Priya
dan. DAN. please tell me you didn't say that 😭
Mein Referenzgeber hat gerade das Falsche gesagt
Priya bewirbt sich auf einen neuen Job und bittet ihren Kollegen Dan, ihr Referenzgeber zu sein. Aber als sie erfährt, was Dan tatsächlich dem Personalverantwortlichen gesagt hat, wird die Situation sehr schnell sehr peinlich.
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Dan
good morning to you too lol
Priya
i'm serious!! the hiring manager at Nova Tech called me this morning
Priya
she said my reference told her i am... "very creative with deadlines" 😐
Dan
...
Dan
ok so hear me out
Priya
DAN
Dan
i meant it as a GOOD thing!! like you are creative!! you find new ways to finish work!!
Priya
"creative with deadlines" means you are ALWAYS LATE, dan 💀
Dan
oh
Dan
OH NO
Dan
Priya, I am so sorry, okay? I really didn't know that. I just wanted to say something... you know, nice. Like interesting. I thought "creative" sounds great! I didn't think about what it means together with "deadlines". I feel terrible. Is the job... is it gone?
Priya
she said she wants to ask me some more questions first. so the job is not gone YET
Priya
the call is at 11am today. i'm so nervous
Dan
ok ok ok. i can fix this. let me call her and explain what i really meant
Priya
ABSOLUTELY NOT
Priya
please do not touch this dan. i will handle it myself 🙏
Dan
ok fine. but i want to help. what can i do?
Priya
you can start by telling me what ELSE you said to her 😒
Dan
i said you are a "natural problem solver"
Priya
ok that's actually good
Dan
and that you are "very comfortable working alone"
Priya
dan that means i don't work well with people 😭😭
Dan
WHAT. WHY IS ENGLISH LIKE THIS
Priya
anything else???
Dan
...i said you have "a very strong personality"
Priya
i am going to scream
Dan
ok ok i'm sorry!! i just wanted to make you sound good!! i didn't know the secret bad meanings!!
Priya
they are not secret!! they are normal!!
Priya
ok look. i need to prepare for this call. what are good things you can say about me? nice, normal, professional things
Dan
you always help new people in the office. you helped me a lot when i started
Dan
you finish your reports on time. always.
Dan
you know the most about the software. people always ask you for help
Priya
ok those are actually really good. why didn't you say THOSE things to her?? 😭
Dan
i was nervous!! she called me very early in the morning and i wasn't ready
Dan
i can write them down for you? so you can use them in your call today?
Priya
yes please. write them and send them to me. in simple, clear words this time
Dan
on it! give me 10 minutes
Dan sent Priya a handwritten note with three clear, professional sentences about her. He took a photo and sent it.
Dan
here. these are true. you can say all of them 👍
Priya
dan this is actually really sweet
Priya
"the best person on the team" haha ok 😊
Dan
it's true!! you are!! now go practise and get that job
Priya
ok. wish me luck
Dan
good luck!! also i'm sorry again 😬
Priya had her phone call with the hiring manager at 11:00 AM. It lasted almost thirty minutes. Then she went quiet.
Dan
hey... how did it go?
Dan
priya?
Priya
sorry i was just sitting quietly for a minute
Dan
that is not good or bad. just tell me!!
Priya
So... the hiring manager, she was actually really nice. She asked me about the "creative with deadlines" thing and I just laughed and explained that my colleague... you know, he meant well but maybe used the wrong words. She laughed too! And then we talked for like, half an hour about my work. And she said... she said she will call me tomorrow with an answer. So. I don't know yet. But I think... I think it went okay?
Dan
she LAUGHED?? ok that's a good sign right??
Priya
i think so. she seemed to like me
Dan
see!! she liked you because you are great!! not because of me 😅
Priya
haha. yes. definitely not because of you
Dan
ok fair. i will never be a reference again
Priya
good idea 😂 but thank you for the note. it really helped me
Dan
of course. now please get this job so i don't have to feel bad anymore 😂
Priya
doing my best 🤞