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March 14, 2008
The conversation somebody had with me...
...or rather, AT ME, today. Now, bear in mind this all happened without me saying a single word, I was just sitting at a table at my desk while my trainees were at break: Nor did I say a single word during the conversation:
"Hey, heard you and Andrew are a couple. Hope it works, how did you meet? Was it the internet or do you club? I've always wanted to go to a club, but I never know what to wear. Nudists have it so easy. Well, talk to you later."
I am still not quite sure what say. They didn't even let me answer the questions... they just kept talking instead of leaving dead air for me to answer... It's more like they had this cryptic series of sentences they felt needed conveyed to me.
I think this may be a flaw in my hiring philosophy which was, until this point, that you should ask a job candidate just 1 question. "Are you willing to take a bullet for this company?"
If they reply "Yes" you don't want them because they are clearly psychotic and would no doubt raise health insurance costs.
If they answer "No" then you also don't want them because they are not likely to be dedicated.
If they answer "Maybe, let's talk about the benefit package." That's your candidate right there! They are willing to be dedicated but only if it pays well and comes with some sort of branded frisbee expounding the benefits of the 401K plan. That my friends, is a manager's dream.
However, the side affect may be that they are prone to a random outburst of psychotic side chat. That's really not too bad a drawback though so I still say, you could save time and effort and get better results from your hirings with this one simple question: "Are you willing to take a bullet for this company?" God, I should be paid for these brilliant ideas.
Posted by Decemberice at March 14, 2008 06:29 PM
Comments
LOL No way! Not only was it weird that they didn't let you talk, but the stuff they were saying was something someone doesn't normally just blurt out at people they don't know. And if someone asked me if I'd take a bullet for Winco, I'd say "Oh hellz no mutha fucka!" but for amazon.com I'd have to think about it.
Posted by: Austin at March 19, 2008 12:33 AM