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Posted June 28, 2016 22:58 · last edited June 28, 2016 22:59

Today I have two things that piss me off.

The first are companies that don't make payroll and then fold owing a months wages and a years holiday pay.

The second are companies that drag out the interview process - you send in your CV and then after four or five weeks when the window closes you get a note saying that they will take a few weeks to assess things. You then get an interview (or often an online pre-screen and then an interview). That goes well and they say they will schedule another interview. A week later you get scheduled for that interview, that goes well. Then they say they'll schedule an interview with members of the team. A week later you get that interview, that goes well. And a couple of weeks later you get the job offer. The whole shebang takes a couple of months - and in a competitive employment market how they can expect good talent to just hang around for that period of time is beyond me.

I had to turn down a job which I thought was fantastic, because I'd already accepted another job while waiting around for them. 

On a related note, I'm working for an offshore employer - anyone know a good and reasonably priced accountant around Wellington? Anyone have experience in this situation?

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Ryan edited June 28, 2016 22:59

Today I have two things that piss me off.

The first are companies that don't make payroll and then fold owing a months wages and a years holiday pay.

The second are companies that drag out the interview process - you send in your CV and then after four or five weeks when the window closes you get a note saying that they will take a few weeks to assess things. You then get an interview (or often an online pre-screen and then an interview). That goes well and they say they will schedule another interview. A week later you get scheduled for that interview, that goes well. Then they say they'll schedule an interview with members of the team. A week later you get that interview, that goes well. And a week later you get the job offer. The whole shebang takes a couple of months - and in a competitive employment market how they can expect good talent to just hang around for that period of time is beyond me.

I had to turn down a job which I thought was fantastic, because I'd already accepted another job while waiting around for them. 

On a related note, I'm working for an offshore employer - anyone know a good and reasonably priced accountant around Wellington? Anyone have experience in this situation?