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Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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It's very unprofessional of them to tell you the reason the previous person left, and borders on illegal since it may have been "fishing" for your response to show that you would never do such a thing.
In our office we have staff in HR devoted to ergonomics, and any employee may ask them to do a full study of their workspace and get recommendations for changes. With only 16 people there that's obviously not going to happen, in fact with under 50 employees there are many employment laws that do not apply.
If you need the money, I'd suggest taking it and then keep looking for something better.
the last job I had the worst office in the whole place. All my co-workers knew it and mocked me about it. It was awful.
If you think your last place of work was bad, this scenario sounds worse. Will it be? Good thing you even asked about where you'd be working or you would have been in for the big surprise,
I do need a job but, the last job I had I had the worst office in the whole place. All my co-workers knew it and mocked me about it. It was awful.
Why would you care if co-workers mocked you about something so stupid? It sounds like you may have been a little overly sensitive?
And just so you know, I've worked for major companies where they sometimes stuck a new worker in the conference room temporarily. And that new worker didn't have to go hide out in the bathroom when there was a meeting - they would usually take over someone else's desk if they weren't involved in the meeting. When you're new, you may not get the choice spot and the best chair and the the corner office in your first week - you may have to give them time to fit you into their corporate culture and space.
So to turn down a job - a job you need - without even asking if it's a permanent or temporary solution? I don't get it?
If you think your last place of work was bad, this scenario sounds worse. Will it be? Good thing you even asked about where you'd be working or you would have been in for the big surprise,
I agree. Mental sanity is important, at the end of the day. My last job I worked hard for 8 hours or more a day, dealt with catty co-workers, micromanaging and demeaning bosses, I could go on....
But, I think I will say I got another offer. Although, I really haven't yet. Should I do that?
I interviewed for an accounting job. The interview went well however, they said the last person left abruptly after four years to be a "stay at home mom." We interviewed in their conference room which had dark blue almost black depressing walls. I asked where my office would be and they said in this room the "conference room" in a corner with no windows or proper lighting... The desk was there with a printer and file cabinet etc.,
At the close of the interview they asked for my references. Should I give them references and accept this job if offered? I also hate the location.
I guess the question you need to ask yourself is how bad are you hurting for work? Does this job pay more than you you currently have coming in?
If you are out of work and out of unemployment then take it and keep looking. If you are living ok then keep looking. Sounds to me like this is a poorly run company by having someone working in a conference room but I have seen worse.
I guess the question you need to ask yourself is how bad are you hurting for work? Does this job pay more than you you currently have coming in?
If you are out of work and out of unemployment then take it and keep looking. If you are living ok then keep looking. Sounds to me like this is a poorly run company by having someone working in a conference roombut I have seen worse.
I agree with you 100%. I believe they are offering less money than I was making on my last job. They also do not offer vision care which I need (I wear contact lens). I just don't want to deal with all of these negatives right off the bat. When I walked in the place the energy seemed so unprofessional. The bosses I interviewed with wore jeans and a fleece walmart sweater and it was a Monday, lol.
Why would you care if co-workers mocked you about something so stupid? It sounds like you may have been a little overly sensitive?
And just so you know, I've worked for major companies where they sometimes stuck a new worker in the conference room temporarily. And that new worker didn't have to go hide out in the bathroom when there was a meeting - they would usually take over someone else's desk if they weren't involved in the meeting. When you're new, you may not get the choice spot and the best chair and the the corner office in your first week - you may have to give them time to fit you into their corporate culture and space.
So to turn down a job - a job you need - without even asking if it's a permanent or temporary solution? I don't get it?
From how it sounded in the original post the "office" was already set up in the conference room so it wasn't temporary, that was the office.
It sounds easy enough to say just get up and sit somewhere else anytime there is a meeting that the OP wouldn't be involved in.
It becomes problematic when you're working on your computer and you're right in the middle of something and you have to move.
Or if you're under a deadline and you have to leave for an hour due to someone having a meeting.
Depending on how often the conference room is used this could be a major hassle.
It's always easy to tell someone else just take the job, when it isn't you that has to deal with obstacles.
Again, I agree! People love to say that when it is not them. It could be why the previous person abruptly left.
Exactly. When people are giving advice they should try and consider how they would feel in the situation. Not just tell someone take the job.
If they use that conference room a couple times of week that would be disruptive enough. Even if you didn't have to leave while they had a meeting it would be awkward to be sitting there, and especially when you're a new employee.
Exactly. When people are giving advice they should try and consider how they would feel in the situation. Not just tell someone take the job.
If they use that conference room a couple times of week that would be disruptive enough. Even if you didn't have to leave while they had a meeting it would be awkward to be sitting there, and especially when you're a new employee.
At this point, as I think about it this is downright ridiculous, lol. Why in the hell would someone have the audacity to interview people for a job if their office was in the conference room? It just goes to show how you they CARE about their employees. I don't care if meetings were once in a blue moon.
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People love to say that when it is not them. It could be why the previous person abruptly left.
I don't care if meetings were once in a blue moon.
