Belay That

[omimouse]

After entry 20 on rippoffreport.com, I decided that this was *not* a job opportunity. Learning that a company you are thinking of working for has been banned in several states, has several lawsuits pending against them, does not deliver paid for products on time, if at all, has a reputation for extreme sexual misconduct among the upper management, and, to top that all off, has a history of their paychecks bouncing . . . well, let's just say that the words "confidence-inspiring" do not leap to one's mind.

The $75 for the "background check" was, luckily, given to me by a friend who could afford to do so. Unfortunately, it was still spent. I'm pissed at myself because I didn't clue in. I did everything you're supposed to. I asked questions, I double- and triple checked on things that I wasn't certain about, I read and re-read the spiel they had on the application before I signed, let alone before I gave them money.

I even tried to actively read the man who was interviewing me. I'm even more pissed at myself for not clueing in when I couldn't get *anything* off of him empathically. That *really* should've clued me in. I've been interviewed before, by various legit places. (Randstad, Sonic, McDonalds, Holland Employment, etc., etc.) They always put off *something*. They judge the person they're interviewing, they watch you very carefully, they pay attention to what you say and how you say it. It's something that has a distinctive empathic scent or flavor. Whether or not I'm actively trying to read the person, from that close a range, I can tell that they're doing what they're supposed to be doing, namely studying the interviewee carefully.

This guy felt like he wasn't even really there. Not even the distinct scent of the totally mundane.

*sigh* At least I got to practice driving and familiarize myself with the area. And, next time someone wants me to bring money for a background check or some such, I *will* make damn sure to schedule an interview at such a time as to leave myself an hour or so to check them out.

You learn something every day. Thankfully, this lesson wasn't anywhere near as costly as it could've been.

Comments

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

I've never before heard of a company-in-hiring charging a prospective employee for the cost of a background check. Never. In your shoes I would check with the Better Business Bureau about that because that sounds *enormously* fishy.

[titaniablue.livejournal.com]

in order for someone to advance far enough in a company like that, they have to let the wyrm suck their soul out of their body. that's why you didn't pick up anything at all off the guy. he sold his soul to the essence of corruption in exchange for a paycheck and probably the ability to resist poison or radiation or aging or something. i think i read something about him in Freak Legion by Black Dog gaming company.

i had a similar experience with a company i got on with. they said they were a charity helping locate missing kids. what it really was, was going door to door begging for money, of which less than 10% of the donation goes to any actual charity effort. i couldn't even do the first pitch. i saw brain-washing techniques being used. i sensed the corruption. i had even heard about them on the news a few years before. a total rip-off. i didn't even bother telling them that i quit. i just dropped off the face of the earth. they weren't worth the waste of time to talk to.

you'll find something. don't worry. right now it's just a bad time. we still wuvs a omi.