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posted by on June 23, 2008

It's *probably* an urban myth. It's one of those a friend of a friend of mine stories.

Here it goes. A candidate has his second interview with a company. He likes the way the job sounds, the company loves him. At the end of the interview, they agree that an offer will be made and negotiations will begin.

Then, on his way out, the candidate sees the coffee pot on a counter with a basket beside it. On the basket, a little cardboard sign says, "Coffee club 50 cents per cup."

When the recruiter calls, the candidate says he is no longer interested.

"If they nickel and dime their employees for the price of a cup of coffee," he says, "they are going to look to sqeeze me for all they can get on the contract, on projects and on bonuses. That's not the kind of culture I want to work with."

I've never encountered anything like this myself, but it got me wondering, how would my top candidates respond to a coffee club? Does the guy, be he real or an urban legend, have a point? What do you think?

 

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  • 1 point 12 months ago

    Excellent description of the barometer experience Allison. You must have excellent business acumen.

  • 1 point 12 months ago

    Well, it may be that he need something...to turn down the job and he wasn't really interested in the position any way. Sometime people need just one reason to say how they really feel.

    It sounded like his attitude went south, too.

  • 1 point 12 months ago

    Sometimes we all have gut reactions and then look for even the smallest signs to reinforce them.

  • 1 point 12 months ago

    I think the candidate already had second thoughts about the company. That "coffee for a fee" sign that just put the final point in making the decision [to pass the job].