QUOTE(sweet_pez @ Nov 9 2023, 02:01 PM)
It's an interview or position had been offered to you?
There's no need to glorify the boss. Even if he's head of Fortune 500 company or has 5,000 staffs under his belt, he's still just another human being that needs to eat, sleep and rest. Take away someone's money, title and fame - where does that leave him?
His achievement is great, but personally whether someone impresses me it would be his/ her capability of a far vision, to mentor, lead, groom his subordinates.
IF you had been offered the position, ask yourself the ultimate question of whether you'll do anything to stay on the job (ie. fast pace learning, capability to catch up etc).
I think you misunderstood her context.
Big companies have secrets. Even bigger companies have bigger secrets. So she meant that if you're someone NOT from the industry/ background, nor remotely qualified for the job but was offered this silver platter all of a sudden, just be careful that it might not be what it seems. Don't assume only unknown/ small companies do the dodgy stuffs by the way. Well known or not isn't the issue here.
View this offer through a neutral lens and see if its reasonable for them to hire you with your background and experience. If something feels off, don't ignore the red flags. Just saying.
Of course, I wll see it through a neutral lens la.
I am not saying that this is an excellent offer and it would be a dream job come true. This job is rife with a lot of mine fields. I like the work exposure. But I can predict long hours. I also see a number of key positions that are vacant. I wonder what happened ?
The biggest mine field is working for boss-owner. Again I am not saying he is God or what or someone great. Just that he can impose a lot of pressure or punish wantonly if he wants to. Because he has full control of legal and HR, and everyone has to abide by him. So if due to bad luck ended up working for a demanding boss, or if he could be a cruel boss, then habislah aku.