got a call and a job with a golden handshake and I got a £500 referral fee from the agent, which was spent on a nice new oscilloscope (an essential part of my exit strategy). He won because he got a job at a better company and cash. I won because I got a rep with the agent, £500 in cash and two steps closer to the door. Asshat lost because we still haven't found someone for his position and they're two steps closer to finding a replacement for me as well :)
- girvo 12y agoNow that is an excellent outcome! :)