CEO texts job candidates at odd hours on the weekends
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CEO texts job candidates at odd hours on the weekends
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Re: CEO texts job candidates at odd hours on the weekends
#2Why would you ever want to work there?
Re: CEO texts job candidates at odd hours on the weekends
#3""Here's something I do," she said. "If you're in the process of interviewing with us, I'll text you about something at 9 p.m. or 11 a.m. on a Sunday just to see how fast you'll respond."
This is also a good way for the prospective employee to understand what kind of work environment they'd be getting into. If the CEO interrupts me on Sunday to tell me something that's not urgent (and what could possibly be urgent if I don't even work there yet?), my response will be, "Sorry, I'm not interested in this job anymore." There, I just escaped a workaholic CEO who thinks that my entire life should belong to her company.
Re: CEO texts job candidates at odd hours on the weekends
#4She gives some 'advice to college grads' in her interview; here's mine: When you first start out professionally after college, it might seem exciting to work for a boss or a company that demands 'everything' from you. Many company cultures are designed to get you to think of yourself as subordinate and, in some ways, as a child. This makes you more likely to stay on the hamster wheel for the company. But eventually you begin to develop more respect for yourself as a person and as a professional, and just a respect for your own time -- and you get savvy about avoiding these types of bosses/companies. Work smarter, not harder. And get real about the tradeoffs that your employer appears to be asking you to make; if you don't spend time reflecting on what kind of life you really want, you'll end up making those tradeoffs unconsciously without even realizing it.
Re: CEO texts job candidates at odd hours on the weekends
#5This is possibly the stupidest "CEO" ever. Who would want to work there? I work in an extremely high pace startup but our corporate culture dictates that people turn off on the weekend if they want.
Re: CEO texts job candidates at odd hours on the weekends
#6The article says the CEO is always thinking about work and so should staff.
So ummm how much is the CEO paid vs those workers? Give me 7 figures and I will gladly "always think a lot about work" for a year or two.
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#7As a millennial, I've fallen into this work martyr trap. After the 2008 recession it was a badge of honor to have a non dead-end job and to always be hustling, to thrive despite the crash and not be a 'loser' who had to move back home. I still can't shake that mentality, and despite how well the market is doing or how good my finances are doing I always feel like being homeless and foreclosed on like my parents is just around the corner
Re: CEO texts job candidates at odd hours on the weekends
#8Bleh, whatever. This kind of things doesn't really prove anything.
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#9I'll save you all a click
> CEO thinks about her job constantly and wants young people who do the same. She will message potential candidates at odd hours and they have 3 hours to respond.
I personally don't think that she will get far and I'm guessing that most of us on here agree.
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#10Good for her
I rarely respond to any message on my phone outside "normal" hours .. with a couple exceptions (one being my wife)
And messages from unknown numbers? They get filed to possibly never be responded to (possibly blocked)