Interview - tie or no tie.
Oct 22nd 2004, 3:50 pm
#31
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Re: Interview - tie or no tie.
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
If people (especially the boss or those with a longer time with the company) end up being offended by you
Certainly in the UK that seems to rarely be the case, where managers of are often placed in charge of people, about whose skills they know nothing. My previous boss was a qualified chemist, yet he was a qualified chemist.
Oct 22nd 2004, 3:53 pm
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Re: Interview - tie or no tie.
Originally Posted by oceanMDX
Contrary to popular belief, ass-kissing will not necessarily get you very far, it may just prevent you from getting fired.
Oct 22nd 2004, 4:02 pm
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Re: Interview - tie or no tie.
Originally Posted by SirTainly
Harder to have a postive, gung ho attitude towards the company if they are no longer employing you!
Oct 22nd 2004, 4:07 pm
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Re: Interview - tie or no tie.
Originally Posted by Sarah Farrand
I've always taken the attitude of not kissing ass where I work, and it has worked pretty well for me up to now. At the end of the day, it is delivery rather than bullshit that gets you on...
2 teams in a company, one always met deadlines, ran on next to zero budget and made money for the company. The other never set any deadlines, rarely completed work ,never produced anything useful, and had a budget bigger than half the other teams salaries. Guess which got pay rises and promotions ?
If you guessed the first you'd be wrong
and thats why I'm no longer working there! 
Oct 22nd 2004, 4:29 pm
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Re: Interview - tie or no tie.
Originally Posted by SirTainly
Harder to have a postive, gung ho attitude towards the company if they are no longer employing you!
Maybe you've got a point there, just don't stick your nose in too far!
Last edited by oceanMDX; Oct 22nd 2004 at 4:31 pm.
Oct 23rd 2004, 4:52 am
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Re: Interview - tie or no tie.
Originally Posted by SirTainly
Which would lead me to ask, is Canadian corporate culture inclined to put those with relevant experience (and hopefully ability too) in charge ?
Oct 23rd 2004, 12:06 pm
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Re: Interview - tie or no tie.
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
Do you want the honest answer or the "positive for new immigrants" answer?
Oct 23rd 2004, 12:44 pm
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Re: Interview - tie or no tie.
Originally Posted by SirTainly
I'd prefer honesty, if it's as bad as it is here, then I'd be now worse off, if it's better then that's a bonus.
The first job I had was a small privately owned company ... I worked on site at a lot of other small privately owned companies ... saw lots of nepotism and ass kissing.
The company I work for now is higher up the foodchain ... I work on site with national or global companies ... so I now see hard work and effort being rewarded more often ... guess what? I'm now MUCH happier.
Oct 25th 2004, 8:08 am
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Re: Interview - tie or no tie.
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
The answer is the obvious one ... it depends on the people you're working for.
The first job I had was a small privately owned company ... I worked on site at a lot of other small privately owned companies ... saw lots of nepotism and ass kissing.
The company I work for now is higher up the foodchain ... I work on site with national or global companies ... so I now see hard work and effort being rewarded more often ... guess what? I'm now MUCH happier.
The first job I had was a small privately owned company ... I worked on site at a lot of other small privately owned companies ... saw lots of nepotism and ass kissing.
The company I work for now is higher up the foodchain ... I work on site with national or global companies ... so I now see hard work and effort being rewarded more often ... guess what? I'm now MUCH happier.
