Plaidophile: Why am I not surprised?

June 23, 2003

Why am I not surprised? (job stuff)

by fluffy at 1:09 PM

No interview for me at Pixar. Job opening is already being closed, because they already have "an offer out to an excellent candidate," as the boss of that division put it. Kind of annoying, since it implies that I'm not an excellent candidate (which he'd have no way of knowing since he's never actually talked to me), but that's probably just unfortunate phrasing on his part, combined with me reading too much into things what with feeling like every little failure to have something good happen is getting a critique on my life as a whole.

Though the really upsetting thing about this is knowing that I would have gotten an interview if I'd known about the job posting just a few weeks ago. Bad timing strikes yet again.

Oh, but I do have DivXs of the demo reel posted on the webpage for my research engine. (If you don't know where it is, ask in email. I don't like posting it publically anymore.)

Comments

#MT653 ucblockhead June 23, 2003 2:02 PM

Don't take it personally. When companies see really good candidates, they have to jump, regardless of what other resumes they have. I wouldn't take it as a dig at you.

If I were you, I'd email the guy the link for the demo real anyway, for "future consideration". (I wouldn't mind seeing it myself (hint hint))

#MT654 fluffy June 23, 2003 2:48 PM

Yeah, I know. It's just that the way he phrased it sort of put me off.

And yeah, I mailed him the link anyway, and you should have gotten the link too. :D

#MT655 Obsidious June 23, 2003 3:47 PM

Can I see too?
*cute look*

#MT656 fluffy June 23, 2003 4:00 PM

It would help if I had an email address to send it to. Or, if you know where my academic homepage is, that's where you find it. (That's why I don't want to link it publically, since aparently it was linking to that a few times on K5 why people seemed to think it was their God-given duty to harrass me based on RL stuff.)

#MT657 Obsidious June 23, 2003 5:18 PM

Oops, I didn't know you didn't have my address anymore. I don't like posting the ISP address in public, so I'll leave the Hotmail address. Obsidious666@hotmail.com

#MT659 devtrash June 23, 2003 9:46 PM

I've gotten a slew of rejection letters that say that I am quite impressive but just not quite impressive enough.

And no interviews to even see HOW impressive I am.

#MT661 fluffy June 23, 2003 10:42 PM

Lovely.

#MT662 fluffy June 23, 2003 10:43 PM

I mean, that the employers just brush you off so much based on not even talking on the phone. Meh.

#MT680 devtrash June 24, 2003 5:40 PM

And when I do get a call for a job it's from some Indian guy who I can't understand and who is wanting to fax my resume for something.

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