Puzzled / Annoyed
Apr. 13th, 2009 08:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zianurayTo others who are doing the whole interview thing, and to interviewers:
1) When does "I'll let you know by Thursday" mean "I'll let you know by Thursday" and when does it mean "No, but I don't want to actually SAY that"?
2) Is there a way to tell the difference without waiting in vain for a call?
3) When is it a good idea to call and say "Hi, it's Friday and you said you'd let me know by yesterday" and when is that a REALLY BAD idea? And how to tell the difference?
4) If someone is gonna lie to me from the start, do I really want to work for/with them anyhow? (Hint: I'm pretty darn sure the answer is Not-Just-No....)
5) Is the situation described in the second part of #1 an actual lie, or a socially mandated/sanctioned circumlocution?
6) Why does the word "sanction" and its tenses have two opposing meanings? Which is the more widely accepted meaning?
1) When does "I'll let you know by Thursday" mean "I'll let you know by Thursday" and when does it mean "No, but I don't want to actually SAY that"?
2) Is there a way to tell the difference without waiting in vain for a call?
3) When is it a good idea to call and say "Hi, it's Friday and you said you'd let me know by yesterday" and when is that a REALLY BAD idea? And how to tell the difference?
4) If someone is gonna lie to me from the start, do I really want to work for/with them anyhow? (Hint: I'm pretty darn sure the answer is Not-Just-No....)
5) Is the situation described in the second part of #1 an actual lie, or a socially mandated/sanctioned circumlocution?
6) Why does the word "sanction" and its tenses have two opposing meanings? Which is the more widely accepted meaning?
