Wife works from home and hated it for about the first year. It definitely has its advantages, but she still feels really isolated. Sounds like you've mapped out a way to get more face time with people, which should combat the loneliness.
Yeah I mean it would all be in writing. He's already sent me his operating agreements, founding documents, and I have his balance sheets for the past few years already. So I think I am ok there.
The isolation and loneliness is what I'm trying to combat as I've trended from extrovert to an extroverted introvert as I've grown older. We've discussed me spending the first week of the month in NYC/Minneapolis and then there will be regular travel to the properties we finance. I just want to make sure I have the relationships and connectivity to ensure proper resources and support for questions and such.
My wife went from a very social office (lots of chatter, group lunches, etc) to staring at the wall and texting me all day. That's been hard, but the benefits really are there. She saves a couple hundred bucks a month on gas/tolls, goes for a run in the middle of the day and can easily tackle errands like grocery shopping so they don't take up our weekend.
I did WFH for like 6 weeks. Was OK bc it was over the holidays and had a steady team already. Would seem pretty tough to enter a new job/group and being 100% solo.
Just applied to a position with Hooters out of Atlanta. I just couldn't not apply to a job that I am actually remotely qualified for that is with Hooters
Legal. And I guess so. Honestly didn't bother doing much research on it. If I get an interview or something then I'll do that.
Sounds like an awesome opportunity, best of luck. On the flip side, if you end up in/visit Greenville, hit me up
So my roommate has an interview with our warehouse on Monday. It's temp to hire. He's just looking to work until he finds a job in accounting or finance. I'm sure they know that after seeing his resume but if they ask something about why he's applying to a warehouse job when he has an accounting degree how would you answer that without just saying this is a stop gap job?
Hourly position? The proper answer is that 'i looked on the website and didn't see anything in accounting of finance. I like the part of town/commute/my buddy Jax teller said the people here were cool. I'm sure you have a 1 year requirement before anyonechanges roles, so I figured I could learn the business from the ground up while I study fr the CPA exam'.
I HATE those questions in interviews. Why are you looking to leave your current role? The same reason you've done the same in your career. More money. Duh.
How do you guys handle when old colleagues or acquaintances ask for introductions at your current job? I don't mind it if they're asking for somebody I work with frequently, but what about when they want an intro to somebody you've literally never worked with or who is several levels above you? Example, and old colleague now does consulting and wants an intro with our CIO. That's a totally separate field and I've never even met the person. The only IT people I've worked with are the service desk guys about 4 levels below the CIO. How would you handle that?
That's what I went with. This situation was a little more clear, but it happens frequently with people I occasionally work with but don't know all that well. I'm not a fan of doing it and hate when coworkers do it to me.
"Unfortunately I have not had any interactions with 'X person'. Feel free to put me down as a reference and I can put in a good word if they reach out to me. Wish I could be more help, good luck!"
team if you want to drop my name I'll vouch for you but I'm not opening an intro with someone I don't know for you to try to sell yourself
Well officially in a dilemma. Was offered a 3 month contract position, locally, and would most likely turn into a full time position. Not the best pay and it's not the most ideal position (IT Help Desk), but I would be able to live at home and chip away at student loans. They want an answer by Friday. Problem is that I am awaiting a decision on a job in Boston for more money (obviously cost of living standards impact but still better pay), and for a better position by the earliest Monday but sometime next week. Reasonably I would prefer the Boston job, but the company/recruiter I got the temp offer from wants an answer before I will get the possible offer from the Boston company. Guess I made the possible mistake of telling the recruiter the situation which he is understandable about. Do I accept and still wait to hear from Boston and possibly take that one? Force Boston's hand and tell them I have another job offer and see if they can make a decision?
Yeah, if they don't have the respect to hire you on as a regular employee, don't be afraid to tell them to get fucked.
Anyone got any ins on an HR or compensation type role in Nashville? The GF is stressing cause she's been out of work 2 months now.
Her brother in law is the president of Remington Ammunition. Not sure that's the route I want to take with that kind of family connection.
Pretty sure that was like step 1. Was just seeing if anyone knew of any openings where they work or anything like that.
Quit my job in January and backpacked around the world. I updated my resume two weeks ago and started heavily applying to jobs last week. I had some pointless video application thing for JPMorgan that went nowhere. Had a company call for a position that I thought I would be a good fit for. However, they asked if I had QA experience and I responded, "Not exactly." Should have just bullshitted. Had a 40 minute call today with another company and I'm going in for an interview Tuesday. Starting to get anxious/depressed at the thought of having to go back into an office setting. Really want a job where I can be out and about during the day and travel some. How soon is too soon to quit a job you've just been hired for?
I had an employee tell me she was interviewing with another company. She said it was only fair that we knew. I told her to keep that shit to herself. Why do people have such weird loyalty to corporations that couldn't give a shit whether they live or die?
You're probably better off not accepting the position if the Company makes you an offer Tuesday. As an Employer, if I see a person quit their job to go backpacking and then was at another job for a couple months before leaving again, I'd question if it would be worth the risk to hire that candidate. Obviously there is always more to the story than what's on paper, but it's a red flag for sure.
Yep. Corporate loyalty is the dumbest thing there is. Especially to public companies that only care about appeasing their shareholders and would cut their most loyal employee in a heartbeat.
Yeah, you're right. Luckily my first job out of college was for a Fortune 500 company and I was there for five years before going backpacking. I believe that shows I can cut it in the shitty corporate world and am committed to my employer/job. I'll probably have to stick around at my next job for at least 2/3 years unless I get an offer while I'm still employed.
People are pretty receptive to 'I took this job because I returned home from a trip of a life time and really needed employment while I found what I was really looking for'
Great way to put it. Something I'll keep in mind if I'm quickly looking for a job after my first one. Halfway through my travels I was a bit nervous about having such a large gap on my resume. So far it's been a non-issue with everyone I've talked to. It seems everyone has wanted to question me more about backpacking/hostels/solo travel more than my actual resume and experience.