I had this meeting today with a guy I sort of knew from high school. He was a senior when I was a freshmen, so it's not like we were friends. In fact, we had only one class together, which was art, and I didn't really remember him. I don't think he remembered me either though. But he ran across my brother's My Space page, and somewhere on there, he mentioned our family business.
This guy contacted Jack, thinking he worked there, because this guy had an idea he wanted to pitch. Well, Jack gave him my email address instead. So he contacted me and said he wanted me to look at his comic book art and sketches because he wants to get into computer animation. He wanted to know if we'd have a use for something like that at our offices. We don't actually do anything with animation, but I was interested enough to meet with him. Why not? If we had an animator, maybe we would do more animation?
So I left work early and met this guy at a Starbucks. He was late. That pisses me off. I mean, this wasn't a formal job interview, but he was still looking for a job. Shouldn't he be on time? So I was already unimpressed with him, before he even got there.
Then he shows up and I said to him that I was afraid he wasn't coming. He laughed and said, "well if you knew me, you'd know that when I say 3pm, I mean twenty minutes after." Really? How interesting. If there is one thing I cannot stand about anyone, it's being late. Especially if it's late to a meeting or work. It's disrespectful.
Then he tells me that he's super tired and just got back from San Francisco and would love to still be sleeping right now. I told him he was free to go if he'd like. I was doing him a favor, not the other way around. But he tells me it's fine, and then we sit down and I assume he's going to show me the sketches, etc. But he doesn't.
He starts talking about high school and wanting to know if I still talk to anyone. But we don't really know the same people anyway, so it's not a very productive conversation. Then he launches into this hour long mope fest about the girl he's in love with, but she dumped him. How could she dump him? They are totally meant to be. He can feel it. And he knows she feels it too, but she just won't admit it. And he went on and on and on about this.
And he was telling me that they had something incredibly special, and he didn't even care if she fucked some other guy when she was in Las Vegas. He could overlook it because they were meant to be. I finally asked him how long they'd been together, assuming this was a lengthy relationship he was trying to save. He tells me they went out for 3 weeks at Christmas time! Christmas time! And he's still not over it?? Then he tells me that she's 19 years old! This guy is 32. And also, this was supposed to be a job interview of sorts, and not me playing his therapist.
I told him she was way too young for him and he said he knew that, but he liked them young. And he pointed out some girl who looked about 17 and he told me she was just his type. Someone kill me. I mentioned to him that guys like him are the ones I see on Dateline and he just laughed. Ugh.
Finally, I begged him to just show me the fucking sketches already. We'd been there for over an hour and we hadn't talked business at all. So he shows me his work, and he is incredibly talented. I will give him that. His comics were amazing. But as a person, he did not impress me in the slightest.
I told him that I loved his work, but we didn't really have a place for him right now. He was totally bummed out and said if we didn't need an animator, he wrote scripts too. And he plunks this big old stack of papers on the table and tells me it's a movie he wrote. My God. I really can't help him with that, because that's not what I do.
But I took the script anyway, and I told him I had to go. It was late. I wanted to get home. And he said he'd email me in a few days to find out what I thought of his script. Even if I liked it, I'm not a movie producer, so he's still shit out of luck. But when I attempted to read this, I couldn't. The typos and misspellings were incredible. And he basically ripped off a story that's already been told before. He changed a few small things, but for the most part, it's derivative of someone else's work. Kind of like fan fiction. You can't use that for a movie.
Some people are just really clueless about everything, aren't they? But some tips if you're trying to impress a prospective employer? Don't show up late. Don't say you'd rather be in bed. Don't tell them about your love life issues and your attraction to teenage girls. And if you're pitching a script? Use a spellchecker. Any questions? Probably not. Most normal human beings already know this stuff.
-evil_twin LA
evil_twin posted on Sep 12, 2007
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Tara115 said on Sep 12, 2007....
HAHAHA OMG sounds like a real idiot, looks like you may have a potential stalker on your hands??? Are you gonna hire him? LOL maybe he could just do something like look over rough drafts or something, maybe be like a spell check HAHA -
silverwhisper said on Sep 12, 2007....
some people are just too gorrammed stupid, even if they have the talent to take them where they want to go. obviously WRT his writing, he hasn't got that.
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the_infernal_optimist said on Sep 12, 2007....
Wow...just wow. Some people don't have two gray cells to rub together, even if they do have creative talent. To a point, it doesn't even matter how talented you are - if you aren't professional about it, nobody's going to be interested in anything you have to offer.
He was a walking lesson in "What not to do if you ever want anyone to take you seriously in the professional world" and I'm sorry you had to waste time on him. Ugh.
~Infernal
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LadyGamer said on Sep 12, 2007....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eqt37_85Do -
botoni said on Sep 12, 2007....
May I suggest you introduce this loser to Natalies brother-in-law? -
sweet_cookie01 said on Sep 13, 2007....
I remember there was a time when i was interviewing some guys for a position that was available in our company back then i was a section head and i was looking for another guy who could work for my team...its not that i am discriminating but if a guy shows up ear studs and unclean hair cut i dont waste my time interviewing the guy anymore. -
queenparanoia said on Sep 13, 2007....
oh wow he told you all that stuff? oh wow! maybe he didnt have friends or something? oh well. at least you weren't rude to him. -
evil_twin said on Sep 13, 2007....
tara--I don't think he's a stalker, but no, I'm not gonna hire him! I don't really have a job for him anyway. I'd have to create one. And frankly, he's not worth that effort!
silver--No, his writing is definitely not where his talent lies. But his artwork is stunning. He's self published a few comics, and now he wants to get into film animating. He might be good at it. But he'll have to try elsewhere, because I'm just not interested.
infernal--He definitely was a great example of what not to do if you wanna be taken seriously. I think he just had it in his head that we were old high school buddies, even if we didn't even really know each other. He apparently didn't think I need impressing, so he didn't bother. Big mistake!
LG--Thanks for the video! I like that song by the Doors.
botoni--They might make good friends! Although, even Brad might get bored by this guy and his pathetic story of unrequited love. I know I was!
cookie--Yeah, we all have our standards. In my line of work, appearance isn't quite as important as other things. But personality certainly counts. And tardiness turns me off immediately. If you're late for the interview, you're never gonna show up at actual work on time either. So I say, "next!"
queen--I don't know if he has friends or not, but I got the sense that his mind is consumed with thoughts of this girl who supposedly wronged him 24/7. I don't think he can talk about anything else!
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one_wired_kitty said on Sep 13, 2007....
OMG ... what a jerk! You didn't take him seriously, I hope. -
uniquely-ironic said on Sep 13, 2007....
I've never understood how someone over 20 didn't understand the "rules" of interviewing. It's not like there aren't a dozen books, countless articles, etc if you're somehow unsure of what's expected.Being late is one of my biggest pet peeves. I have ended relationships over this stuff. It's an example of disrespect and disregard for the person being stood up. For him to talk about personal issues is pretty unbelievable. I've chatted very briefly about my kids when my interviewer brought up home life, but nothing more than a general pass about how great kids are.Despite his talent I don't see this guy getting ahead unless he hires a manager to present his stuff. He doesn't care or doesn't have the ability to present himself favorably. You gave him the courtesy interview, but even if he had something you need, I don't think he'd be a good addition to the business. -
tizzygirl said on Sep 13, 2007....
Lol! I feel for you, I can't tell you how many times a quick phone call to a client has turned into an hour long phone call about their life!!! I'm not sure how to get across to them that I don't really care if their dogs hair is falling out or that they have some weird rash....it's not my job to be a therapist, doctor or friend, I'm just calling them to pass on information. I do agree with you on not being late, I mean I am late to things A LOT, but nothing like an interview and I am never late when the person is doing me a favor!! That's insane lol! Oh and good luck producing your new movie lol! Just find a producer somewhere forward it on and give the nut that number and hopefully he'll leave you alone! -
kruuyai said on Sep 13, 2007....
Hey.... at least he gave you some good blogging material! :D -
skald said on Sep 13, 2007....
What a looser. -
boogiebear22 said on Sep 13, 2007....
My god. I don't think I could have stayed there. I honestly think I would have gotten up and walked out as soon as he started talking. You have more patience than anyone I know! -
dailyachesandpains said on Sep 13, 2007....
OMG!!!! I cracked up and felt so horrible for you at the same time, having to go through this!Pretty please, post his e-mail he sends you in a few days and your reply!Daily -
nursecutie said on Sep 13, 2007....
One thing I will say about you.........you meet some of the strangest people! LOL
true, that you meeting Brad was my fault........but you still meet some real stinkers on your own! LOL
You forgot to tell the best part of this story though. The part where the guy still lives w/ his mother!! LOL! That sums it up pretty well to me........any 32 y.o. still living w/mommy and dating teenagers has problems!!
I tried to read the script too and it was pretty bad!! I am not always the greatest speller or writer myself, but I am not giving people scripts to read! LOL
You have such patience, Kyle :)
xxoo natalie xxoo
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evil_twin said on Sep 14, 2007....
wired-kitty--Nope, I couldn't really take him seriously after that!
uniquely--I really think this guy got caught up in the fact that we vaguely knew each other from high school. He wasn't thinking of me as an interviewer. But the fact is, I was! I don't know him. And he wanted me to give him a job. So he should have acted professionally! The chat about high school was okay at first, but when he talked for an hour about his ex teenager lover? That was insane! And if he wants to be a scriptwriter, it'd be good of him to get an editor too.
tizzy--This guys script wouldn't make it past the front desk at any movie studio! I wouldn't embarrass myself by even attempting to pass it along. I'm just going to tell him the truth. It needs editing before anyone would even look at it. And once he does that, he should get an agent, because he's not doing a great job on his own!
kruu--It was good blogging material!
skald--I agree!
boogie--I am really patient, aren't I? I tried to cut him off a few times, but it didn't work. I was just relieved when I was able to get out of there!
daily--You wanna read his email? :-P I'll be sure and let you know what I tell him. I've already got it planned out in my head.
cutie--You're right! I forgot about the part when he said he lived in his mom's garage. That was priceless! And yes, I do meet some real winners, don't I? Lucky me!
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