Are we hiring? Let me think about that...

[ShinyKitsune]

Hey! Long time, no post! Not due to lack of SC's (though I wish it was). I've been having computer problems lately, so it limits my time online.

Anyway, I'm at the front register, and a girl came in, looking for a job. This is the conversation (if you could call it that) which took place:

Girl: ::with a dramatic neck roll:: "Iz yoo hirin'?"
Me: "We're taking applications right now."
Girl: "I didn't ask that! I said 'Iz yoo hirin'?'"
Me: "Well, you'd have to ask the hiring Manager." ::gestures toward Manager:: "He's right over ther-"
Girl: "Iz yoo tarded? I ain't askin no high manager! I said 'Iz yoo hirin'?"
Me: ::hands her applicatiion, not that it'll do much:: "I'm not in charge of hiring people. You have to ask the Manager there.

(Bear in mind that the Manager in question is now standing a few feet behind her, trying to talk to her. She completely ignored him. )

Girl: ::snatches application:: "Wuteva!" ::joins the group she came in with, talking to them now:: "She tarded! She doan know if days hirin'!"
Friend 1: "Day mus be despit fo peoplz den!"
Girl: ::walking out the door with her friends:: "Dis job must be easy!"

(Meanwhile, the Manager started talking to me...)

Manager: "'Iz yoo tarded'? Is that really what she said?"
Me: "I think so...What's a 'High Manager'?"
Manager: "I have no idea...But I guess she's not getting hired here."

I mean really...How does she expect to get a job anywhere if she's going to show that kind of disrespect right in front of the guy that determines whether or not you get the job?

[Sandman]

I can understand on why he's asking "Are you hiring?", it would be a waste of my time applying for a place that is not hiring, especially if i'm on unemployement.

The attitude he had though, was totally unacceptable.

[Lingering Grin]

Actually that's what I always ask "Are you hiring?"

If they say "We're taking applications", that usually means, "No".
In that case, I take an application anyway, but I usually take my time bringing it back in.

It's a good way of finding out if a place is ACTIVELY hiring.


As for how this girl said it, and how she acted... she's "tarded."

[Pagan]

I mean really...How does she expect to get a job anywhere if she's going to show that kind of disrespect right in front of the guy that determines whether or not you get the job?

Not to mention not being able to speak properly!

The attitude he had though, was totally unacceptable.

Psssssst, "she".

[Mike Taylor]

This idiot flunked out before she even put pen to paper.

[AriGriffin]

I've had several people come in asking for applications or if we are hiring. Most of them talk and act like the girl in the first post. I am glad Mr. J (my manager) hasn't gotten around to running off more job applications and I can truthfully tell them we are out. I take the others' names and numbers so Mr. J can call them later.

[mattm04]

SC: yoouu hirin? yous rtrd?
M: yes, not you.

I can dream can't I?

[smileyeagle1021]

Girl: ::snatches application:: "Wuteva!" ::joins the group she came in with, talking to them now:: "She tarded! She doan know if days hirin'!"
Friend 1: "Day mus be despit fo peoplz den!"
Girl: ::walking out the door with her friends:: "Dis job must be easy!"

OMG, Eddie Boss is alive and well
cookies for the reference... though I doubt anyone else here reads David Feintuch's books

[tollbaby]

Well, generally I approach whomever is at the front desk or information area and state that I'm interested in applying for a job, and ask whether I can leave my resume. At that point, they will usually inform me whether they're hiring or not and how long my application will be left on file.

[evilhomer]

I'll bet she will be the first person screaming 'discrimination' when she doesn't get a job.

[Bramblerose]

So, obviously chicka here is an ESL. The question is, what was her first language?

[Buglady]

So, obviously chicka here is an ESL. The question is, what was her first language?

LOLspeak?

[Rapscallion]

I'll bet she will be the first person screaming 'discrimination' when she doesn't get a job.

Discrimination on grounds of speech patterns?

Rapscallion

[Geek King]

I'll bet she will be the first person screaming 'discrimination' when she doesn't get a job.

The only thing discriminating about not hiring that one would be your taste.

[Jester]

I can understand on why he's asking "Are you hiring?", it would be a waste of my time applying for a place that is not hiring, especially if i'm on unemployement.

Not necessarily, and definitely not if you are in the food service industry, where turnover is high.

See, let's say you come into The Bar. And you ask me if we're hiring. Being a mere slinger of drinks, and not at the lofty position of management, I cannot make such decisions. But generally speaking, my answer will be something along the lines of, "We're accepting applications."

This, however, should not make you think that we are just trying to waste your time having you fill out useless paperwork. See, this is a restaurant, a notoriously flakey type of business when it comes to employees.. (And in my case, this is Key West, a notoriously flakey place when it comes to people in general.)

So while you may fill out the application today, and we have no openings today, by tomorrow, we may well have Martin decide he is moving back to Akron, Ohio,
Shirley decide she would rather work full-time on the tourist boat, or Nigel come in drunk and stoned and decide he'd rather go work on his tan than work here anymore, and walk out, sparking up a joint on his way out the door. We may very well BE hiring soon--just because we're accepting applications doesn't mean we won't be.

As those lottery folks say, you can't win if you don't play. If you don't fill out an application, you have about zero chance of getting hired.