I'm Starting to Get a Little Irked . . .

The emails seem to come in waves. For days, nothing. Then, I get several bites. But, I've been doing this long enough to recognize who to pay attention to and who to ignore. There's the one guy from a consulting company who is very, very difficult to understand, and judging by the fact that he calls late at night or at odd times, I believe he may be located in India. The first time he called me, I got very excited about the possibility of having a telephone interview with his client. The first time I dialed in to the call, no one was there. I got a phone call later informing me that his client wished to reschedule. This happened a week later. I was finally honest with him and told him I didn't care to waste my time. He called me again 2 weeks ago about another position. I emailed him details of my qualifications and answers to several questions he had emailed me. He assured me that he would call me the next Tuesday. He didn't. I received an email today from him about another position. I am lukewarm about responding.

And, I've just about had it with these short-term positions. "Client needs someone from 1/1/12 to 4/1/12. Contract will be extended depending upon performance." Thanks, but no. I worked for a consulting company long enough to know I simply don't want to play that game anymore. They don't follow the same rules as other companies. It's ridiculous. Why should I commit to your company if you won't commit to me?

I know I'm supposed to be thankful to be considered for a job. I'm not. I'm almost insulted that they think I'm that stupid.

There used to be manners around the job search process. Companies used to contact a candidate and let them know when someone else had been hired. Not anymore. Too busy. Whatever.

Am I mad? You bet I am. I am sick and tired of the rudeness in this dog-eat-dog world and I'm afraid I'm going to speak my mind to some unsuspecting non-English-speaking person whose morning is my nighttime. I may be looking for a job, but I am not going to work my schedule around yours if you are not going to take this whole thing seriously. I will not let unemployment DEFINE me.