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ThomsonReuters: Your hiring manager is a jerk. There is said it.

by pricees on 7/26/13, 7:36 AM with 11 comments

• by HarrietJones on 7/26/13, 9:19 AM

  Not entirely sure why the person who wrote this is so put out. They wanted a job and they didn't get that job. Things change. It can be frustrating, but get over it. You didn't get the job you wanted.

  I also think it's pretty arrogant to assume that any hiring manager is going to want to or be able to give you the information as to why the offer was rescinded. If anything, I'd probably train my hiring managers to not tell people why they weren't hired. Saying "You weren't hired because of xxxx" seems like a way of getting into an argument or giving people enough information to start legal proceedings.

  Given the tone of the article, and the fact that you went so public with your non-hiring, I'm going to assume Reuters dodged a bullet with this one. Did you tell Reuters you were going to publish their private emails to you? Did you give them any opportunity to reply?

  Yeah - After reading what you wrote there, I wouldn't hire you either.

• by blisterpeanuts on 7/26/13, 11:58 AM

  Several red flags popped up for me while I read this blog. First, $90/hour to "learn Google Go"? For that kind of money I'd expect them to hire an expert, not a newbie.

  And 100% remote? Sweet! A little too sweet, actually. Something sounds fishy about this.

  When a job offer sounds too good to be true, it often is, in my experience. Without a signed contract, words are just words. Yes, it's annoying and humiliating, but it happens all the time in business. Welcome to the real world.

  I would advise the applicant to put this behind him and move on. Nothing good can come of going public with a rant like this. You'd be surprised at how such actions can come back to haunt you.

• by mathattack on 7/26/13, 1:51 PM

  If you are working as an external contractor, it isn't done until it's signed. This isn't Thompson Reuters hiring you as a permanent employee, it's them hiring you versus someone from a bodyshop.

  Without knowing their side of the story, it does seem like a poor move on their part. But.... I've seen situations where people have told firms, "You are my first choice" only to say, "I need some time to think about it" after receiving the offer. It definitely ticks off the hiring manager, who then thinks they misread the enthusiasm, and their offer is being shopped. Could something like that have happened here?

• by icedchai on 7/26/13, 3:09 PM

  OP sounds illiterate. I wouldn't hire him, either.

• by hedgew on 7/26/13, 10:28 AM

  1. Additional thinking time was not explicitly asked for. "While I an leaning heavily towards Reuters, as a matter of professional courtesy, I told another firm I would listen to their offer." - does not count.

  2. Additional thinking time was not explicitly promised.

  Lesson: Improve clarity of communications.

• by skaragianis on 7/26/13, 12:04 PM

  I'll always choose an enthusiastic candidate over an ambivalent one. If its a good match you don't need or want a week to compare alternatives. Sounds like it's just another job; you shouldn't be so upset.

• by pricees on 7/26/13, 4:41 PM

  Update: I am pulling the blog posting down, after consideration to what blisterpeanuts advised. Thanks to those of you who gave constructive feedback.

• by dsschnau on 7/26/13, 12:33 PM

  The grammar in this email exchange is atrocious.