I had a candidate's mother contact me and demand to know why they didn't get a job they'd applied for. "I'm not at liberty to discuss HR issues. Good day."
I couldn't get over the nerve. Also their kid interviewed exceptionally poorly. After that call, they were blacklisted.
Fair point, and I don't actually know the answer. This is quite a long while ago, so I may have forgotten.
I was surprised that she had my direct line. I suspected at the time that the candidate had picked up one of my business cards and either gave it to her, or she found it. But I am not sure.
The candidate was in their mid-twenties, so certainly old enough to be handling their own affairs in any event.
No doubt resulting in the student's parent saying “Well, I never”
@ElleGray My dad was a professor, and was frequently confronted on Parents’ Weekend with angry parents who would ask “Why isn’t my son [all male college] doing better in your class?”
I don’t think he ever gave in to the impulse, but he was frequently tempted to say “Well, the nature/nurture question is still unsettled. Do you think it’s his genetic makeup, or the environment in which he was raised?”
Luckily this doesn't happen in the UK, ever. Or at least in my university.
But I like your idea. If this ever happens to me, I will apply it.
@NatalyaD @ElleGray On at least a couple occasions, I remember a prof saying something to the effect of "sorry, your solution has this flaw, so I can't give full credit, but you gave such a well-organized, respectful, and thoughtful appeal, here's some partial points back."
To your point, a student having a parent do the appeal robs them of a valuable life skill.
i asked why this professors phd students were all pretty women.
the answer was sadly predicktable
Some people call me the space cowboy, yeah
Some call me the professor of love
Some people call me Maurice
'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love a
@ElleGray
Dear Mrs. Mom:
You should let your college age student live like an adult, and fight their own battles.
That's what I did, and my daughter became a college professor!
Cordially, Marina
Just a shower of twists and bells and shocks and conjunctions every day. Time to get a writers job at a series, movie, or publication,
Your generosity of gifted larfs is appreciated, but your talent needs wider reach.
Though, nowhere here did I suggest you even slow posting.
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