Thursday, September 04, 2008
Enough is enough
Things are winding down at work. If you hadn’t guessed from the Cuntasarous Rex blog, I’ve been seeking other places of employment. I’m glad to say things have worked out that I’ve found something.
The process of finding this job was more difficult that ever – not sure if it’s the economy or me. For this job alone I went through a grueling 20 interviews over an 8-month period with numerous partners, Senior Managers, and dealing with questions like “Say you have a rock, some sand, and a lighter and needed to build a nuclear bomb, where would you start?”. Then there were questions like “Tell me what you would do if you had a model that gave you nonsensical values and there was nothing you could do.” My response “Huh, well, you answered your own question. I guess you’re not really looking to hire right now” they retort “That’s not true, if you can’t answer that one then prove there are not dinosaurs on Pulto.”
Um, could you please give me my resume back? I need extra copies for real people.
But it all paid off and I’m excited to get back into the consulting world. The rank-and-file corporate structure is really not for me.
The resignation process was not pretty. I had to call my boss on the beach and ruin her vacation (if it were any other person, I would have felt bad) then deal with her boss trying to convince me to stay.
SVP Marketing: So tell me about where you’re going and why you are leaving.
Me: Um, got a consulting job working where I’m going to be working on some pretty cool projects with smart team members.
SVP: Well, you know we are working on rolling out some really cool things. We are not there yet but I can see us being as sophisticated as your clients would be.
Me: Really? I didn’t know that. What are we planning? What’s the vision?
SVP: The vision is the vision. The plan is in place.
Me: Um, OK. What is the point of this meeting?
SVP: It’s funny, I was just talking to the CEO to increase your stock in the company.
Me: Why? He doesn’t even know who I am.
SVP: You’re valuable. Why are you really leaving? Is it your boss?
Me: I can’t stand her.
SVP: Well, you have to manage up all the time. I manage up. She’s difficult, I know, but you just have to deal with her and manage up.
Me: If you want someone to deal with her I can tell you without reservation it will not be me. She’s a monster. Everyone is quitting. I can’t keep a team in place because she keeps beating them up.
SVP: So what would a good counter-offer look like to you?
Me: A 401K rollover form.
The process of finding this job was more difficult that ever – not sure if it’s the economy or me. For this job alone I went through a grueling 20 interviews over an 8-month period with numerous partners, Senior Managers, and dealing with questions like “Say you have a rock, some sand, and a lighter and needed to build a nuclear bomb, where would you start?”. Then there were questions like “Tell me what you would do if you had a model that gave you nonsensical values and there was nothing you could do.” My response “Huh, well, you answered your own question. I guess you’re not really looking to hire right now” they retort “That’s not true, if you can’t answer that one then prove there are not dinosaurs on Pulto.”
Um, could you please give me my resume back? I need extra copies for real people.
But it all paid off and I’m excited to get back into the consulting world. The rank-and-file corporate structure is really not for me.
The resignation process was not pretty. I had to call my boss on the beach and ruin her vacation (if it were any other person, I would have felt bad) then deal with her boss trying to convince me to stay.
SVP Marketing: So tell me about where you’re going and why you are leaving.
Me: Um, got a consulting job working where I’m going to be working on some pretty cool projects with smart team members.
SVP: Well, you know we are working on rolling out some really cool things. We are not there yet but I can see us being as sophisticated as your clients would be.
Me: Really? I didn’t know that. What are we planning? What’s the vision?
SVP: The vision is the vision. The plan is in place.
Me: Um, OK. What is the point of this meeting?
SVP: It’s funny, I was just talking to the CEO to increase your stock in the company.
Me: Why? He doesn’t even know who I am.
SVP: You’re valuable. Why are you really leaving? Is it your boss?
Me: I can’t stand her.
SVP: Well, you have to manage up all the time. I manage up. She’s difficult, I know, but you just have to deal with her and manage up.
Me: If you want someone to deal with her I can tell you without reservation it will not be me. She’s a monster. Everyone is quitting. I can’t keep a team in place because she keeps beating them up.
SVP: So what would a good counter-offer look like to you?
Me: A 401K rollover form.
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