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I Went on a Job Interview Today, and Wound Up Referencing the Org in My Response. This is a funny story that I had to share. I went on a job interview today for an administrative assistant position, assisting two gentlemen. We were discussing how high tech everything was, computers, cell phones, etc. etc.
One of the gentlemen asked me what my favorite website was. I laughed and said, "If I tell you, you'll laugh". They responded, "No we won't!", so I told them that my favorite website was Prince.org. The one guy said, "Prince.org, what's that?" I told him that is a website that is all about the singer Prince, and it has news items about him, a chatroom, etc. The other guy jokingly asked if, when Prince was going by a symbol, the website name was changed to reflect it. I responded that I was not sure, since I was not an org member at the time. The other gentlemen said something like, "I just saw Prince on TV lately, he was on the Jay Leno show." I said, "Yes, he was". Then they asked me what my favorite Prince song was. I told them that I could not choose just one, since there are so many that I like. One of the gentlemen said that his favorite song was "1999". I said, "That's a great song to dance to". I find it funny that I had someone talk to me about Prince during an interview, that NEVER has happened in all of the years that I have been working. I'm not sure if I put this in the correct forum, I dunno, it might be more suitable to be posted on the org discussion forum. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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Nice little story. Be interesting to see if you get the job. Make sure to let us know! "London, i've adopted a name that has no pronounciation.... is that cool with you?"
"YEAH!!!" "Yeah, well then fuck those other fools!" | |
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hopefully the other guy wasnt a prince hater...
good luck with the job!! Space for sale... | |
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Thanks, not sure if I will get the job or not, since I think I wanted a little higher salary than what they wanted to pay. It was a small company, so I was not surprised. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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sosgemini said: hopefully the other guy wasnt a prince hater...
good luck with the job!! He didn't seem to be a hater, they both seemed interested in what I had to say about Prince. A nice refreshing change from what I used to have people saying to me when I mentioned him. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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LOL!
hey nancy...good luck on the job! | |
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Aah, now that was a very sweet & cute little story, hope u get the job!
Good luck. | |
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what a nice experience! | |
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Did you tell him your username? Man, I'd never do that!!! | |
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Nice story! | |
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psychodelicide said: Thanks, not sure if I will get the job or not, since I think I wanted a little higher salary than what they wanted to pay. It was a small company, so I was not surprised.
how can they NOT hire you after this?!?! good luck!! | |
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Maybe they'll check the Org to see what kind of person you are.
You better not mention your chronic kleptomania! | |
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2the9s said: Maybe they'll check the Org to see what kind of person you are.
You better not mention your chronic kleptomania! | |
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dawnrose said: LOL!
hey nancy...good luck on the job! Thanks, I need all the luck I can get. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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SunDance said: Aah, now that was a very sweet & cute little story, hope u get the job!
Good luck. Thanks, SunDance! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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jessyMD32781 said: what a nice experience!
Thanks! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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sinisterpentatonic said: Did you tell him your username? Man, I'd never do that!!!
No, I would never do that either. With my luck, if I were to get the job, they would probably have a way of spying on me, and they would find out my orgname. I would not be able to access the org at all during the day. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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thetimefan said: Nice story!
Thanks! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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IAmTheTouch said: psychodelicide said: Thanks, not sure if I will get the job or not, since I think I wanted a little higher salary than what they wanted to pay. It was a small company, so I was not surprised.
how can they NOT hire you after this?!?! good luck!! Thanks! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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2the9s said: Maybe they'll check the Org to see what kind of person you are.
You better not mention your chronic kleptomania! Chronic keptomania? You mean sweet lil ole me? No chance that they'll ever find out my orgname, that is one secret I definitely would not reveal to a potential employer. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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IAmTheTouch said: 2the9s said: Maybe they'll check the Org to see what kind of person you are.
You better not mention your chronic kleptomania! He's teasing me, Touch, but I appreciate your support. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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psychodelicide said: I find it funny that I had someone talk to me about Prince during an interview, that NEVER has happened in all of the years that I have been working.
I'm not sure if I put this in the correct forum, I dunno, it might be more suitable to be posted on the org discussion forum. Rock on!!!!! Oh, and good luck, and the best of wishes to ya!! They did WHAT??!....
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Moderator | Good luck in getting the job. Hope you did a good job boasting about this org and Prince. Did you tell them that membership is free? Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture! REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince "I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben |
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kiss85 said: psychodelicide said: I find it funny that I had someone talk to me about Prince during an interview, that NEVER has happened in all of the years that I have been working.
I'm not sure if I put this in the correct forum, I dunno, it might be more suitable to be posted on the org discussion forum. Rock on!!!!! Oh, and good luck, and the best of wishes to ya!! Thanks! RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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luv4u said: Good luck in getting the job. Hope you did a good job boasting about this org and Prince. Did you tell them that membership is free?
I didn't tell them that membership was free, but perhaps I should have, since they seemed kind of interested in it. But thanks for the good luck wishes, I need it. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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hope you get the job. maybe you could dress up as prince for the callback interview?
or not | |
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Ex-Moderator | I once interviewed a former employee of Paisley Park to work at my company. So we ended up talking about Prince for a lot of the interview. Our inteviews are full of questions like, "Tell me about a time you disagreed with your supervisor, and what did you do". It was a pretty interesting interview! |
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psychodelicide said: IAmTheTouch said: He's teasing me, Touch, but I appreciate your support. oh, i know... i just wanted to fishslap him... | |
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XxAxX said: hope you get the job. maybe you could dress up as prince for the callback interview?
or not RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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CarrieMpls said: I once interviewed a former employee of Paisley Park to work at my company. So we ended up talking about Prince for a lot of the interview. Our inteviews are full of questions like, "Tell me about a time you disagreed with your supervisor, and what did you do". It was a pretty interesting interview!
I'll bet it was! I would have tried to get information about Prince, without making it obvious. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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