Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - Taking the Mickey

I am soo bored of looking for god damn jobs, the same inane questions for mostly shite jobs. I went on Monster.com today to find my resume has been read 212 times, mostly by insurance companies and financial advisors, no doubt. It seems kind of ironic to me that companies looking for financial advisors are recruiting from the ranks of the unemployed, it does of course make perfect sense that people who are looking to invest their money would take advise from people who are unemployed and probably don't have much money since they don't have a job, but what do I know about the finer points of financial advising?!?!

 This morning I got an e-mail from 3 day blinds, a US company that make window blinds which read;

My name is ******* and I am the Southwest Regional Training / HR Manager for 3 Day Blinds. I found your resume on line and thought you might be a good fit into our organization. We are a major manufacturer and distributor of window treatments in the United States and are currently looking for employees in your area. If you think you may be interested in a challenging career in our growing company please contact me at the number listed below .........................

The e-mail had the message HAVE A GREAT DAY in capitols with the person's name and number. How cheesy I pondered!

 How depressing having to sell mini-blinds for a living, I thought . Being in sales I thought this was a very weak and lazy way to recruit people by hiding behind e-mails, but I replied nontheless using the same weak e-mail method to reply, since I knew I couldn't really see myself selling mini-blinds.

I inquired as to the position and requested some specific details, she replied with;

"I am looking for Showroom Managers for a few locations in the L.A. area for 3-Day Binds" , with the company name spelt incorrectly.

Now knowing that I was completely uninterested I inquired as to the pay and benefits which is a faux paux before an actual interview, but I was beyond caring and really just taking the piss out of pure frustration with my continued job hunting.

The reply came back that " This is done in the interview process not  in an e-mail." with the usual attached  HAVE A GREAT DAY automatic e-mail signature and a telephone number which has a prefix of about 40 - 50 miles from my house where I presume the interviews would be.

Out of pure boredom, frustration and childishness my final e-mail asked " Does that mean I only have to work 3 days a week?"

Imagine my surprise when there was no response?!?!?!