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Title: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: The Larch on December 13, 2011, 08:22:13 AM
I guess that this will reinforce the general views on HR people.  :lol:

Quote£200,000 exec axed after telling jobseeker: **** off
Email rant sent to 4,000 people

A RECRUITMENT executive was looking for fresh work himself last night after he emailed "f*** off" to a job hopeful — and it went out to 4,000 people.

Bungling Gary Chaplin was axed from his £200,000-a-year post at a top headhunting firm after his expletive-riddled reply turned him into an industry laughing stock.

In it he let rip at sender Manos Katsampoukas for simultaneously emailing recruitment firms with a polite note and a CV in his search for a finance or marketing job.

The reply — in which Mr Chaplin said he spoke for "all 4,000 people you have emailed" — declared: "Please f*** off — you are too stupid to get a job, even in banking."

He ended it: "Yours hitting the delete button Have a nice day!" The message dropped into the computer inboxes of the SAME 4,000 people Manos had emailed in the first place.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3990329/200000-exec-axed-after-telling-jobseeker-off.html (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3990329/200000-exec-axed-after-telling-jobseeker-off.html)

You can find the rant in the link.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: CountDeMoney on December 13, 2011, 08:40:19 AM
QuoteHe ended it: "Yours hitting the delete button Have a nice day!" The message dropped into the computer inboxes of the SAME 4,000 people Manos had emailed in the first place.

He's too stupid to get a job, even in IT.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Ideologue on December 13, 2011, 08:49:45 AM
The hands of fate?
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Phillip V on December 13, 2011, 08:50:53 AM
E-mail received from people who accidentally click "Reply All" can be quite delightful. :)
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Malthus on December 13, 2011, 09:18:34 AM
The rant seems partly aimed at this McCarthy fellow, I assume for giving the job-seeker the list of 4000 to email to. 
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: DGuller on December 13, 2011, 11:33:30 AM
Recruiters at recruiting firms are not HR people, I would think.  They're agents.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: The Brain on December 13, 2011, 11:36:46 AM
Quote from: DGuller on December 13, 2011, 11:33:30 AM
Recruiters at recruiting firms are not HR people, I would think.  They're agents.

:tinfoil: For Them?
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: garbon on December 13, 2011, 11:38:03 AM
Quote from: DGuller on December 13, 2011, 11:33:30 AM
Recruiters at recruiting firms are not HR people, I would think.  They're agents.

Yep.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: HVC on December 13, 2011, 12:20:44 PM
Most recruiters are dicks. i've met some nice ones though.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Caliga on December 13, 2011, 01:59:10 PM
Quote from: DGuller on December 13, 2011, 11:33:30 AM
Recruiters at recruiting firms are not HR people, I would think.  They're agents.
Salespeople is more like it.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: MadImmortalMan on December 13, 2011, 07:59:28 PM
Dude sent a form letter to 4000 people. I bet he also got a lot of nasty responses from the ones who didn't reply all, and thus didn't make the news.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Caliga on December 21, 2011, 10:20:29 PM
Today I added a recruiter from one of the local firms to the CAL'S ENEMIES OF THE REVOLUTION LIST. :mad:

Dumb bitch lied to me twice in one email.  I guess she didn't realize that the very same questions I would be asking her I was going to turn around and ask the candidate she had me interview. :hmm:


LIE #1

CAL:  "Does this candidate have any actual DBA skills?  I don't see any on his resume."
LYING RECRUITER:  "Yes!  He's never been a DBA per se, but he has the skills."

...

CAL:  "So talk to me about your DBA skills."
CANDIDATE:  "Oh, I've never been a DBA... I don't have any DBA experience at all, really."

LIE # 2

CAL:  "This guy's current employer... is this a bricks-and-mortar company or is he self employed dba as this 'company'?  I've never heard of this company."
LYING RECRUITER:  "No, it's a company, based out of South Carolina."

...

CAL:  "So your company is based out of South Carolina?"
CANDIDATE:  "What?  No, I'm self-employed. [Company name] is just what I call myself to potential clients."

End result was an hour of my time was wasted, an hour of the candidate's time was wasted, and the candidate was extremely embarassed and I felt bad for him.  The DBA thing I can excuse because she's probably too stupid to know what a DBA even is, but the company thing is total bullshit, because I told her "I want a guy who has been working for a company, not a contractor who is used to setting his own hours, because a guy like that probably won't fit in here"  I need a Mono, not a Monkeybutt. :)
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Monoriu on December 21, 2011, 10:43:55 PM
 :showoff:
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: garbon on December 21, 2011, 10:56:47 PM
Quote from: Caliga on December 21, 2011, 10:20:29 PM
End result was an hour of my time was wasted, an hour of the candidate's time was wasted, and the candidate was extremely embarassed and I felt bad for him.  The DBA thing I can excuse because she's probably too stupid to know what a DBA even is, but the company thing is total bullshit, because I told her "I want a guy who has been working for a company, not a contractor who is used to setting his own hours, because a guy like that probably won't fit in here"  I need a Mono, not a Monkeybutt. :)

Of course, he sounds like an idiot. I'd just start lying. :D
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Ed Anger on December 22, 2011, 08:48:44 AM
Quote from: Caliga on December 21, 2011, 10:20:29 PM
  I need a Mono, not a Monkeybutt. :)

Words hurt.  :(
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Ideologue on December 22, 2011, 09:03:21 AM
What is a DBA, anyway?  Database auditor?
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Brazen on December 22, 2011, 09:15:44 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 22, 2011, 09:03:21 AM
What is a DBA, anyway?  Database auditor?
Database Administrator. Another once of the things I used to do.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on December 22, 2011, 09:19:06 AM
Quote from: Brazen on December 22, 2011, 09:15:44 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 22, 2011, 09:03:21 AM
What is a DBA, anyway?  Database auditor?
Database Administrator. Another once of the things I used to do.
You had the power. 
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Ideologue on December 22, 2011, 09:21:21 AM
Did she have the touch?
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on December 22, 2011, 09:23:38 AM
Once the Matrix is unleashed we all will.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Admiral Yi on December 22, 2011, 09:27:27 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 22, 2011, 09:21:21 AM
Did she have the touch?

he

Great scene.  Marky Mark did an ossum job of singing *just enough* off key.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Caliga on December 22, 2011, 08:51:23 PM
Those worthless chickenshit cunts didn't respond to my enraged feedback.  Oh well, they go on the ignore list. :)

Fortunately I work with two other firms that have recruiters who actually know what the fuck they're doing, so I don't need them.  BUH-BYE Robert Half.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: DontSayBanana on December 23, 2011, 12:46:54 AM
Quote from: Caliga on December 22, 2011, 08:51:23 PM
BUH-BYE Robert Half.

Oh lord.  No wonder you're enraged.  That's really scraping the bottom of the barrel. :D
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: MadImmortalMan on December 23, 2011, 04:47:43 AM
Quote from: Ideologue on December 22, 2011, 09:21:21 AM
Did she have the touch?

She had the power.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Caliga on December 23, 2011, 06:47:03 AM
Quote from: DontSayBanana on December 23, 2011, 12:46:54 AM
Oh lord.  No wonder you're enraged.  That's really scraping the bottom of the barrel. :D
We had an existing relationship with them, so our HR VP insisted I try to work with them too. :sleep:
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Jaron on December 23, 2011, 11:30:59 AM
I did an interview on Friday and when we asked the guy if he had any previous experience working with and learning software he went on at length about his successful campaigns of Lord of the Rings, and how at first it was his fault the group kept failing, but eventually he led them to success.

I wasn't sure if he was serious or not, but I noticed he was wearing tennis shoes, and I asked him about that and he said he didn't have anything nicer, and that his wife had made him quit video games and go back to school and get a job.

I feel sorry for him, but I decided to be merciless and not recommend a second interview. :P
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: HVC on December 23, 2011, 11:33:25 AM
:lol: how old was this guy?
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Jaron on December 23, 2011, 11:34:27 AM
He must have been 25ish, maybe 26.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Ideologue on December 23, 2011, 11:45:26 AM
Very sad.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Darth Wagtaros on December 23, 2011, 11:58:19 AM
That was a commercial on G4, the video game network. 

HR Rep: I see you're experienced with Excel and Word, but what is a 34th Level Beast Lord?
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Caliga on December 23, 2011, 12:55:31 PM
Quote from: Jaron on December 23, 2011, 11:30:59 AM
I did an interview on Friday and when we asked the guy if he had any previous experience working with and learning software he went on at length about his successful campaigns of Lord of the Rings, and how at first it was his fault the group kept failing, but eventually he led them to success.

I wasn't sure if he was serious or not, but I noticed he was wearing tennis shoes, and I asked him about that and he said he didn't have anything nicer, and that his wife had made him quit video games and go back to school and get a job.

I feel sorry for him, but I decided to be merciless and not recommend a second interview. :P
I've interviewed a few people like that.

CANDIDATE:  My hobbies include video gaming... I play this game called World of Warcraft, not sure if you've heard of that--
CAL:  GET.  OUT.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Ideologue on December 23, 2011, 12:59:59 PM
Lol.  Good on you.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Ed Anger on December 23, 2011, 01:08:00 PM
Quote from: Caliga on December 23, 2011, 12:55:31 PM
Quote from: Jaron on December 23, 2011, 11:30:59 AM
I did an interview on Friday and when we asked the guy if he had any previous experience working with and learning software he went on at length about his successful campaigns of Lord of the Rings, and how at first it was his fault the group kept failing, but eventually he led them to success.

I wasn't sure if he was serious or not, but I noticed he was wearing tennis shoes, and I asked him about that and he said he didn't have anything nicer, and that his wife had made him quit video games and go back to school and get a job.

I feel sorry for him, but I decided to be merciless and not recommend a second interview. :P
I've interviewed a few people like that.

CANDIDATE:  My hobbies include video gaming... I play this game called World of Warcraft, not sure if you've heard of that--
CAL:  GET.  OUT.

I hate those. And people who who put their hobbies in their resumes.

I BUILD SHIPS IN BOTTLES!

<_<
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Caliga on December 23, 2011, 01:16:56 PM
It's really, really stupid to do that, yes.  I also dislike it when people insist on telling you personal shit in an interview.  I interviewed a guy two weeks ago who insisted on telling me he like to go hunting, fishing, and boating.  While I share his interests, I don't really care because I'm hiring a slave, not a friend. :)
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: The Brain on December 23, 2011, 01:17:55 PM
I include my turn-ons and turn-offs in my resume.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Ed Anger on December 23, 2011, 01:18:25 PM
And people putting their photos in resumes. ACK.

Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: The Brain on December 23, 2011, 01:21:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 23, 2011, 01:18:25 PM
And people putting their photos in resumes. ACK.

katmai's novelty-sized resume must be a hoot.
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Ed Anger on December 23, 2011, 01:23:02 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 23, 2011, 01:21:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 23, 2011, 01:18:25 PM
And people putting their photos in resumes. ACK.

katmai's novelty-sized resume must be a hoot.

:XD:
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: Jaron on December 23, 2011, 01:28:50 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 23, 2011, 01:21:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 23, 2011, 01:18:25 PM
And people putting their photos in resumes. ACK.

katmai's novelty-sized resume must be a hoot.

:D
Title: Re: HR rant: "You are too stupid to get a job, even in banking"
Post by: DGuller on December 24, 2011, 01:05:47 PM
Quote from: The Brain on December 23, 2011, 01:21:14 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on December 23, 2011, 01:18:25 PM
And people putting their photos in resumes. ACK.

katmai's novelty-sized resume must be a hoot.
:lmfao: