OT: The Avalounge: Let's Go Drink Some Beer!!!

MonsterMack · Mar 27, 2016

JWK said:
SEPH has bad taste in music part 3412378972312312

LOL this. But honestly, to each his own. Can't stand music elitists.

famicommander · Mar 27, 2016

The only music I look down upon is Insane Clown Posse. Truly, they are the lowest form of life on the planet.

How many ICP fans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Nobody knows, they just steal the light bulb and smoke meth out of it

MonsterMack · Mar 27, 2016

famicommander said:
The only music I look down upon is Insane Clown Posse. Truly, they are the lowest form of life on the planet.

How many ICP fans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Nobody knows, they just steal the light bulb and smoke meth out of it

Dude I suspect they eat light bulbs.

Nzap · Mar 27, 2016

A quick question for anyone who has ever employed people.

If you make an official job opening and people can send in their applications, does it matter to you when someone sends in their application?
Like do you favor people who send in their application way in advance against those who send in their application just before the due date?

I'm more in the latter category as I have a big list of open positions that I keep sending applications to and I mostly do it on the last or the penultimate day.

henchman21 · Mar 27, 2016

I don't really care when I get the application/resume... I just want those to be good.

ABasin · Mar 27, 2016

Nzap said:
A quick question for anyone who has ever employed people.

If you make an official job opening and people can send in their applications, does it matter to you when someone sends in their application?
Like do you favor people who send in their application way in advance against those who send in their application just before the due date?

I'm more in the latter category as I have a big list of open positions that I keep sending applications to and I mostly do it on the last or the penultimate day.

Doesn't matter to me in the least.

I like to sit on them for a week or two, and see who proactively follows up on their application. I usually interview those people first (as long as the app makes sense).

Nzap · Mar 27, 2016

ABasin said:
I like to sit on them for a week or two, and see who proactively follows up on their application. I usually interview those people first (as long as the app makes sense).

What do you mean by follow up in this case?

And thanks to both of you for the quick answers.

ASmileyFace · Mar 27, 2016

I really love that SEPH shares the music he likes. Shows me a lot of stuff I wouldn't listen to otherwise.

Baby Metal is kinda rad

The Mars Volchenkov · Mar 28, 2016

Job interviews are super stressful, especially when the people are impossible to get a read on.

ABasin · Mar 28, 2016

Nzap said:
What do you mean by follow up in this case?

And thanks to both of you for the quick answers.

I'm impressed with people who find me via phone after they've applied.

Nzap · Mar 28, 2016

ABasin said:
I'm impressed with people who find me via phone after they've applied.

Interesting.

I have been told that's rude :laugh:

and you shall give them time and not bother.
If you haven't gotten an answer 3 weeks after the last application date, then it starts to be fine to inquire is something I was told.

tigervixxxen · Mar 28, 2016

There's too many "rules" to that stuff. Some tell you it's bad, some tell you it's good.

henchman21 · Mar 28, 2016

I get annoyed when people call me about an application. If I like their resume, I'll still interview them, but I don't like it. Calling me a few days or week or so after the interview, I like that.

ASmileyFace · Mar 28, 2016

ABasin said:
I'm impressed with people who find me via phone after they've applied.

henchman24 said:
I get annoyed when people call me about an application. If I like their resume, I'll still interview them, but I don't like it. Calling me a few days or week or so after the interview, I like that.

This right here is why I hate applying to jobs. So many different expectations and rules.

Going on two months unemployed right now. I'd be lying if I didn't mention that I have spent most of this time skiing, but I've probably applied to at least 20-25 places. So far I'm at three interviews, one non-committal "we'll need you in a month," and zero actual job offers.

tigervixxxen · Mar 28, 2016

I'm convinced you have to know someone. To get it through a cold application is like winning a lotto

ASmileyFace · Mar 28, 2016

tigervixxxen said:
I'm convinced you have to know someone. To get it through a cold application is like winning a lotto

Thinking back on it I realize now that every job I've ever gotten has been because I knew someone.

God I hope that changes soon, because I am quickly running out of the meager savings I do have.

henchman21 · Mar 28, 2016

To get a job when you don't know someone there... you have to be that much better of a candidate than somebody they do know. It is tough, but out of all the people I have hired, only a couple have had connections.

The Shermanator · Mar 28, 2016

ASmileyFace said:
Thinking back on it I realize now that every job I've ever gotten has been because I knew someone.

God I hope that changes soon, because I am quickly running out of the meager savings I do have.

Fly to Canada and I'll pay you C$10.00 a week to mow my lawn all summer.

ASmileyFace · Mar 28, 2016

The Shermanator said:
Fly to Canada and I'll pay you C$10.00 a week to mow my lawn all summer.

As long as beer and whiskey are provided I'll be on a flight in a few hours.

EDIT: This is awesome.

hockeyfish · Mar 28, 2016

ASmileyFace said:
As long as beer and whiskey are provided I'll be on a flight in a few hours.

EDIT: This is awesome.

Steep benefits there.

ASmileyFace · Mar 29, 2016

hockeyfish said:
Steep benefits there.

Shermy has probably watched enough of my drunken snapchats to know what is necessary.
:laugh:

S E P H · Mar 29, 2016

ASmileyFace said:
I really love that SEPH shares the music he likes. Shows me a lot of stuff I wouldn't listen to otherwise.

Baby Metal is kinda rad

Yeah me sharing music isn't for arrogance or elitist, I listen to more of the underground genres where people don't really listen to. So I want to give it a chance here, even if I know it will be hated on majority of the time. Like I didn't know I was going to like Sherm's Brother's song, but I gave it a chance and boom it was good.

Aren't they? Babymetal has the catchiness of a pop song, but the brutality of a good genre like metal. :sarcasm:

They have their own style, which you can't say for probably 97% of bands nowadays. You might absolutely hate it, but people should respect them, you know what I'm saying?

The Shermanator · Mar 29, 2016

Both those songs were groovy SEPH. Never heard of either of them.

hockeyfish · Mar 29, 2016

Been running through it for a month or so now, but just finished re-watching Parks & Recs for the 2nd time. Hits me in literally, all the feels.

MonsterMack · Mar 29, 2016

S E P H said:
Yeah me sharing music isn't for arrogance or elitist

Oh I hope you/others didn't misread my earlier post! I didn't mean you were being a music elitist or anything.

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