but always going in circles, I knew I'd seen the tree before...

Thursday, March 29, 2007

I'm baaacckk....

After a month away, I have finally found something to post about.

I found this site called jobster.com. It is where you can answer questions about companies where you have worked. I took a look at the questions, and I just couldn't help but laugh as I answered each one with a response for Digital Dog, Inc. my old company.

So, since I am to much of a chicken to do so...I am putting it here for your enjoyment.

Q: What are the three best things about working at...?
1. The free alcohol
2. The pool table
3. The free alcohol

Q: What are you responsible for at...?
Depending on the day, the responsibilities were: Receptionist, secretary, mind-reader, janitor, baby-sitter (for the boss), customer relations, training, designing, coding, QC, beer fetcher, and scape-goat. Most of the time, I did them all everyday, but occassionally I got a break.

Q: How did you find your job at...?
Online, where else do you find jobs now a days?

Q: What's one of the projects you worked on at...?
A better question would be what project didn't I work on, I don't think there was one...

Q: What's the interview process like at...?
Basically....submit resume, talk to boss on the phone, come in, talk to boss face to face, respond appropriately to the following question: So, uh, do you mind people drinking alchohol on the job? (The appropriate answer is Hell no!!!! What time is beer thirty?) and TA-DA your hired!

Q: What's unique about working at...?
Well, I've never worked anywhere that mind-reading was a requirement for the job before.

Q: What did you learn along the way at...?
Well as mentioned above, my mind reading skills improved greatly. As did my skills at handling stress (you have no idea how much stress i can handle now!!!). I also learned how to work with a boss that could swing from ecstatically happy to depths of despair in 2.4 seconds flat. And finally, I learned to thrive on verbal abuse and veiled insults to my intelligence. I'm such a smart girl!! (gag me)

Q: What are the most challenging aspects of your job at...?
Dealing with a dictator boss who expected you to work your ass off 24-7 for a non-competitive salary, no bonus, and no advancement!! Oh and I can't forget, learning to deal with feeling like being a female was the reason for my non-advancement...maybe I should of just gotten a sex-change, maybe then I could of gotten somewhere.

Q: What's the best team you worked with at...? The Creative Dept was the absolute best. We were a well oiled machine...well, when the boss wasn't trying to play art director and micromanage.

Q: What advice would you give to a new employee at...? Take a mind reading class, read how to deal with mood-swinging assholes for Dummies, and enjoy the free beer....your going to need it.

Q: What do you miss most about ...? The free alcohol...duh! Oh and the pool table, can't forget the pool table.

Q: What's the funniest thing that ever happened to you at...? Funny....hmmm....yeah i got nothing...

Q: What's the toughest problem you've had to solve at...? To try and read, by his body language, what mood the boss was in when he hit the door. We need to know whether he was safe to talk to that day or not.

Q: What are people reading at...? Read...what are you thinking...that would waste precious billable time...

Q: What blogs are people reading at...? See above answer

Q: What's the secret to getting hired at...? Be really good at what you do, be willing to work yourself to death for it, be willing to be paid nothing to work yourself to death for it....oh and make sure you have no issues with alcohol flowing freely!

Yes, I am trying to be funny and yes I am a disgruntle ex-employee who had a very bad experience. I know others who feel the same way I do about the company. There may be some out there that don't, but unfortunately I haven't had the opportunity to meet them...If your out there, share you experiences!!!