IMO, even if the place is casual dress you should be dressed up for an interview. Nice trousers, not jeans.
Yeah... That went well.
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ChiKat - Sep 20, 2011 8:36:40 am PDT #29880 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
askye - Sep 20, 2011 8:39:43 am PDT #29881 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
And the person I spoke to at the temp agency was like "I'm going to send you some interview tips and also all the info about this in an email." That was 1 1/2 hours ago. Still no email. So I called again "Oh, I'm sure you are wondering where that is? I'm sending it right now." That was 10 minutes ago.
askye - Sep 20, 2011 8:44:42 am PDT #29882 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
ChiKat - according to the temp agency the company specifically said jeans were appropriate and acceptable. I even said "well I wear a pair of slacks and a sweater" and she said "They restated when they set up the interview time that jeans are fine."
askye - Sep 20, 2011 8:59:40 am PDT #29883 of 30000
Thrive to spite them
Okay I've switched to a pair of gray jeans cut pants. I had a pair of black jeans that almost looked like trousers but they faded and I don't want to wear faded clothes to an interview.
brenda m - Sep 20, 2011 9:36:54 am PDT #29884 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
That sounds right, askye. I had an interview once where the guy was in jeans and a tie-dye shirt, and even though I wasn't super dressed up, it was a big gulf to try to overcome.
erikaj - Sep 20, 2011 11:22:42 am PDT #29885 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Wish me luck, people.
Have got "birthday" dinner with Dad and Grandma tonight. Here's hoping that they:
a.feel like talking
b. But not about ways in which I suck, or things like how upset I must be that my cousins got all wed-and-bred ahead of me.(Not even, ftr.Grandma thinking that upsets me far more than changes in their status.)
Bonus points if my brother can keep his fledgling gimp humor under wraps for the occasion.(It's totally awkward for me and I'm not sure if it's because he'll probably get better or because I don't feel like he's earned it yet.)
amyth - Sep 20, 2011 11:36:31 am PDT #29886 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Good luck, erika!
sj - Sep 20, 2011 11:38:06 am PDT #29887 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
erika, I hope you have a good evening with little or no family drama. Are they taking you out? Don't forget to order something pricy.
amyth - Sep 20, 2011 11:38:58 am PDT #29888 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Don't forget to order something pricy.
Heh. Totally.
Scrappy - Sep 20, 2011 11:48:31 am PDT #29889 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
To make your evening more fun, erika, may I suggest these strategies:
a.feel like talkingHave a few questions ready to get things rolling. It's a conversation, so it can't all be on them--also if you already know they suck at it, come prepared to make up the slack, if only to ensure you aren't bored.
b. But not about ways in which I suck, or things like how upset I must be that my cousins got all wed-and-bred ahead of me.You can't control the stupid stuff they say, but you can prep by having either a mild "Okay, but why don't we talk about X" or by enthusiastically agreeing with everything she says as if she is a genius. We use this on my MiL, who LOVES to criticize.
Bonus points if my brother can keep his fledgling gimp humor under wraps for the occasion.(It's totally awkward for me and I'm not sure if it's because he'll probably get better or because I don't feel like he's earned it yet.)
Not sure you can do anything about this--one of my brothers only knows how to make awkward/ill-timed jokes. I just learned to give him points for trying, while feeling sorry for him that he can't ACTUALLY be funny.