Baffling sometimes innit...
...I went for an interview for an editorial assistant once, and I didn't get because I didn't have any experience. No word of a lie, the next week the role of editorial junior comes up at the same place, so I get on the phone, only to be told that I was over-qualified.
Posted By: Jono on February 2nd 2006 at 19:42:34
Message Thread
- I've just lost my job. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:04:17
- get use to it youre one of lifes losers (n/m) (General Chat) - dear prudence, Feb 2, 20:07:46
- Cheers mate. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 20:15:59
- How sympathetic of you (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 2, 20:14:02
- Im waiting for that too! (General Chat) - conker, Feb 2, 19:50:17
- Baffling sometimes innit... (General Chat) - Jono, Feb 2, 19:42:34
- over qualified = not cheap enough ? (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Feb 3, 02:43:11
- That's absolutely preposterous! (n/m) (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:47:41
- Bastards! Sounds like an excuse to get rid of you to be honest (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 2, 19:41:13
- Probably, yeah. Nothing much I could've done though. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:43:54
- No point blubbing like an Ashton over a crap job you didn't really care much for (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 2, 19:50:33
- Not too bothered - just got loads else on right now. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:52:27
- Yeah, I understand and I'll bet L&G are fully aware of the number of potential employees (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 2, 20:07:22
- Not too bothered - just got loads else on right now. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:52:27
- No point blubbing like an Ashton over a crap job you didn't really care much for (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Feb 2, 19:50:33
- Probably, yeah. Nothing much I could've done though. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:43:54
- Overqualified perhaps? (General Chat) - Citizen Creosote, Feb 2, 19:13:11
- shit (General Chat) - SCC 26, Feb 2, 19:09:33
- Internal? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Feb 2, 19:05:41
- Yeah. Didn't want to keep it that much but could've done with it in the short-term. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:07:39
- I didn't my job, cos I did an internal interview (General Chat) - pants, Feb 2, 19:12:22
- That's basically it, yeah. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:16:49
- you'll be ok mate (General Chat) - SCC 26, Feb 2, 19:19:03
- the online/offline persona has just been disturbed (General Chat) - pants, Feb 2, 19:22:48
- sorry about that (General Chat) - SCC 26, Feb 2, 19:23:42
- Yeah - trip to the agency tomorrow, hopefully something'll come up. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:20:13
- not doing palace (General Chat) - SCC 26, Feb 2, 19:22:47
- the online/offline persona has just been disturbed (General Chat) - pants, Feb 2, 19:22:48
- you'll be ok mate (General Chat) - SCC 26, Feb 2, 19:19:03
- That's basically it, yeah. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:16:49
- I didn't my job, cos I did an internal interview (General Chat) - pants, Feb 2, 19:12:22
- Yeah. Didn't want to keep it that much but could've done with it in the short-term. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Feb 2, 19:07:39
- get use to it youre one of lifes losers (n/m) (General Chat) - dear prudence, Feb 2, 20:07:46
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