Don’t be so sure. Honestly, even if this question would have made me feel uncomfortable in the moment, I can tell you that it would elevate my opinion of any candidate I was interviewing because it’s actually a very thoughtful but also important thing to consider. I actually can’t recall at the moment anybody ever asking something like this in any interview I’ve done – normally it’s the basic stuff like “do you like working here” or “can you walk me through your typical day” kind of questions.
It behooves you to ask the interviewer some questions, too. It helps to give you an idea about whether or not you want to work there.
There were definitely times when I had a bad interview, I still got the job, and I wished that I hadn’t. Don’t ignore warning signs because you’re desperate! Sometimes it’s better to have no job at all.
If nobody ever questioned anything, nothing would ever change. Be the change you want to see, and stop shitting on people for actually standing up for something.
Sure. I’ll be a good little subservient peon, in my warm house with my food, and you can starve outside in the cold because you made yourself unhirable in protest against a system you would literally rather die than engage with
I don’t see that at all. Any employer who reacts negatively to a simple question like that would be sus. Why would anybody want to work at a place that saw feedback as a threat?
People who post shit like this seem to think the streets are littered with such a rich variety of job offers that we can pick out the best ones like we’re shopping for avocados, completely oblivious to the fact that the vast, vast majority of us need a job right fucking now to survive, and are going to happily snag the first offer we get no matter what evil fuck it’s for.
I’ve been there, too. I ignored warning signs because I was desperate, and then wished I hadn’t later. Saying that you will accept any job that comes your way is a good route to getting fucked over.
You might think that you need the money, but it really isn’t worth it when you lose your job a week later and your temp agency won’t answer your calls anymore. There are some crazy, toxic workplaces out there.
I think that was before mass firings because the CEOs think that the ai will save us or at least overworked employees will that have to save the company. Trying to apply for a tech job right is terrible.
Attention, single moms working at McDonald’s: In case you were unaware, there is currently a class war going on, and according to this guy I was talking to on Lemmy, we’re losing, and it’s your fault because you chose feeding your kid over being a smart ass in the job interview.
Edit: for those of you making yourselves mad over my little splash of reality here, kindly do the following once your breathing normalizes:
Re-familiarize yourself with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Examine your own life and circumstances and ask yourself if you’re truly the revolutionary you’re pretending to be right now.
This post was never about class war. It’s bad interview advice and that’s it. Settle down.
You’re itching for a fight, when nobody started a fight with you. I am not saying whether this is good or bad advice. I am saying that the fact that this looks like bad advice is because we are losing the class war. I am saying that I remember a time when the balance of power was different, when we temporarily had the upper hand in the class struggle due to the COVID weirdness. During that time, people were actually doing things like quiet quitting, and strong-arming employers, and that in that environment advice like the one in the meme did not come off as bad advice.
I’m describing a dynamic, not blaming workers. If I had anything to say to the «single moms wokring at McDonalds» (you did an instrumentalization there, like the «kids in Africa») that would be «hey, how can I help you folks unionize?».
If you wanted them to explain their point more, why was the only thing in that comment a aggressively rhetorical appeal to no one based on your presumptions? Instead of articulating yourself that their point was unclear, you launched directly into an attack. Does the dissonance of that not…register with you?
You didn’t even apologize for the unwarranted and unflattering mischaracterization of their message. You just acted like they were the one holding out from a civil conversation: “That’s all I needed to hear.”
It is about class warfare. Of course it is. You being bad capitalism by having kids and buying a house without a stable job sure sounds like a you problem. Maybe you should settle down and put some more job applications in?
You’re right. Better to lick the boot. Don’t even think about saying anything that might even be slightly uncomfortable, just accept what they let you have and be happy, right? Fuckin scab
If licking boots is the only thing keeping someone alive, maybe don’t berate them for licking boots. It must be really nice living rent free in your mom’s house but many of us have to choose between having jobs or being homeless
The “elite” don’t have any more power than what you give them. At the very least, shut the fuck up if the only thing you can think to say is negative, defeatist garbage.
If i wanted to be jobless, sure. lol
Don’t be so sure. Honestly, even if this question would have made me feel uncomfortable in the moment, I can tell you that it would elevate my opinion of any candidate I was interviewing because it’s actually a very thoughtful but also important thing to consider. I actually can’t recall at the moment anybody ever asking something like this in any interview I’ve done – normally it’s the basic stuff like “do you like working here” or “can you walk me through your typical day” kind of questions.
It behooves you to ask the interviewer some questions, too. It helps to give you an idea about whether or not you want to work there.
There were definitely times when I had a bad interview, I still got the job, and I wished that I hadn’t. Don’t ignore warning signs because you’re desperate! Sometimes it’s better to have no job at all.
Not sure about you, but I don’t think having no job would be good for me.
If nobody ever questioned anything, nothing would ever change. Be the change you want to see, and stop shitting on people for actually standing up for something.
I don’t think they’re shitting on anyone, just acknowledging that this is a very good way to not get a job
And if everyone maintains that mentality, then nothing will ever change.
Whether that’s true or not, there was no shitting to be found.
To be clear, that “mentality” is not wanting to die starving on the streets
No, that mentality is subservience.
Sure. I’ll be a good little subservient peon, in my warm house with my food, and you can starve outside in the cold because you made yourself unhirable in protest against a system you would literally rather die than engage with
Boot isn’t food m8.
Why?
Because it makes a prospective employee look petulant and disagreeable
I don’t see that at all. Any employer who reacts negatively to a simple question like that would be sus. Why would anybody want to work at a place that saw feedback as a threat?
I love that you’re offended because of my comment about me not having job opportunities.
Social media in a nutshell, tbh.
Maybe not everything is about you, hmmm?
Do you ask any questions during an interview?
Calling something out ≠ offense.
That’s much better, you’re right.
Thank you.
People who post shit like this seem to think the streets are littered with such a rich variety of job offers that we can pick out the best ones like we’re shopping for avocados, completely oblivious to the fact that the vast, vast majority of us need a job right fucking now to survive, and are going to happily snag the first offer we get no matter what evil fuck it’s for.
I’ve been there, too. I ignored warning signs because I was desperate, and then wished I hadn’t later. Saying that you will accept any job that comes your way is a good route to getting fucked over.
You might think that you need the money, but it really isn’t worth it when you lose your job a week later and your temp agency won’t answer your calls anymore. There are some crazy, toxic workplaces out there.
Remember post COVID how people were quiet quitting and CEO’s were talking about how workers had too much power?
I remember.
That’s why they’re so desperate to make AI happen
I think that was before mass firings because the CEOs think that the ai will save us or at least overworked employees will that have to save the company. Trying to apply for a tech job right is terrible.
If your argument is that this is good advice, mine is that it’s only good advice for someone who has the luxury of putting it into practice.
Let me make sure my family has a home and won’t starve, and then I’ll happily join you on your quest to improve corporate culture.
No, my argument is that there is a class war and we’re losing it.
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Attention, single moms working at McDonald’s: In case you were unaware, there is currently a class war going on, and according to this guy I was talking to on Lemmy, we’re losing, and it’s your fault because you chose feeding your kid over being a smart ass in the job interview.
Edit: for those of you making yourselves mad over my little splash of reality here, kindly do the following once your breathing normalizes:
Re-familiarize yourself with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Examine your own life and circumstances and ask yourself if you’re truly the revolutionary you’re pretending to be right now.
This post was never about class war. It’s bad interview advice and that’s it. Settle down.
Why do you think so?
You’re itching for a fight, when nobody started a fight with you. I am not saying whether this is good or bad advice. I am saying that the fact that this looks like bad advice is because we are losing the class war. I am saying that I remember a time when the balance of power was different, when we temporarily had the upper hand in the class struggle due to the COVID weirdness. During that time, people were actually doing things like quiet quitting, and strong-arming employers, and that in that environment advice like the one in the meme did not come off as bad advice.
I’m describing a dynamic, not blaming workers. If I had anything to say to the «single moms wokring at McDonalds» (you did an instrumentalization there, like the «kids in Africa») that would be «hey, how can I help you folks unionize?».
Thank you for articulating your point. That’s all I needed to hear.
If you wanted them to explain their point more, why was the only thing in that comment a aggressively rhetorical appeal to no one based on your presumptions? Instead of articulating yourself that their point was unclear, you launched directly into an attack. Does the dissonance of that not…register with you?
You didn’t even apologize for the unwarranted and unflattering mischaracterization of their message. You just acted like they were the one holding out from a civil conversation: “That’s all I needed to hear.”
It is about class warfare. Of course it is. You being bad capitalism by having kids and buying a house without a stable job sure sounds like a you problem. Maybe you should settle down and put some more job applications in?
You’re right. Better to lick the boot. Don’t even think about saying anything that might even be slightly uncomfortable, just accept what they let you have and be happy, right? Fuckin scab
If licking boots is the only thing keeping someone alive, maybe don’t berate them for licking boots. It must be really nice living rent free in your mom’s house but many of us have to choose between having jobs or being homeless
You’re talking mostly to Americans here- what else do you expect?
The “elite” don’t have any more power than what you give them. At the very least, shut the fuck up if the only thing you can think to say is negative, defeatist garbage.