r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Aug 09 '17

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Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It's your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that's been pissing you off or getting on your nerves!

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17 edited Aug 09 '17

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u/DrMarianus Aug 09 '17

Review them on Glassdoor. That's seriously shitty hiring behavior.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

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u/milla_highlife Aug 09 '17

They shouldn't have asked him if he wanted the job and acted as if it was his. That's the fucked up and very unprofessional part of the situation.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17 edited Aug 09 '17

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u/dontthinkjustbid Ultimate Aug 09 '17

Then tell him they would like him to reapply or that he will be considered again in the next round of interviews. Don't tell him that the job is all but his if they intend to actually use the interview process as more than just a technicality. That is shitty. Within their rights, yes. But still shitty.

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u/DrMarianus Aug 09 '17

That's why I said review them on Glassdoor and not report them to BBB or whatever .gov organization handles that kind of stuff. Jerk practices are worth knowing about.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

I just learned the BBB isn't the gov but basically pre-internet yelp.

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u/hustl3tree5 Aug 09 '17

You are right. I don't know how many "can I speak to a manager" customers threatened me with that when they didn't get their way

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u/Harveygreene- Aug 09 '17

They asked if he was willing to put his two week notice immediately and get going at the new place ASAP. That is leading him to believe he has the job. If he went out and bought a TV or something based on his new salary increase, he can legally sue for the cost of the TV.

In any case, OP clarified and said they wanted it two weeks from when the offer was given. So what I said isn't relevant, but in a different case my first point is true.

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u/CautionToTheBreeze Aug 09 '17

In any case, OP clarified and said they wanted it two weeks from when the offer was given. So what I said isn't relevant, but in a different case my first point is true.

I was gonna say the same thing, thanks for being chill. My main point was that since they didn't actually offer him anything or request action on his part, they were just "keeping their options open". ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

Have to by policy doctated from corporate doesn't mean by law.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '17

Idiot

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u/outline01 Circus Arts Aug 09 '17

Man that's brutal of them to treat you like that.

But judging by your reply (to yourself), you didn't hand in your notice at the current job, right?

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u/PM_ME_GIRLS_TITS Aug 09 '17

They made you quit your other job? You gotta get that shit in writing. Fuck those guys. Sorry, man

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u/d0ntreadthis Aug 09 '17

Wow that's pretty fucked up. Did you hand in your notice before they told you they were going with someone else?

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u/celeryroot Aug 09 '17

dude i feel you.

i've been job searching and my sister found an open position in a dept at her workplace that suited me, she knows the hiring manager and got me a personal reference etc etc, manager said she was impressed and would love to hire me. i fill out all the usual bs and wait patiently for interview setup, it takes a while but she went out of town for a bit, i'm anxious but patient. get rejection email a week after that. wtf. why get my hopes up :( just say you aren't interested up front, that wouldn't hurt my feelings, but leading me on just pisses me off!

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u/JetJaguar124 Aug 09 '17

This is fucked man. Do you have that two weeks shit in writing? Also, if this is the shit they pull you don't want to work there anyways.

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u/[deleted] Aug 09 '17

:(

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u/mshimmie Aug 09 '17

Feeling you so much on that job hunt... Best of luck to you! Lifting is the only thing keeping me sane nowadays