Aw, cute little glow worm :)
Yeah, wolfbane’s article describes what I assume what would happen if you decided that a bank error was an opportunity for some free money. Real life is not Monopoly, unfortunately.
EDIT: That is to say, russel made the only non-criminal choice.
true. you need at least $10 million before you can lam it with a chance of escape.
That’s exactly what I was thinking. $130K is not nearly enough to run away and change your name over. Not to mention the early withdrawal penalties!
Marged
1765
I had a phone interview and when I talked about how authoritative and confident I am (I know it sounds like a weird thing to talk about in an interview but we were talking about how to deal with crazy volunteers and get taken seriously), my voice warbled and cracked and I sounded like a scared little girl.
Don’t let it get you down, Marged. I’m sure many of us here have amazing horror stories of job interviews gone bad. I was once up for a RIM job* and got as far as the second phone interview, which unfortunately happened when I was home sick with the worst head cold of my entire life. I was so hopped up on various medications that I literally have no idea what I said during the interview. All I know is that I didn’t get it.
I also had a job interview once after leaving a family-run business after working there for a couple of years. They were a horrible, horrible family. So during the interview, they asked me about what I consider to be a bad work environment, so I ranted for about five minutes about how I was never going to work for a family business ever again. At the end of the rant, which was epic, they quietly looked at me and said: “You know this is a family-run business, right?” Er… no. No I did not.
Marged
1767
Oh, I’m fine! I’m just getting back in the swing of things with interviewing.
Hilarious stories! My worst interview was a phone interview with an Opera company, where I blathered about how much I loved the artform (everything I knew about it was gleaned from wikipedia). I was so excited about having a phone interview that I made a point of being in my pajamas. And I had been playing Diablo just before they called and left it up on the screen, and when they asked me what I liked specifically in the job description, I blanked on it, panicked and tried to open up the word doc but Diablo was taking too long to close. I tried bullshitting but they said “What SPECIFICALLY interested you?” I was like “Um, hold on a sec…”
Auditioned for Jeopardy this morning. I killed on the online test back in January, so I was invited to do a live test and practice game. Really hard to judge how well I did since the test seemed too easy (though I missed one for sure) and everyone there was interesting and reasonably intelligent.
And, of course, I won’t know if they want me until they actually call which could be any time in the next 18 months.
Fun people, though.
Troy
Cool Troy! If only they had a bejeweled blitz-off you could destroy.
My worst job interview was a phone interview for a pharmaceutical testing company. (Lab animal testing)
It was 45 fucking minutes long, meanwhile she was typing during the whole time. I was constantly repeating myself/waiting for her to ask the next question. Because after the last question she would pause because she was typing. And I didn’t know if she wanted me to elaborate more or if she was typing… awkward.
Also, she asked me if I was a member of PETA like 9 times.
copet
1770
Just try to come across as the most boring human being you can be. They will love you! Or you can be Ken Jennings and just be an all around cool dude.
What is this Jeopardy online test thing, then? Tell me more!
Or I could just Google it or something…
My crocodile keeps outsmarting me. I’m trying to get him into a holding pen, so I’ve rigged up a drop gate with some bait. The plan is, he smells the delicious chicken, goes into the holding pen (pretty large, nice pool, forest views), takes the chicken which is hooked by fishing line to a pin holding the gate open… which then closes fast.
First time, I lay a Hansel and Gretel-like trail of chicken legs, wings and other tempting morsels into the pen, right up to the baited chicken. Muahaha, I think, he’ll fall for this no worries. Sure enough, that day he leaves the main pool, follows the trail, eating it as he goes, gets to the one a few metres in front of the bait… stops… and then reverses back through the gate and into his pool. I couldn’t close the door because he was only halfway in.
Ok, try again… next time I put the bait closer to the gate and use fewer tempting morsels. He goes in, grabs the baited chicken, the pin is pulled out… and the rope jams in the pulley! Door doesn’t close properly, croc eats chicken calmly, turns around and leaves.
I feel like Wile E Coyote.
Oh god. Intelligent Crocodiles outsmarting our only resident croc fighter.
We’re all D0med.
I could just go in there and catch him, but a) he’s over 4.5 metres long and a bitch to carry and b) he’s a delicate petal and I don’t want to upset him (no, seriously).
Been on a whirlwind tour of the West Coast. Started in Orange County – weather awesome, California is apparently about to have some kind of crazy financial implosion, and the Irvine Spectrum is apparently as much “soul” as the area has. BAH.
Then up to Seattle, which I’ve never really TOURED, like I’ve visited in the past, but mostly just going straight to a friend’s place or a convention or some thing. This time I visited and walked around downtown and Cap Hill and I’M IN LURV. Holy crap, Seattle is just awesome. Of course, there was a big conspiracy to have the best weather possible while I was there, but whatever.
I’m now in Northern California visiting Los Gatos and Marin, and again, it’s California, but with a lot more soul than Orange County. Staying at a cute little place in downtown Los Gatos, amazingly nice stuff around here, although everyone is apparently in bed by 9AM (whereas walking around Seattle there were tons of places open until 11 or later on the West Side).
I want to live in Seattle just so I can feel gangsta arguing West Side vs. East Side.
You are going to Orange County as a tourist? What is wrong with you?
I appear to have picked up a rather embarrassing and expensive psychological addiction over the last few months.
I know I have an addictive personality but this is nuts.
BaconTastesGood - I had no idea that you were Brian Hook until just now! I’ve been reading your Facebook updates but never made the connection until just now. So neat.
