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What an unprofessional clown. He probably thinks he’s a ‘very stable genius’. Can you imagine having to work for this clown? Bullet dodged.
You definitely don’t want to work for a thin-skinned bully with delusions of grandeur. I’d be willing to bet dollars to donuts everyone in his industry thinks he’s a gigantic shitstick.
Was his initials E. M. ?
jesus lmao..ive been burned on quite s few jobs ever since covid.
now every time i get even a slightly bad feeling i just move on..theres nothing to gain by talking to them. most employers ghost everyone now or refuse to return calls.
if they can they will always get the last word/fuck you in an exchange.
im in a toxic office job rn and ive interviewed with 6 diff places in past 2 months. one dude emailed me and said to call anytime because he wanted to get an interview setup asap. he emailed me on a friday at like 6pm so i called saturday thinking i would get an office voicemail..it was his fucking cellphone but labeled “office” in his email. he picked up and was a douche then said to call monday.
i just skipped calling him on monday then on tuesday he left a nasty voicemail. local business owner btw.
I love it when the trash takes itself out.
I’d put him on blast on LinkedIn but that’s just me
Bullet dodged, no such list exists and the people you want to wifi for would likely know his reputation so no damage
Ha….what black list?!!
tell me you record your phone calls … That conversation would be a delight to hear on socials, after letting the company shareholders know of it first.
I would even go as far as to blast this to the companies he listed that he will blacklist you at. Name them in the social posts and tag them. See how they react to their name being dragged like that.
Give them all an in to contact you privately if they need more details. You can then fish for a new job riding the moral high ground.
I had a person cold call me to try and recruit me for a new job. I was invited for an interview. The guy who cold calls me says, “so what is your interest in working here?” And my reply was “well, you called ME. I just came to see what it is like” he was seriously displeased (and thought I would do a song and dance to sell my qualifications).
Fuck that guy, sorry that happened you OP, that guy doesn’t have as much power as he thinks he does
Holy shit, I jist wrapped up a contract working for this guy or his twin.
This sad individual was super intimidated by me (I’m taller than average and he was like 5’3″ soaking wet), so out of the blue he threatens to end my contract immediately, and ‘since he was so well connected, he’d contact all his network and blacklist me from every large corp in town’.
I thought to myself, “bitch, in the last 5 years, this dump is 1 of 2 contracts I’ve done in this town, the rest have been out of state, so take your best shot.”
People like that will drive away anyone good who has a sliver of self-respect. You dodged a major bullet. **Remember, you can hang up on and block abusive calls!**
Dodged that bullet.
Anyway, other companies don’t give two shits about a blacklist. They’ll hire you if they want to hire you.
Dang… you got the ol’ You’ll never work in this town again!” Now you’ll have to pack up, leave town, and change your identity, staying on the move for the rest of your life in case this ever catches back up to you.
Bahahah now you know why the position is open
I bet he’s waiting for you to call back and apologise. Everyone is so scared of the blacklist.
He *really* wanted your data.
Call those ‘afiliates’ to let them know how this ass clown is representing them
Well, be happy you dodged that bullit. Jeez
Ohhh, not a black list! Ooooh no!
Seriously this guy lives in his own little world of derangement. You’re going to be just fine without him.
Hi OP, I had a lunatic threaten some years ago that I’d never work in this city again. It has never even slightly impacted my work prospects, the only time I heard about his “influence” was a group of people mocking him openly, which was hilarious.
Some people have a very overinflated sense of self-importance. Chances are that guy will complain to a few people who are used to his dramatics, then forget about you.
Gee, I wonder why he has to go through old recruiting leads so thoroughly 🙄
I hate to say this, but if someone actually tried to threaten my career like that I would absolutely be ruining their personal lives one way or another and at the very least trashing their company into the ground in any ways at the disposal
I can’t believe you allowed someone to speak to you like that, THEN hang up on YOU
Oh, to have a recording of that call. A good lawyer might get you quite the settlement. Blacklisting like that is not legal (at least in the U.S.), but is usually very hard to prove.
Well, you’ve done it now…this delinquency will surely be placed on your permanent record.
Looks like you did a good job of listening to your instincts about keeping the fuck away from this clown.
well, he gave you a list of places you can apply to. if he’s that much an asshole, one of them might hire you right away
At least you learned a lesson for next time: do not engage. There’s no benefit to you.
On a side note, you could have just said, “Well, I’m making $X now, so I would need 20% over that to even consider this, plus benefits Y and Z, since I currently have them.” Obviously, $X should be more than you make now, so $X + 20% would be a huge raise. Let them take themselves out of it.
Even more reason not to work there.
>that I should be “begging for this opportunity”. After some more back and forth he said he’s putting me on a black list and no one will ever call me again for jobs in that sector.
sounds like a bluff tbh.
The way he’s haranguing you to apply is a red flag already. it means that all the other applicants also didn’t want the job.
Clearly he’s just a nobody trying to scare you and is pissed off that he has no cards to play to make you accept the job.
Even if you did accept the job you don’t want to be working under such an asshole. You dodged a bullet.
It took months because they DID eliminate you, then probably all their other applicants bailed or they hired someone who sucked and now they are crawling back to whatever options they can find. The boss pushing you about the recruiter makes it sound like he sucks and he’s trying to put the blame on someone else.
A. They are approaching people B. They blame recruiters, then candidates C. The boss can’t understand why no one is biting a month after following up interviews. Sounds this place is unraveling from within. Trusting your gut worked well for you to turn away after interview, and to speak your truth to boss.
Captain Thinskin can’t handle rejection. Good instincts on your part OP
He’s essentially begging you to beg him to work for you. I’d put up a lovely glassdoor review for that clown.
I wonder why he is so desperate to get any applicant in to work for the company. /s
I’m surprised the ex president had the time to talk to you while embroiled in legal trouble.
“Thank you sir for proving me right in my decision “
There reason they reached back out after a couple months is because they hired someone else for the position and that person just quit after those couple months. So they’re reaching out to other candidates so they don’t have to repost the job and start the process from scratch.
You already know you dodged a bullet with this one.
You should have stopped and said, “To tell the truth, I saw several posts on different websites that specifically said you had high-pressure management culture, bullying, lack of professionalism, and failure to respect workers. Now I see that it is true.”
Literally proved in one call that you made the right decision.
Contact the CEO and highlight the type of clown he has representing his company.
Wow, you escaped working for that asshole! Good instincts.