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Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:46 am to
Posted by FLBooGoTigs1
Nocatee, FL.
Member since Jan 2008
58530 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:46 am to
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and they are probably waiting to see if someone they are in love with signs on instead


OP definitely isn't their first choice
Posted by Dadren
Jawja
Member since Dec 2023
3023 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:49 am to
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I’m the only candidate that’s made it this far. They have a couple other candidates that are early in the funnel

Well that lends credence to the post above this one…why introduce new candidates into the “pipeline” if you’re “their guy”?

They’re waiting for a unicorn while keeping you as a plan B. If you really hate your current job I guess you could continue with this, but just understand that they’re looking for someone else and the only way you get an offer is if they don’t find exactly what they’re looking for.
Posted by U_south_cack
Member since Sep 2016
748 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:49 am to
They aren’t mine either lol
Posted by RummelTiger
Texas
Member since Aug 2004
92666 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:50 am to
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I’ve had 6 interviews


Bolt.

This is stupid.
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
9120 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:50 am to
Cumbersome interview processes are the most meaningful red flags you can find in a company. They are being disrespectful of your time - tactfully tell them to shite or get off the pot, the interview goes both ways.
Posted by Rouge
Floston Paradise
Member since Oct 2004
138117 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:51 am to
Six interviews signals that the company has difficult making easy decisions. If they have issues making easy decisions, imagine the bureaucracy that goes into making difficult decisions within the company. Just go ahead and walk away now.
Posted by 87PurpleandGold
Arkansas
Member since Sep 2016
812 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:53 am to
Pass on it. Stay with the equity. Take the money and run. Theyre throwing a bigger salary at you.
You dont know the environment there. Tip: keep your pay statements when the equity is vested. It'll show you what taxes you paid. I had to use those statements to prove I had paid taxes to the IRS. Saved me a lot of money, and the IRS went away.

Posted by U_south_cack
Member since Sep 2016
748 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:53 am to
The issue is that the VPs and hiring manager want me but the founder is way too involved and nitpicky
Posted by FLBooGoTigs1
Nocatee, FL.
Member since Jan 2008
58530 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:53 am to
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They aren’t mine either lol


You answered your own question time to move along
Posted by TheOcean
#honeyfriedchicken
Member since Aug 2004
45081 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:54 am to
I would laugh if they told me I needed to have six interviews. What a ridiculous waste of my time and their time. frick that
Posted by patnuh
South LA
Member since Sep 2005
7407 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:55 am to
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They also chatted with me on Christmas Eve and the recruiter was working until like 9pm on a Friday LOL


You will be expected to do the same.
Posted by Loconuts
Member since Dec 2024
103 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:56 am to
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She
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the founder.

Hard pass
Posted by Narax
Member since Jan 2023
5554 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:57 am to
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Well that lends credence to the post above this one…why introduce new candidates into the “pipeline” if you’re “their guy”?

They’re waiting for a unicorn while keeping you as a plan B. If you really hate your current job I guess you could continue with this, but just understand that they’re looking for someone else and the only way you get an offer is if they don’t find exactly what they’re looking for.


Exactly.

If they love people it could be over in 2 interviews.

This is a pre-IPO, It's not like JPMorgan or Google where they have layers of bureaucracy and HR.

There's no reason to think these "earlier in the pipeline" people couldn't win fast.

I lost a job application where I was the runner up, took them 3 months and multiple interviews to tell me that they were negotiating with the eventual winner.

Posted by The Torch
DFW The Dub
Member since Aug 2014
27249 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:57 am to
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I’ve had 6 interviews


I'd tell these people to pound rocks
Posted by JohnnyKilroy
Cajun Navy Vice Admiral
Member since Oct 2012
40111 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 8:59 am to
You can get on with any of the MAG 7/FAANG in way less than 6 interviews.


3 is about the absolute max I'd be willing to do. 2 should be sufficient. If they can't get the correct people in the room to make a decision in 2 or 3 interviews, they don't know what the frick they are doing and I would end the process.
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
87998 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 9:00 am to
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I’ve had 6 interviews


I'd tell these people to pound rocks


can't believe in this woke day and age that any company is even attempting this, these days it's if you are anything other than a white male and can fog up a mirror(sometimes that's waivable,) you're hired
Posted by U_south_cack
Member since Sep 2016
748 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 9:00 am to
I think the founder is a micromanager
Posted by Dadren
Jawja
Member since Dec 2023
3023 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 9:01 am to
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The issue is that the VPs and hiring manager want me but the founder is way too involved and nitpicky

Didn’t you say your current job has politics?

Sounds like you’re trying to jump into even more of that and layer on ridiculous levels of bureaucracy and micromanagement….serious question, does it seem like the hiring manager would be able to properly insulate you from the crazy founder lady?

I can see this at a large corporation but a start up? How much does your current job suck?
Posted by Iowatiger209
Pleasant Hill, IA
Member since May 2021
1091 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 9:01 am to
Six interviews and the last one 3 hours? I’m obviously not in a professional occupation, but, in my opinion, this is extreme overkill. If they don’t know by the 3rd, of might even say the 4th, then I would cut bait and run…..just my opinion. Good luck whatever you decide.
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
9120 posts
Posted on 12/29/24 at 9:07 am to
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founder is way too involved and nitpicky


If she’s this involved in a hire (assuming she won’t be your direct manager), then imagine her involvement in key projects.
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