I decided to not take the new job offer, even though the salary was higher. And the health insurance. And the paid for Septa pass. Why?
It was a nanny share, which basically means two families team up to split the costs. 3 out of 4 of them were really nice. Intelligent, charming, laid back. I really liked them all. They made polite conversation, asked thoughtful questions that were relevant to my experience and the job at hand. But the one guy. He was the biggest asshole I ever met. After the initial interview he called me up to ask some more questions. Such as "What were you doing between October 2001 and December 2001? Um, helping care for a family member with cancer, douche bag. Thanks so much for bringing it up. Apparently he thought this gap on my resume was a red flag. I got off the phone feeling awful. I mean first, who wants to have someone suspiciously question them for 45 minutes? And secondly, it was a painful time in my life. I declined to answer and said something about looking for work instead. I was offered the job earlier in the week and I turned it down entirely because of him. If he was that intense and intrusive on the phone, I can only imagine he'd break down and have a royal fit if he ran into me drinking a beer on a weekend. No thanks. I'll stick with working for people who aren't insane.
He called my boss for a reference at one point and he actually said to her "It sounds like she got a lot of on the job training at your house" *sputter*
Riiiiiiighhht. I greatly enjoy when first time parents imply that somehow, even though I've been working with kids since I was a teenager and have been a full time nanny for all of my adult career, I somehow don't have as much experience as they do at raising children (please note this dude's kid is still in utero). I hate to tell people that their ability to have children doesn't automatically bestow some great knowledge onto them, but it's true. The point is that after reading "The No Asshole Rule", I'm determined to keep as many of them out of my life as possible. No amount of money is worth being tortured for.
In 38 days, we'll be back to Center City. I may actually begin packing ASAP. I'm just very excited to be getting out of my living situation.
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i was at an interview once where the guy left his stereo playing in his office. playing hip hop, with the profanities.
now, i like hip hop. and i swear more than most people, but that doesn't mean that i want to have it drowning out my answers to questions during a job interview - at a law firm. and also, how does HE know i'm not offended by profanity?
there's nothing wrong with turning down a job because you have a sneaking suspicion that the person or people you'll be working for will make your life into hell.
if only i had had that suspicion before i took my current job...
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