Thread regarding Teradata Corp. layoffs

He hadn't even read my resume

I interviewed at TD in San Diego about a year ago and it was the most chaotic, unprofessional event I've experienced in the last decade. I was to meet with 4 separate hiring managers. The first guy didn't understand why he had to be dragged into the interview process because his department wasn't hiring; he decided not to participate.

Unfortunately, he didn't share this with anyone. When I arrived at the security desk, I waited for this guy for nearly 20 minutes because he didn't return the call and nobody knew where he was, so we moved on to interview #2.

This manager came down to meet me in the lobby and he was all pissed off because he thought I was just arriving to the interview 20 minutes late; the spineless security guy didn't explain to him that ACTUALLY I'd been there for half an hour. Needless to say that interview went horribly. Interview #3 kept me waiting in a conference room for 20 minutes then dashed in with a clutch of papers and began asking interview-related questions from them.

Not one of them had anything to do with the role I applied for and were stupid and irrelevant; he obviously was late because he just finished Googling, "Top 20 Job Interview Questions" or before the interview. He hadn't even read my resume. The #4th interview was OK but by then I was so disgusted with TD I cut it short. All this is to say if they are going out of business, I can TOTALLY see why.

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Turns out I was right. Stock went from 25 to 40.

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Post ID: @fkhlo+HH1BUsk

You applied a year ago, during a restructuring and the largest layoff ever to happen within the company. The first ever in fact, so it's no surprise. Things have become much more smooth and I would like to think a current applicant would have a different experience. It's been bad news bears for over a year now, but the worm has turned. Watch the stock and see. As of today $25.14, I predict over 40 within 2 years.

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Post ID: @twpj+HH1BUsk

What were you interviewing for?

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