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Thu Jul 5, 2012, 12:20 PM

42. I would take that with a grain fo salt

Many of us couldn't make the sports team. To small or no skills kept us from playing. I would actually view it the opposite of you as I have still have a less than stellar impression of jocks.

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95 replies	Author	Time	Post
5 Ways to Tell How Well a Potential Employer Would Treat You as an Employee [View all]	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	OP
Having a chit-chat with the receptionist will tell you a lot. They know everything...LOL..n/t	monmouth	Jul 2012	#1
+1	intheflow	Jul 2012	#2
No shit. It's like Carl in "Breakfast Club" said, "I am the eyes and ears of this institution."	HopeHoops	Jul 2012	#3
It pays to be careful what you ask the receptionist, or maybe just HOW you ask.	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#10
I think the parking lot tells all. Junk cars means poor overall pay	1-Old-Man	Jul 2012	#4
Good point 1-Old-Man	fasttense	Jul 2012	#6
People also hold on to their beaters longer when they're not confident of their economic situation.	Gidney N Cloyd	Jul 2012	#77
Good tips	Joanie Baloney	Jul 2012	#5
Bathrooms and elevators are great places to listen	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#11
To quote Eddie from "Christmas Vacation"	rock	Jul 2012	#7
I'm self-employed now, but I temped for three years all over the Twin Cities in the 1980s, and	Lydia Leftcoast	Jul 2012	#8
one of the jobs I had in a manufacturing entity	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#16
Great to work with a mix of cultures	Mopar151	Jul 2012	#59
Women: Check out the restrooms	Demeter	Jul 2012	#9
How? In what manner is restroom upkeep gender specific?	RadiationTherapy	Jul 2012	#13
When I worked at IBM...	eggplant	Jul 2012	#20
Is it clean (both genders),	xmas74	Jul 2012	#29
I figured it had to do with access to and appropriate disposal of hygeine products,	RadiationTherapy	Jul 2012	#31
Having never seen the men's room, I cannot speculate	Demeter	Jul 2012	#18
No tampon machines in the men's rooms where I've worked ...	zbdent	Jul 2012	#84
tag	Why Syzygy	Jul 2012	#12
KurtNYC, did you author this?	Gold Metal Flake	Jul 2012	#14
I wrote it. This is the only place it is published so far.	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#17
A terrific list. Thank you!	tilsammans	Jul 2012	#47
The next-to-last company that I worked for had management consultants come in to run a seminar.	Ikonoklast	Jul 2012	#15
That is rare. I have been on teams that told management that they were wrong	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#25
Worked for a failing grocery company that was decades behing the competition	MattBaggins	Jul 2012	#38
If they would have just paired you guys up and blindfolded one out of each pair	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#43
The ownership believed that the regurgitated pablum fed back to them by upper management was	Ikonoklast	Jul 2012	#39
I hope those consultants got paid well	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#44
Just like on "Undercover Boss"	EC	Jul 2012	#63
The order of events I've seen	FloridaJudy	Jul 2012	#65
I work for a successful food coop...	druidity33	Jul 2012	#85
... and before you know it, you're fighting a war in Iraq.	davidwparker	Jul 2012	#74
Sounds like the multi-national that I worked for up until last year.	blackspade	Jul 2012	#33
I've got to know, which firm was this? It sounds very familiar to me. n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Jul 2012	#50
Owners like this tell themselves this:	CrispyQ	Jul 2012	#62
Damm Straight....... n./t	Mopar151	Jul 2012	#80
good to know nt	Deep13	Jul 2012	#19
Good points. A couple more if you are being hired as an executive.	AnotherMcIntosh	Jul 2012	#21
your number 3 works for all levels	justabob	Jul 2012	#34
I would take that with a grain fo salt	MattBaggins	Jul 2012	#42
absolutely	justabob	Jul 2012	#49
Perhaps you would consider non-sports group activities for your list.	amandabeech	Jul 2012	#55
that actually came up at the time	justabob	Jul 2012	#60
Yes, I played first violin in high school orchestra.	Manifestor_of_Light	Jul 2012	#70
Might be more instructive to see who has participated in any team or group activity since high scho	Mopar151	Jul 2012	#51
And some of us were female in the distant dark ages	SheilaT	Jul 2012	#69
Bookmarked	BrendaBrick	Jul 2012	#22
What's a job?	99Forever	Jul 2012	#23
#5 struck a note	Courtesy Flush	Jul 2012	#24
#5 isn't necessarily an indication of a bad company.	Arkana	Jul 2012	#26
I agree, #5 seems anti-small business.	DaveJ	Jul 2012	#32
What I was trying to get at was more in the vein of "do people stay" or "does the company	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#75
Re: Cubes	fauxpas	Jul 2012	#27
It probably depends a lot on the type of company, too	Posteritatis	Jul 2012	#67
excellent summary	LittleGirl	Jul 2012	#28
Employers try to hide everything about them.	DaveJ	Jul 2012	#30
Another - If possible, meet with who will be co-workers or those working for you.	Ruby the Liberal	Jul 2012	#35
This one is the biggest red flag of all...	madaboutharry	Jul 2012	#36
Or groups of people in the company that are family members,	Lars39	Jul 2012	#40
So true!	tilsammans	Jul 2012	#45
Robert Wood Johnson, Co-Founder of Johnson & Johnson	Yavin4	Jul 2012	#46
My Aunt was secretary to Col. Johnson...n/t	monmouth	Jul 2012	#78
True.	Dawson Leery	Jul 2012	#52
In my experience you can wind up in the middle of a family fight, daily.	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#91
This happened to my cousin a few years back.	Dawson Leery	Jul 2012	#94
You're not wrong.........	Mopar151	Jul 2012	#54
This is a MUST for everyone especially the unemployed. Cars in the Parking lot are KEY!!	swayne	Jul 2012	#37
Good tips KurtNYC.	PotatoChip	Jul 2012	#41
As for #5, I Call Those Companies, "Logan's Run Shops"	Yavin4	Jul 2012	#48
I feel fortunate that I have an awesome boss, right now.	Odin2005	Jul 2012	#53
I had the good fortune to work for some employee-friendly firms	tilsammans	Jul 2012	#56
I like those companies too	KurtNYC	Jul 2012	#92
So right!	tilsammans	Jul 2012	#93
#3A	Mopar151	Jul 2012	#57
a couple of these	sabbat hunter	Jul 2012	#58
Kurt - great article!	Patiod	Jul 2012	#61
good tips.	Liberal_in_LA	Jul 2012	#64
6. If the interviewer cries when you ask if they get depressed in their windowless office	Matariki	Jul 2012	#66
#4's definitely a big one	Posteritatis	Jul 2012	#68
I really like to see my potential coworkers	felix_numinous	Jul 2012	#71
And those "trust exercises"?	Manifestor_of_Light	Jul 2012	#72
Great post. Thanks for the insight. I've worked for a company for almost 20 years	davidwparker	Jul 2012	#73
The worst place I ever worked checked out under the above 5 criteria.	leveymg	Jul 2012	#76
Chat up the employees	Capt. Obvious	Jul 2012	#79
There is a sewing circle in every company	Curmudgeoness	Jul 2012	#82
The company I worked for had a seminar that just made everybody read "Who Moved My Cheese?"	thelordofhell	Jul 2012	#81
In tech, look for older people	Taverner	Jul 2012	#83
+1!	uponit7771	Jul 2012	#89
60 and Out	Riverman	Jul 2012	#86
My company just put in a cereal bar and gave us all personal bowls and spoons.	Kablooie	Jul 2012	#87
That sounds like a good idea that would benefit the company	Incitatus	Jul 2012	#88
6 - If you see a copy of the Republican's Creed, run like the wind	nxylas	Jul 2012	#90
Question about #1	BlueCheese	Jul 2012	#95

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