Hell Hath No Fury
I applied to the client that I used to work for out in Westport. Everything was looking good and we were down to waiting for endorsements from people I had worked with. The recruiter called me at noon today to tell me that my application had been rejected because of the feedback that had been received.
Apparently they only heard back from one of the four names that I had given them and that was enough. The feedback was as follows:
- Really good fit for the culture: yay!
- Need to be more proactive (I was there as a consultant, my job isn't to be proactive beyond trying to sell more work to the client when I see shortages): not a big deal and would change in a FTE role
- Need stronger SQL skills: haven't really used it in a while, but workable and can be picked up again quickly
- Mistakes are suddenly appearing in my work: WHAT??
It was the last point that killed the application.
Now, rejection happens. It wouldn't be that big a deal, but I'm calling bullshit on the fact that they're now finding mistakes in my work.
I work in software QA. I was testing applications that are used by people multiple times a day, every day. I've been gone for more than three months now, so you'd think that somebody would have noticed mistakes long before now. Heck, you'd think that they would have been noticed before I even left! Also, I talk to friends from there on a regular basis. I would think that I would have heard about it.
So...BULLSHIT.
I think I know who it was who said it too, and it's reinforced that I should always trust my instincts instead of having faith in people. Two of the others have both expressed disappointment in the situation and have promised to look further into the matter because they want me there. It won't make a difference for me, but I'd love to have my thoughts confirmed and if it exposes that my guys are working with an asshole, then all the better.
I'm angry at the situation.
I'm furious at myself for enabling it to happen.
Back to the drawing board.
...anybody looking for QA people?
Apparently they only heard back from one of the four names that I had given them and that was enough. The feedback was as follows:
- Really good fit for the culture: yay!
- Need to be more proactive (I was there as a consultant, my job isn't to be proactive beyond trying to sell more work to the client when I see shortages): not a big deal and would change in a FTE role
- Need stronger SQL skills: haven't really used it in a while, but workable and can be picked up again quickly
- Mistakes are suddenly appearing in my work: WHAT??
It was the last point that killed the application.
Now, rejection happens. It wouldn't be that big a deal, but I'm calling bullshit on the fact that they're now finding mistakes in my work.
I work in software QA. I was testing applications that are used by people multiple times a day, every day. I've been gone for more than three months now, so you'd think that somebody would have noticed mistakes long before now. Heck, you'd think that they would have been noticed before I even left! Also, I talk to friends from there on a regular basis. I would think that I would have heard about it.
So...BULLSHIT.
I think I know who it was who said it too, and it's reinforced that I should always trust my instincts instead of having faith in people. Two of the others have both expressed disappointment in the situation and have promised to look further into the matter because they want me there. It won't make a difference for me, but I'd love to have my thoughts confirmed and if it exposes that my guys are working with an asshole, then all the better.
I'm angry at the situation.
I'm furious at myself for enabling it to happen.
Back to the drawing board.
...anybody looking for QA people?