I applied for a job there a few years ago and they called me in for an interview, so I burned a personal day and schlepped into New York City.
Then I sat down for the interview and she almost immediately said, "Well, this job has actually already been filled and we don't have anything else you could apply for, but we'll keep you in mind for the future."
I applied for a job there a few years ago and they called me in for an interview, so I burned a personal day and schlepped into New York City.
Then I sat down for the interview and she almost immediately said, "Well, this job has actually already been filled and we don't have anything else you could apply for, but we'll keep you in mind for the future."
Yeah, I don't know if they were super-disorganized and messed up by calling me in, or if they saw a short chubby girl with bad fashion sense and decided I wasn't their type. The office (what I saw, anyway) was all women, and they basically all looked the same - tall, thin, fashionable, 22-35ish.
I applied for a job there a few years ago and they called me in for an interview, so I burned a personal day and schlepped into New York City.
Then I sat down for the interview and she almost immediately said, "Well, this job has actually already been filled and we don't have anything else you could apply for, but we'll keep you in mind for the future."
And then I went home. The end.
I was super bummed for you, but now I'm glad you didn't get the job. Just think how awful that would have been.
I applied for a job there a few years ago and they called me in for an interview, so I burned a personal day and schlepped into New York City.
Then I sat down for the interview and she almost immediately said, "Well, this job has actually already been filled and we don't have anything else you could apply for, but we'll keep you in mind for the future."
And then I went home. The end.
I was super bummed for you, but now I'm glad you didn't get the job. Just think how awful that would have been.
Agreed! I like reading about drama but I would've panicked if I was in the middle of it. I probably wouldn't have lasted long there anyway.
I was mainly excited at the thought of being a mole.
I think it's funny that fuck off is considered a personal attack.
I told someone on my old local board to fuck off because I felt like she was kinda waiting for me to say something she didn't like and then pouncing on me. And I was really disappointed that so many people got up in arms about me telling her that. I crossed a line by telling someone with whom I almost never interacted to fuck off when they'd seek out my posts and attack me?
Sometimes fuck off is just the best way to draw a line in the sand indicating you are not engaging further.
Not a personal attack.
Now... "why don't you go over there and fuck yourself right off because your cranky ass obviously needs to get laid one way or another..." THAT would be a personal attack
Yeah, I don't know if they were super-disorganized and messed up by calling me in, or if they saw a short chubby girl with bad fashion sense and decided I wasn't their type. The office (what I saw, anyway) was all women, and they basically all looked the same - tall, thin, fashionable, 22-35ish.
I'm bummed you didn't get the job b/c how funny would that be if you were at TN and posting on here about your coworkers! I love the irony of that.
Yeah, I don't know if they were super-disorganized and messed up by calling me in, or if they saw a short chubby girl with bad fashion sense and decided I wasn't their type. The office (what I saw, anyway) was all women, and they basically all looked the same - tall, thin, fashionable, 22-35ish.
A girl I went to HS with is working there now and that's exactly her description. Every time she posts about a casting call or whatever for them, I just think "oh wee lamb..."
Yeah, I don't know if they were super-disorganized and messed up by calling me in, or if they saw a short chubby girl with bad fashion sense and decided I wasn't their type. The office (what I saw, anyway) was all women, and they basically all looked the same - tall, thin, fashionable, 22-35ish.
They *were* all thin and pretty and well dressed. I would feel like a schlump if I worked there.
I think it's funny that fuck off is considered a personal attack.
I consider it to be a personal invitation.
Am I correct that every single one of the PB boards these people have created is child-centered? I only skimmed, but I don't see a single board name that is about life unrelated to kids.
I think it's funny that fuck off is considered a personal attack.
I consider it to be a personal invitation.
Am I correct that every single one of the PB boards these people have created is child-centered? I only skimmed, but I don't see a single board name that is about life unrelated to kids.
I think so. All I saw was how to procreate, gestation and child-rearing themed boards.
LOL I just checked out the politics board. At first I was like wow, there's a 6 page thread here! But it turns out someone bumped a thread from when we were all there (so like, 2+ years old??) :
I think it's funny that fuck off is considered a personal attack.
I consider it to be a personal invitation.
Am I correct that every single one of the PB boards these people have created is child-centered? I only skimmed, but I don't see a single board name that is about life unrelated to kids.
Right? I wasn't kidding above. I was genuinely curious where they will talk about makeup (or anything else not child related).
Their original domain name was bumpiebitches (not great either, but whatever) people were having issues with it not being suitable for work so they changed it. GBCB was a popular saying on TB just like GBCN was for TN. They didn't come here because they didn't want to invade on your already established community and wanted to make a place of their own. Obviously you guys had an impact on that decision to create a proboards forum.
Their original domain name was bumpiebitches (not great either, but whatever) people were having issues with it not being suitable for work so they changed it. GBCB was a popular saying on TB just like GBCN was for TN. They didn't come here because they didn't want to invade on your already established community and wanted to make a place of their own. Obviously you guys had an impact on that decision to create a proboards forum.
I'm guessing XO doesn't give a rat's ass about the forums in any shape or size. They're probably just a pet project they give to new staff members to deal with, hence the control freakishness often seen in new college grads who have something to prove. If you look at their last quarterly report, the forums aren't even mentioned anywhere. They are making money by teaming with local and national suppliers -- not with piddly flash ads on forums.
Another reason why ProBoards is awesome -- it's their business, so they have a vested interest in keeping it working well. XO has no real incentive to maintain a use-friendly community. Given the trend of media companies shutting down comments, I would not be surprised to see XO give forums the axe in a year or two.
On the moderator board Bump May said that the higher ups don't care if there is a mass exodus. I think they want to probably re-brand the whole thing so they are just letting this happen.
It's like they hire the dumbest, most incompetent people they can find to run their message boards. It's amazing people get paid to run that place.
Speaking of which, did they EVER get the search function working over there?
Sort of. You can search, but if you choose the option to just search the board that you're on (1st Tri, for instance), it will still search the entire community forum (possibly the entire Bump site, I don't remember).
On the moderator board Bump May said that the higher ups don't care if there is a mass exodus. I think they want to probably re-brand the whole thing so they are just letting this happen.
I'm sure they don't. Old brand or new brand, it appears that they generate a negligible amount of revenue from their web traffic. It's likely not even a footnote on their ad sell sheets.
Frankly, it's smart of them. Web ads make pennies vs. print ads, and they're now hedging their bets on generating the most amount of revenue from supplier partnerships.
I'm also curious if they can make more with retargeting ads and tactics based on analytics for the site and emails. Message boards seem best suited for retention but if they don't get much value from repeat customers (or catering to them) then it might be a wash.