dan. DAN. please tell me you didn't say that 😭
good morning to you too lol
i'm serious!! the hiring manager at Nova Tech called me this morning
she said my reference told her i am... "very creative with deadlines" 😐
...
ok so hear me out
DAN
i meant it as a GOOD thing!! like you are creative!! you find new ways to finish work!!
"creative with deadlines" means you are ALWAYS LATE, dan 💀
oh
OH NO
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?
she said she wants to ask me some more questions first. so the job is not gone YET
the call is at 11am today. i'm so nervous
ok ok ok. i can fix this. let me call her and explain what i really meant
ABSOLUTELY NOT
please do not touch this dan. i will handle it myself 🙏
ok fine. but i want to help. what can i do?
you can start by telling me what ELSE you said to her 😒
i said you are a "natural problem solver"
ok that's actually good
and that you are "very comfortable working alone"
dan that means i don't work well with people 😭😭
WHAT. WHY IS ENGLISH LIKE THIS
anything else???
...i said you have "a very strong personality"
i am going to scream
ok ok i'm sorry!! i just wanted to make you sound good!! i didn't know the secret bad meanings!!
they are not secret!! they are normal!!
ok look. i need to prepare for this call. what are good things you can say about me? nice, normal, professional things
you always help new people in the office. you helped me a lot when i started
you finish your reports on time. always.
you know the most about the software. people always ask you for help
ok those are actually really good. why didn't you say THOSE things to her?? 😭
i was nervous!! she called me very early in the morning and i wasn't ready
i can write them down for you? so you can use them in your call today?
yes please. write them and send them to me. in simple, clear words this time
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.
here. these are true. you can say all of them 👍
dan this is actually really sweet
"the best person on the team" haha ok 😊
it's true!! you are!! now go practise and get that job
ok. wish me luck
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.
hey... how did it go?
priya?
sorry i was just sitting quietly for a minute
that is not good or bad. just tell me!!
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?
she LAUGHED?? ok that's a good sign right??
i think so. she seemed to like me
see!! she liked you because you are great!! not because of me 😅
haha. yes. definitely not because of you
ok fair. i will never be a reference again
good idea 😂 but thank you for the note. it really helped me
of course. now please get this job so i don't have to feel bad anymore 😂
doing my best 🤞