mikebird
Banned
I had an important chat on the phone with a recruiter on my heels to force me into a job; something I'm very used to - it's all sales force.
It was all blurb about what I had to do at interview, asking me questions...
One thing I noted was that this Mancusian bloke had a kind of speech problem which I really hate, even on TV and politicians, where I thought that presentation was supposed to be all polished and perfect.
This bloke spoke with about a second's pause between every word, and 'uh...' or 'umm..' in between and the usual '..you know...'. I see this as an incapability to form a sentence in your mind. The things I never say are those above. Occasionally I pause for about 0.25 of a second as I think, and then meaningful words come out.
No thoughts of SA with this bloke - can't really assume that. What I manage to do was put up with him. By default, I usually give an outright 'Look - you're wasting my time! **** OFF!!' and hang up. This time, I was in the mood to bear with him. His purpose was to get me on-side, and follow his instructions at interview, which I don't need. I play along, because it would otherwise deplete my chances.
We went on for 30 minutes, waiting for him to come up with a word... 80% of the conversation (I said nothing) really was 'uuhhhhhhh......' I've never encountered this. I sometimes get an entire paragraph spoken, with several sentences in there, with sometimes an 'ummmmmmm..' for time to think.
I think this was why I kept listening, because it was a serious fact that I heard 'ummmmmmmm... yeah... ummmmmmmmm... right...... uhhhhhh. so... uhhhh... ummmmmm... the...... ummm.. person......'
Each bit between the dots took a good 5 seconds. I am not joking. Recruiters really are very basic and are a huge challenge for me. I am on a perfect level with doctors, lawyers, and anyone with any interest in Latin or Ancient Greek...
If I had conducted the phone call above, I would have said: "Hey, thanks for calling, mate. I'll give you a call on Monday afternoon"
It was all blurb about what I had to do at interview, asking me questions...
One thing I noted was that this Mancusian bloke had a kind of speech problem which I really hate, even on TV and politicians, where I thought that presentation was supposed to be all polished and perfect.
This bloke spoke with about a second's pause between every word, and 'uh...' or 'umm..' in between and the usual '..you know...'. I see this as an incapability to form a sentence in your mind. The things I never say are those above. Occasionally I pause for about 0.25 of a second as I think, and then meaningful words come out.
No thoughts of SA with this bloke - can't really assume that. What I manage to do was put up with him. By default, I usually give an outright 'Look - you're wasting my time! **** OFF!!' and hang up. This time, I was in the mood to bear with him. His purpose was to get me on-side, and follow his instructions at interview, which I don't need. I play along, because it would otherwise deplete my chances.
We went on for 30 minutes, waiting for him to come up with a word... 80% of the conversation (I said nothing) really was 'uuhhhhhhh......' I've never encountered this. I sometimes get an entire paragraph spoken, with several sentences in there, with sometimes an 'ummmmmmm..' for time to think.
I think this was why I kept listening, because it was a serious fact that I heard 'ummmmmmmm... yeah... ummmmmmmmm... right...... uhhhhhh. so... uhhhh... ummmmmm... the...... ummm.. person......'
Each bit between the dots took a good 5 seconds. I am not joking. Recruiters really are very basic and are a huge challenge for me. I am on a perfect level with doctors, lawyers, and anyone with any interest in Latin or Ancient Greek...
If I had conducted the phone call above, I would have said: "Hey, thanks for calling, mate. I'll give you a call on Monday afternoon"