November 8, 2004
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Y was articulate and impressive. He loved
movies; he was a certified Trekkie. He had a degree in Psychology from the
had been a writer with an internet service provider for the last 3 years. After
interviewing a few candidates, Y was on our shortlist.So there he was one
month later bright and early and ready to work. Gave him a video script to
write. On the second day, we brainstormed over a new coffee product. I didn’t
have a car that day and so I was on the train home when my mobile buzzed. It was an SMS from Mei, our other writer: “Aaaarrgh, our new writer has just resigned.” That’s
nice. After 2 days the man leaves.
It’s not the first time it’s happened. Early
this year, an art director who’d picked up his appointment letter from us two months before didn’t appear for
work citing a change of mind. No apologies. No calls. We had to call him. A few
months following that, a designer also did a David Copperfield on us after 2 interviews and after saying she would
start work in a month. More recently another designer with a great portfolio and
who seemed the perfect find did the turnaround. She too went missing on her
first day of work.What’s happening? Kinda like a bride left standing at the altar. Is it us, or is it them?
It's okay if you change your mind, but to tell us weeks later, and on
the day you are supposed to start work? Someone said that things are
different now. Work ethic, social graces and courtesies, etc. No one
knows what they mean anymore.
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Not just that, but it's almost like a lost of honor. A person's word used to mean a lot. You did not say something you did not intend to follow through with. *sigh*
Hmm, honor. Integrity too. Do you think all this is due to the stuff we um, eat?
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