| | So I met with the Fremont guy again to go over the details of the revised offer letter, and to once again breach the topic of compensation. The meeting didn't go well, and was over within a matter of minutes....
I sat down in his office and proposed my ideas about either increasing the $3000/mo probation pay to $3500/mo, explaining that $3000 does not cover my mortgage after taxes. I then said that if it was not possible to do this, then I ask the agency to decrease my probation time to two months. Without even addressing my proposals, he said, "I don't understand why you are so focused on salary; you should be focused on the probation period and seeing if you can handle the responsibilities." He was clearly annoyed. I responded, explaining that I need to know a range for the position's salary, because I need to know that the post-probation pay is enough for me to live on. He again replied by saying that I shouldn't be so hung up on salary, and that salary just "depends." I said, "Depends on what?" He proceeded to dance around his response, giving me some sort of speech about how every individual is different. So I moved on, and asked him about benefits, and he could not give me much information about that.
So I moved on down my agenda further, addressing the fact that last time he mentioned that I may better opt to use my own laptop for my work...
Me: "What is the protocol, if my laptop is stolen or damaged on the job?"
Him: "It's never happened before."
[Awkward silence]
Me: "That's good to hear, but what IF it happens? Do you have a procedure for that?"
Him: "Well, it's never happened, but if it does, then your warranty should cover it."
Me: "My laptop was bought in 2004, so the warranty might be expired."
Him: "You might want to see if you can purchase an extended warranty on it. But most importantly, remember that it is the data that is more important than the laptop itself, I advise you to back it up somewhere."
UH... NO SHIT, of COURSE it's important to back up the data. That is irrelevant though! Basically he was telling me that I would be responsible for my lost/damaged/stolen laptop?! Then when I repeated his response, to make sure that I understood his response correctly --- and to make him see how stupid it sounded from a business perspective. He then mumbled something about how the company would 'probably' reimburse me for it. Of course, none of this is in writing, because their agency does not have a protocol/policy anywhere about matters such as this.
Long story short, I emailed the Cupertino lady to let her know that I met with the Fremont guy, and that I am unable to accept the full time position at this time because I cannot commit to every weekend, and thanked her for her time and consideration.
Thus... my job hunting continues --- not that it ever stopped!
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