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Beta Man · 07-23-2009, 03:04 AM

Somewhere along the same line..... here's the background, and my upsetting story......

My department got ELIMINATED..... so I'm without a job....

I have a professional background etc... (Quantitative Analysis) so a friend of my in-laws says "I know a higher-up at XXXXXX" and he says he's pretty sure with his recommendation he can get me an interview for this company, which happens to have its corporate HQ in our city.... so I'm thinking "great!"

Well... I send resume, Cover letter, Salary History, etc... he forwards it to his "Higher-up Contact person" and next thing I know, he's talking to me about a retail position making barely over minimum wage at one of this company's retail store locations...... reporting to an assistant mgr nonetheless.....

I told him that he was talking about a position that paid less than I could afford to work for..... (we actually paid our nanny more than this job would pay me

) I didn't give him specifics, but politely told him I would continue to look for available jobs at the Corporate office which would be a better fit for my skills-set, and left it at that.....

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07-23-2009, 03:04 AM	#6
Beta Man Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Juuuuuuuust A Bit Outside.... Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:268 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:25	Somewhere along the same line..... here's the background, and my upsetting story...... My department got ELIMINATED..... so I'm without a job.... I have a professional background etc... (Quantitative Analysis) so a friend of my in-laws says "I know a higher-up at XXXXXX" and he says he's pretty sure with his recommendation he can get me an interview for this company, which happens to have its corporate HQ in our city.... so I'm thinking "great!" Well... I send resume, Cover letter, Salary History, etc... he forwards it to his "Higher-up Contact person" and next thing I know, he's talking to me about a retail position making barely over minimum wage at one of this company's retail store locations...... reporting to an assistant mgr nonetheless..... I told him that he was talking about a position that paid less than I could afford to work for..... (we actually paid our nanny more than this job would pay me ) I didn't give him specifics, but politely told him I would continue to look for available jobs at the Corporate office which would be a better fit for my skills-set, and left it at that.....

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