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"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes) 12/24/2016 at 21:45 • Filed to: None

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Why applying for jobs, if it professional to put in the e-mail with my CV, & resume to say “unfortunately due to the unpredictable hours at my current place of employment I can’t take calls during the day. Please e-mail me to arrange a time to for a phone call.”

My current job have weird unpredictable hours, so it hard to confirm anything.

yamahog > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/24/2016 at 21:48

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If you have functioning voicemail, just let it go to message and then return the call as soon as you can within standard business hours.

MyJeepGetsStuckInTheSnow > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/24/2016 at 21:51

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Don’t do that. Just let it go to voicemail and call them back. You sound like a complainer if you put that in the email.

MylesD > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/24/2016 at 21:52

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Nah, I wouldn’t. Just have to deal with it for the time being and remember any inconvenience at the current job is nothing in the grand scheme of things.

You gotta do you and if that means answering a phone call and stepping outside during your current job...

¯\_()_/¯

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > MylesD 12/24/2016 at 21:56

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but I’m in the middle of a rush and they call I can’t step out of the kitchen for a call. If I did my boss be pissed.

e36Jeff now drives a ZHP > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/24/2016 at 21:56

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Just let it roll to VM and call them back. Also, make sure you don’t have some ridiculous email address. If you do, make one that sounds more professional

MylesD > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/24/2016 at 21:59

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Hey, you know your situation better! Didn’t know it was a kitchen job.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > e36Jeff now drives a ZHP 12/24/2016 at 22:01

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My e-mail is professional, (last name)(first name)24@gmail.com. Unlike my old hotmail, it is used as a junk e-mail address.

Die-Trying > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/24/2016 at 22:07

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just tell the guy youre working next to “i gotta take a crap N-O-W, so hold it down till i get back” then high tail it to the restroom on the phone. i see it all the time.

valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/24/2016 at 22:07

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I can’t remember the last time my first point of contact with a potential employer was the phone. Although I’m in the software industry. It’s 201...7. Put your email and tell them to pick whichever they prefer. Call them back if you miss their call.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Die-Trying 12/24/2016 at 22:09

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If the bathroom was well insulated, you hear everything that happen in there sadly. They hear me in the phone, and I get in shit.

Die-Trying > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/24/2016 at 22:15

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you got all of 15 minutes before folks get worried and send a search party, or turn the lights out on you. and if they do rush in after you just say you need a minute.

or answer the phone “yes mother? youre stranded where?” as you plug your other ear and walk outside.

OR fully disclose to your manager that you have applications out, and that you are expecting their call, and that you intend to take the call..........

Steve in Manhattan > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/24/2016 at 22:50

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Who does phone calls anymore? VM is fine if it happens, just head outside on a break and return the call. Otherwise, email should do it. And yeah - email should be firstname.lastname@gmail.com ...

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Steve in Manhattan 12/24/2016 at 22:53

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mine is: lastname.firstname@gmail.com

firstname.lastname@gmail.com was taken.

I can’t exactly take a break when ever, could be in the middle lunch service.

LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 12/25/2016 at 08:45

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My HR professional wife says, “just say that email is the best way to contact you. Don’t give the explanation on the resume. “