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QOTD Thread #332- Do you think that people should keep cats outdoors?
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Post by
Nathanyal
Depends what I am hiring him/her for
If it is for PR/HR/human related job then no.
If it is monitoring ozone layer, alone, at south pole then most likely yes.
I agree with Boron here.
It depends on what I'm hiring for.
Post by
Rystrave
I don't like asshats so no. I'd much rather have to interview 100 people to find the right one than to settle for someone who is rude.
Post by
lonewolfe31705
It really depends on the position. If I am hiring for someone who is going to be working with people on a regular basis, then NO. I don't care how good your resume is.
On the flip side, if I was hiring for a position that had little to no people interaction, then sure. I would hire the asshat and put him in the server closet and let him do his thing..
Post by
MyTie
#273- Would you hire a person who you had seen in an outside setting having a complete lack of basic courtesy or fair play, if their resume was impeccable and they seemed perfect for the job?
For example, if you had seen them deliberately cut ahead of people in line at the grocery store or a theme park, park in such a way that they blocked other people into their spots, if they pocketed change out of the "take a penny" tray, etc. Nothing illegal- just really obnoxious.
Thanks Gamer for the question!
If I needed to hire someone to operate on my wife, and this man was the best surgeon available, but he was rude, yes I would hire him. If I needed to hire someone to repair my vehicle, and this man was the only person able to do it for a decent price, and be reliable, and he was rude, I'd hire him. If I needed someone to perform a very specific task, and this person was the best qualified for the task, despite X, I would hire them. I would hire an HIV-positive female neo-nazi black homosexual ex murder convict with multiple personalities and terrets (not that any of these things offend me, but people have used them as reasons not to hire in the past), if I was researching string theory and the woman was the most brilliant mathematician in the world. Would I hire the most brilliant mathematician in the world to work a reception desk, if they were slightly rude, but otherwise perfect? No.
Post by
Interest
I'd say no. I could care less about how good their resume is if they're just going to be a massive detriment to the workplace.
Too bad some people *coughs loudly* don't think the same.
For the record - I'm talking about my dad
Post by
MyTie
a massive detriment to the workplace
I think if someone is good at what they do, and what they do is important, and what they do doesn't necessitate a polite demeanor, they can fill that role well. For instance, an army sniper, or an actuary, or an intelligence analyst, etc. I really don't mind co workers who are rude, if they are competent. I'd rather work with 10 people who were rude to me than 10 people who were totally incompetent at their jobs. Of course, I realize I may be the exception. There has to be some diagnosis for the degree of which I don't care what other people's opinions of me are.
Post by
gamerunknown
272. Gracina Spiritmight - I'd like to have someone that could resurrect, but wouldn't require me to do military drills all day or praise the Light constantly (was initially going to say Tirion or Benedictus, then I realised Benedictus went full Galt).
273. Hrmm, I think MyTie's answer is good. I was just envisioning how funny it'd be if a guy that tried to cut in line was slighting himself in front of a future employer: then I realised that the employer might be able to put his personal prejudices aside. I could hire someone with an abrasive personality, but not a genuine cynic. I'd prefer to have a trial period than a long term contract with the guy in question I think.
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Post by
gamerunknown
Yeah, after I read
this
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This too
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Not to mention
this
!
I called myself a Utilitarian Objectivist at one point. No clue what I was thinking, in retrospect.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
#274- Have you ever sued anybody?
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Post by
Rankkor
nope, lawsuits are EXPENSIVE AS FRICK in venezuela, and all that money has to come out of your own pocket. So, if you are rich enough to afford the lawsuit, you don't really need the money.
And the legal system here is SLOOOOOOOW. As in, YEARS before your case is settled-slow.
Post by
Izichial
Of course we can sue people in Sweden, Elura. It's just... way, way, way more uncommon than it is in the US. If I understood it right the reason why suing people is so ridiculously common in the US is that lawyers take a percentage of the sum awarded to you if the lawsuit is succesful in place of the legal fee which means that as long as you can find someone who's willing to try your case you can essentially sue people for free. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
Here we actually need a very good reason (probably too much so in some cases) or the legal fees (paid regardless of how it goes) and the comparatively lower amounts of money awarded (way, way, way lower than in the US) means it's often not worth trying unless you have an absolutely ironclad case.
I'd guess El is American just from her asking the question at all, that's how big a difference it is between the US and other countries. A friend of my dad's who's a surgeon and specialises in a certain procedure, one of the best in the world at it, was offered a job in the US a number of years back with a very fat paycheck to go with it. He declined, in part because he's happy where he is but also because the amount of money he would be forced to put into insurance against lawsuits basically reduced the increase in pay (substantial) he'd get from taking the job over the one he had to nothing. Stereotypically, amusingly or both depending on your point of view the procedure he specialises in is gastric bypass surgery which is used to treat very severe cases of obesity.
Really sorry to hear about your grandpa though. :( As much as I wish I hadn't, I've been there. Hang in there, girl.
To answer the question, no. If I'll never have to, I certainly won't mind.
Post by
Interest
Nope. I've had little reason to.
Post by
gamerunknown
What interest said. I did fall 3 feet into a hole in the ground because of poorly designed construction materials though.
My uncle is a chef in the US and didn't sue the owners of the restaurant he'd worked in for years and years on the assumption that they'd sell it to him when they retired (they told him to move an oven without any training, there was a gas build up, explosion, he was thrown across the room and unconscious for a while). They sold it to one of their cousins. He was really, really pissed.
I think I'd avoid suing if I could, but if it were a large corporation I wouldn't feel so bad about it. My father took his company to tribunal over a failure to inform case.
Post by
Lombax
I wish my family could sue the hospital that missed my grandpa's cancer and are the reason he'll die soon.
You're wrong. They're not the reason he'll die, they're the reason that he had a chance to survive. Someone *!@#ed up and sure it may hit the family hard, but do you know who it will probably hit harder? The person who missed it. The hospital is not to blame. They do what they can and sometimes that's not enough.
Post by
ElhonnaDS
#275- Who is your favorite video game NPC ever?
Post by
Adamsm
#275- Who is your favorite video game NPC ever?
A tie between two now technically playable characters, but Kuja and Kefka from Final Fantasy.
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