Indy’s BLOG – I will kill you!

!!! Be aware !!!

I am looking for you and if I find you one day and I will make you pay for what you’ve done. I will make you eat the poisonous dog treats you put all over Vondelpark. I have absolutely no sympathy for you and I think you need to be locked up, because you are scum. Unfortunately by law a dog is only considered a thing. Good for you, because you won’t need to fear the law, but don’t make the mistake not to fear me.

Vil de Mil

Indy’s BLOG – Are you still afraid to fail??

Looks like Vil’s CV! 🙂

[1832] – lost his job
[1833] – failed in his business
[1835] – lost his sweetheart
[1836]- suffered nervous breakdown
[1838]- defeated in his run for Illinois Speaker
[1843]- beaten in the run for Congress
[1856] – defeated for US Senate
[1858] – defeated for the nomination of Vice President

[1860] – Abraham Lincoln elected as the President of America, and went on to become one of the most famous presidents in the history.

Are you still afraid to fail?

– Stolen Quote!

Indy’s BLOG – That’s the way it should be!

Within 72 hours from “first contact” to job offer.

Wednesday – First contact with the recruiter.

Thursday – First contact with HR.

Friday – Assessment Center. HR Interview. Manager Interview  ……

… 2 Hours later: “JOB OFFER!”

AND Vil didn’t need to sugarcoat anything. He told the whole story and they actually liked his attitude and eagerness. He will start the 5th next month. Working four days a week / 10 hrs. Two days during the week and every weekend.

Now we need to survive until the next paycheck!, but we had worse.

SaturdayWuff

Indy

Indy’s BLOG – Assessment Center!

Today Vil was invited for an assessment center. Four hours of discussion, role play and self presenting with an manager interview in the end.

It started with twelve people in a room waiting for the day to begin. The recruiter from yesterday enters the room and starts with the introduction.

“Hi guys and welcome to today’s assessment center. My name is Eric (let’s name him Eric) and I will guide you through the day. At first I want to know you a little bit better. Can you please introduce yourself to the others in a few words. Let’s start with you.” He points at the girl on the other side of the room.

“Yeah, my name is Melissa and I am 25 years old. i worked …..” She continues to introduce herself. Everyone in the room is way younger than Vil. They are all between 20 and 30. Just left school and on their first job abroad. They come from all over the world.

“Thank you and last but not least, Vil.” He smiles at Vil.

“Well, my name is Vil and I am 52 years old,…..” Vil introduces himself and tells a little about living in Spain and France and how important his dog (ME!) is for him.

Eric introduces himself and explains the plan for the day. The next two hours are filled up with role play and discussions. They need to show that they are able to work in a team, how they approach a problem and their way of communication.

It’s not the first assessment center Vil attends and he know what they are looking for, but that is no problem for him, because he is highly trained and his skills fit the profile they are looking for.

In the end there was a face to face interview with the manager and they want to figure out if Vil is able to fit in a team where the average age is not even half of Vil. “Well, I understand your concerns and I am aware of the issues my age might cause, but I don’t see any issues with it.” He makes a break. “I need a job. I am willing to work myself up to ladder, shut up or better, support my team lead with my experience.”

Indy’s BLOG – Steigenberger

Today I asked the Steigenberger Hotel Amsterdam again (after more than four weeks of silence) when they will send me the response to my request and they informed me that they have no records of the money they still owe me. I send them all information I have, but they still ask for more.

WTF?

 

Oracle is a cool company and suxx at the same time.

I thought a few days about telling my story here because I was afraid of the consequences for my professional career, but now I just think: “Fuck it, I’ve literally nothing to lose any more!”

I am from a 60K job with 30% ruling to being homeless without a job within a few days. How can that happen.

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