so today i went on an interview with an english tourism board located in manhattan. i think the interview went pretty well, but i have some concerns.
the woman i interviewed with (the person i would report to) has only been there for roughly 2 weeks. that in itself is not a problem, but she couldn't answer many of my questions. i wanted to know when their benefits kicked in and what their vacation time was like, and she couldn't answer either of these things (of course, i asked her other questions as well that pertained to the job itself and she answered *most* of these). but since i have an offer on the table and have accepted a job that will start in 2 weeks, i'd like to know how this job compares.
she also mentioned that recently they had a big turnover, and that a few of their employees left. i probably should have asked why, but she mentioned that tourism to britain has slowed down in recent years and that this company in particular is trying to reclaim many of the clients they lost, soooo i assume that is why.
she asked me to submit some ideas to her that i think would benefit their web site, and at present i'm going to decline. i do actually have some great ideas, but i've been in this situation before where i've given employers suggestions and then i never hear from them again. i'm assuming they run off with the info and do god knows with it, but i'm not about to fill out an entire proposal until i have a job offer. is that wrong? i would go out of the way if i think it would be beneficial to me, but honestly--the more i think about it, the more i think i have a great job waiting for me and i should just enjoy my time until i start there. i dunno. what do you guys think?
i hate big decisions like this! :p
ooh, on a funny note--i got a tshirt from a guy in times square with a guy in a hot dog suit (from a guy wearing a hot dog suit!) that says "ask me about my weiner". it made my day :)
cornflakegirl posted on Aug 15, 2006
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yankee328 said on Aug 16, 2006....
so can i ask you about your weiner, dear? : ) from what you were telling me that definitely sounds problematic. there's also other reasons for turnover besides lack of business - in my mind, i think of the work environment as a whole might be seriously flawed or something. if you feel that the other job might be more stable, then maybe you should go with them. -
Bordy said on Aug 16, 2006....
CFG... I honestly have no good input for your dilemma, I just wanted to comment on the excellent choice of alias. lol. If I am right and its a Tori reference, rock on. I saw her twice in high school.. once during the Dew Drop Inn tour after pele, and then again at Tori: Plugged, after Choirgirl came out. Sweet. -
cornflakegirl said on Aug 16, 2006....
thanks yankee328, LOL!!! you crack me up. u can ask me all you want, but there's not much to tell :) and thank you for the advice, i think in my head the decision has already been made. unless they make me an INSANE offer i can't refuse. but i'd really like to unwind in my final days of freedom so i can be in a great mindset for when i start. YEAH BORDY :) you have a place in my heart. dew drop inn was one of my fav tours, lots of great material from the pele album. i love caught a lite sneeze, muhammed my friend, and blood roses but there are a lot of gems. thanks for stopping by, bordy :o) i'll be sure to check out your blog as well! -
yankee328 said on Aug 16, 2006....
well i hope that there wouldn't be much to ask about your weiner - or else that would be weird. :-p it sounds like the first job is the better opportunity. the second job interview gave you reasons to turn them down and that's always weird. it comes off as if they weren't really going to hire anyone - or that they had someone else in mind and wanted it to come off like you made that decision. -
purple said on Aug 17, 2006....
The wiener thing is a plug for that new movie about kids that can't get into college so they start their own. The name of it escapes me. But I've seen the weiner guy clip so many times on the TV ad. I can't remember the name of the movie to save my life, but it will be in theaters near you soon. -
cornflakegirl said on Aug 17, 2006....
yea, i've heard of it, too. and in the commercials they always show the same guy screaming like a girl and then he says something bout how embarrassed he is. ACCEPTED!!! that's the name of the movie, right? it just came to me. but maybe i'm thinking of something else. -
Bordy said on Aug 17, 2006....
nope, thats it. ||{1}|| -
yankee328 said on Aug 17, 2006....
is it me or does that accepted movie seem like a bad movie? : ) -
cornflakegirl said on Aug 18, 2006....
yea, i agree... it looks pretty silly. although i always laugh when i see the guy in the hot dog suit :) -
yankee328 said on Aug 18, 2006....
hehe. you must have weiners on your mind huh?
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