Cool!
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Sep 26, 2013 9:29:19 am PDT #6725 of 30000
Because books.
Jesse - Sep 26, 2013 9:36:09 am PDT #6726 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I have not often been thanked post-interview.
Seriously?? I freak out when I forget to do it for a couple of days!
Steph L. - Sep 26, 2013 9:44:21 am PDT #6727 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I have not often been thanked post-interview.
Seriously?? I freak out when I forget to do it for a couple of days!
You guys, I meant to e-mail a thank-you note to the woman at the AMA later that same day (after the phone interview), and I totally spaced. *She* e-mailed *me* the next day to follow up, and I did literally facepalm at my forgetfulness. So I replied to that e-mail quickly, and thanked her in what I hoped was an enthusiastically professional manner.
Fortunately it didn't hurt my chances, but I scared the crap out of myself at the time.
brenda m - Sep 26, 2013 9:47:31 am PDT #6728 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Honestly, it's nice when people do, and does add to their favorable impression. But it's not a big deal to me either way - you don't get a black mark.
Oh, and email is more than sufficient. Handwritten thank yous make me raise my eyebrows a little bit.
shrift - Sep 26, 2013 9:53:47 am PDT #6729 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
What's involved in "overservicing"?
In this context I'd guess unnecessary tests and/or medications.
Jesse - Sep 26, 2013 9:55:50 am PDT #6730 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
We debate email v. handwritten here every time we hire someone. But our jobs are a little more formal than most, I think, and more paper-oriented, for sure.
Amy - Sep 26, 2013 9:58:44 am PDT #6731 of 30000
Because books.
I think a hand-written note might be nice for a high level job, and one of those interviews where you're there all day and have lunch and blah blah, but for anything else I think email would be okay. I'm amazed I remembered to do it.
brenda m - Sep 26, 2013 9:59:42 am PDT #6732 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I have a colleague - not an applicant! - who is in the habit of handwritten thank you notes. Like, I mentioned to her that we were having a potluck in our group (which she had been hoping to join) and that she should stop by if she was around. She didn't make the potluck but I got a fancy engraved cardstock thank you via interoffice mail the next day.
Steph L. - Sep 26, 2013 10:04:16 am PDT #6733 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Don't even TALK about handwritten thank-yous. I have a pile just staring at me, for the wedding. And since I'm still technically unemployed (the AMA job doesn't start until mid-October), I have no problem writing them all, since Tim is working.
It's just a daunting pile. But I'd like to get them done before we leave for the honeymoon.
Jesse - Sep 26, 2013 10:06:20 am PDT #6734 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Just do it! They don't have to be well-written.