Ok, knowing that you’re more than just a friend to me, but a sister, I hope you’ll take no offense when I take you up on your offer to correct you here?
Yup so far…
Nope. Many people pointed out that she did, in fact, make a snotty comment. It’s really not a matter of perception – what she said was clearly an insult – there’s really no other way to interpret it. We didn’t “think” the made a snotty comment – we called her on making a snotty comment. I hope you see the distinction, as I believe it’s relevant.
Therein lies the gyst of every concern that’s been voiced here, hon… where is that line? In this case, based on her honest explanation, the line appears to be either (a) complaints she receives, (b) the fact that she thinks the thread isn’t funny, or clever, or © that it might be viewed by some outside, unknown 3rd party that we’re unaware might be relevant, which could prove detrimental to her job hunt. (???). Uhm, how are we supposed to comply with something so arbitrary?
What people called for wasn’t an honest explanation, but a specific clarification of just what’s considered “too much information,” or proper governance of our brains. I seriously doubt that any reasonable person whose previous thread on the exact same subject not only made “Threadspotting,” but was chosen to be put there by none other than Tuba Diva, herself, could have possibly concluded as they sat down at their keyboard and typed out that thread, that there could even remotely have been a problem with it.
Not true. People are scratching their heads at her honest explanation because it still doesn’t make sense, it offers no real clarification other than a justification for her “mood,” it outright insults us for our behaviour possibly causing her here-to-fore inability to land a job and offers nary an apology for insulting Scylla personally or violating the very rules she’s charged with upholding.
No, not at all. Everyone here acknowledged that it was clear to them that she’d made a “mistake” and that they all sincerely hoped that everything was ok with her, precisely because we all know that she’s human! But if it was, indeed, a mistake, the proper course of action is an apology and a re-opening of the thread to correct it. Unfortunately, Jenny hasn’t, herself, called it a mistake, so make of that what you will.
Oh, and since I didn’t say so before, Jenny, I do wish you luck in finding a job. I do know exactly how frustrating it is, as my husband is going through the excrutiating process now, too, and I’m helping him study for certifications, honing his resume, helping him write cover letters, searching every job hunt related website on a daily basis, sending faxes, etc. It’s disheartening to see a “perfect” job, whose qualifications you meet down to the last letter, and they don’t even bother to pay the courtesy of a phone call or email to say “thanks, but no thanks,” and you have no idea why. Ugh. So seriously, I really hope something comes through for you soon!
