Okay. OP stop making excuses. Most people would kill for an interview and would do whatever it takes to get there! I am sincerely dumbfounded. You don't want the job that badly if you can't work around their schedule AND you have the audacity to ask them to come in on their day off to interview you?! That's laughable.
While you were ranting about government taxes and insulting welfare and section 8 housing, your entitlement showed through. I wonder why they should chose you rather than a person who has decency and doesn't make an ass of herself on the Internet.
Honestly your posting history is all over the place, as is your logic. I'm done.
I'm probably the UO, but I love red eye flights. I like that I can hit the ground running without wasting a whole day traveling.
As far as the OP goes, I was working two full time jobs and going to school full time, and guess what? I still managed to manipulate my schedule to accommodate interviews. Shocking, I know. I should have demanded those businesses and schools interview me from 2-6 am, when I was free. After all, they should be lucky to have me and honored that I would even consider gracing them with my presence.
I'm probably the UO, but I love red eye flights. I like that I can hit the ground running without wasting a whole day traveling.
As far as the OP goes, I was working two full time jobs and going to school full time, and guess what? I still managed to manipulate my schedule to accommodate interviews. Shocking, I know. I should have demanded those businesses and schools interview me from 2-6 am, when I was free. After all, they should be lucky to have me and honored that I would even consider gracing them with my presence.
I like the red eye too. I'm in San Fran every year for a trade show, and I always take the red eye back home.
I don't mind red-eyes, since we're out west, so we always catch them going somewhere and never coming home (except from Hawaii, I guess). But I've flown through Denver before and never again. I will pay more to avoid Denver especially if it is on United. Through Denver on United is a huge no deal from me
I'm probably the UO, but I love red eye flights. I like that I can hit the ground running without wasting a whole day traveling.
As far as the OP goes, I was working two full time jobs and going to school full time, and guess what? I still managed to manipulate my schedule to accommodate interviews. Shocking, I know. I should have demanded those businesses and schools interview me from 2-6 am, when I was free. After all, they should be lucky to have me and honored that I would even consider gracing them with my presence.
I like the red eye too. I'm in San Fran every year for a trade show, and I always take the red eye back home.
I'm probably the UO, but I love red eye flights. I like that I can hit the ground running without wasting a whole day traveling.
As far as the OP goes, I was working two full time jobs and going to school full time, and guess what? I still managed to manipulate my schedule to accommodate interviews. Shocking, I know. I should have demanded those businesses and schools interview me from 2-6 am, when I was free. After all, they should be lucky to have me and honored that I would even consider gracing them with my presence.
I don't mid red eyes 100%, it is specifically the one from Denver to NYC that is obnoxious.
I'm probably the UO, but I love red eye flights. I like that I can hit the ground running without wasting a whole day traveling.
As far as the OP goes, I was working two full time jobs and going to school full time, and guess what? I still managed to manipulate my schedule to accommodate interviews. Shocking, I know. I should have demanded those businesses and schools interview me from 2-6 am, when I was free. After all, they should be lucky to have me and honored that I would even consider gracing them with my presence.
I don't mid red eyes 100%, it is specifically the one from Denver to NYC that is obnoxious.
Yep. Denver to JFK is only just over 4 hours. Not a lot of sleep time.
I've done red-eyes to Europe and the west coast and they are not too bad.
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
Red-eyes to Asia are the only way to go because of the whole IDL business. With 20+ hours of travel/sleep time, it's torturous to arrive at night. I liked the red-eye from Vegas, too. Last time I did it, I was on a half-empty plane with a lovely group of nuns.
Red-eyes to Asia are the only way to go because of the whole IDL business. With 20+ hours of travel/sleep time, it's torturous to arrive at night. I liked the red-eye from Vegas, too. Last time I did it, I was on a half-empty plane with a lovely group of nuns.
I boarded a plane at 11-something Friday night in San Fran. I landed in Hong Kong at 7am SUNDAY morning.
I was flying business class (20 years ago so no flat-beds). Kind-of weird missing an entire Saturday, but I was pretty refreshed when I got there.
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
Red-eyes to Asia are the only way to go because of the whole IDL business. With 20+ hours of travel/sleep time, it's torturous to arrive at night. I liked the red-eye from Vegas, too. Last time I did it, I was on a half-empty plane with a lovely group of nuns.
I boarded a plane at 11-something Friday night in San Fran. I landed in Hong Kong at 7am SUNDAY morning.
I was flying business class (20 years ago so no flat-beds). Kind-of weird missing an entire Saturday, but I was pretty refreshed when I got there.
Yep, losing the day always freaks me out. It was even freakier as a kid when I didn't understand the IDL. Coming back, we always wanted to leave in the evening so we could arrive back on the east coast in the morning.
Red-eyes to Asia are the only way to go because of the whole IDL business. With 20+ hours of travel/sleep time, it's torturous to arrive at night. I liked the red-eye from Vegas, too. Last time I did it, I was on a half-empty plane with a lovely group of nuns.
I boarded a plane at 11-something Friday night in San Fran. I landed in Hong Kong at 7am SUNDAY morning.
I was flying business class (20 years ago so no flat-beds). Kind-of weird missing an entire Saturday, but I was pretty refreshed when I got there.
The opposite weirded out my kids coming home from China. We left on a Sat morning at 10:30. We arrived in Chicago to connect home Sat morning at 10:30. They gave that a big side eye, but when you're 13 you're still trying to figure out the math
I was really hopping to come back to a good thread.
This didn't met my expectations.
For the record, I've worked at a lot of places that are open 24/7/365. Not one of them does interviews on the weekends. Just because the place is always open doesn't mean every single employee in every single department is open 24/7/365. I work at a place that is open 24/7/365. i'm the only one who does my job at work. I am not available 24/7/365.
True story. I showed up at the Denver airport at 9 pm for a red-eye, some businesses were already closed. Then when I arrived at Boston at 4:30am, Dunkin donuts wasn't open yet. So even though the both airports were open not every department/business was open.
Bottom line is if you want the job bad enough you will find a way to make the interview, because someone else WILL make the effort.
Exactly this. I worked at a hotel once. There was at least one front desk clerk on duty 24/7. However, the human resources people who did the hiring and all the middle- and upper-level management worked 8-5 M-F. Same with the pool I worked at. We had hours early in the morning for the lap swimmers and hours in the evening again for lap swimmers and open swim. My boss wasn't there. He worked 8-5. Only us lifeguards were there in the evening and early morning.
The HR people who do the hiring are NOT the ones who are working the weekends or the night shift. Period. End of story.
The people who do the hiring are not the same people who do the interviews, FYI.
PPs have done all they can do for you. Just update us with the results after you get a new job, and let us know how to successfully get hired doing it your way. Looking forward to hearng about it from you then.
What part of this is difficult to grasp? If a company says they won't do interviews on weekends/evenings, that's the answer. It doesn't matter what you think or we think. It's up to you to make it work, or they'll hire someone who can.
The people who do the hiring are not the same people who do the interviews, FYI.
If you're important enough to be the sole or part of an interview conducting group, you're not working weekends.
Well, that is not completely true. DH does 100% of his interviews. He works nights and weekends. However, he does not interview during those times.
He is too busy with other stuff than to interview people. If you want an interview then you come when he asks you do (within reason he will be flexible). It's like a test for him. If you are too high maintenance in when to have an interview and/or if you are late you lose a lot of points.
He has even sent people away who showed up late to an interview. He doesn't put of with stuff like that at all. I mean, if you can't make an interview how are you going to be getting to work on time? Or are they the ones who have very restrictive schedules that makes his life difficult to schedule around.
If you want the job you will find a way to get to the interview. Plain and simple.
What differentiates an average host and a great host is anticipating unexpressed needs and wants of their guests. Just because the want/need is not expressed, doesn't mean it wouldn't be appreciated.
Look, I interviewed for a year looking for a new job. Pretty much all hiring managers asked for my availability for about a week's worth of time (M-F). Unless I knew I had a meeting that day, I said the day was free. Just say you have an appointment. Use personal time. I find it hard to believe that you have absolutely no personal or vacation time to use. This is not that hard. Why do you think you are so special that you should get special treatment? What industry is this?
Re: What day of the week was your last non retail, long distance job interview?
While you were ranting about government taxes and insulting welfare and section 8 housing, your entitlement showed through. I wonder why they should chose you rather than a person who has decency and doesn't make an ass of herself on the Internet.
Honestly your posting history is all over the place, as is your logic. I'm done.
As far as the OP goes, I was working two full time jobs and going to school full time, and guess what? I still managed to manipulate my schedule to accommodate interviews. Shocking, I know. I should have demanded those businesses and schools interview me from 2-6 am, when I was free. After all, they should be lucky to have me and honored that I would even consider gracing them with my presence.
The difference is that he was a sole proprietor, and I told him that Mondays or Fridays were best but I'd make anything else work if I needed to.
Phone interview? Fuuuuuck no. I'll make any time work. Take off. Unpaid leave? Whatever. Better job on the horizon.
I'm shocked these other interviews haven't offered you a job. Shocked, I tell you.