Ignorant, Arrogant and a poor memory
They had been taking my interview for the last 30 minutes. Big deal? Not really....they seemed to have all the time in the world and did not really care that it was Jumma time, that alot of the guys still needed to be interviewed and that it had already been more than 2 hours of waiting time before even my name was called up. Seemed pretty unfair to the candidates prolly because i was one of them but oh well!
It went a fairly good interview and i suppose i gave almost all the right answers (if there is any such thing!!). As the interview came to a close, i popped up the wrong question :S i dared to ask the two (one male, the other female) their names and what they taught at the place. It wasnt a big deal as far as i knew but the reaction i got from the mister xyz was surprising.
me : may i know ur names please? (and i did say it in the most respecting manner!)
xyz : *looks up with a shocked expression* u dont know us?
me : *blank... are these really really famous ppl?*
xyz : didnt u buy the prospectus? didnt u go through it?
me : i did both
xyz : and u still dont know who v r? *takes out the grade sheet again and i feel like killing myself for getting my ownself into trouble*...... thats quite unflattering. prospectus mei sabka naam designation and pictures hei.
me : i know sir, but i also believe there were almost a 100 intros for the faculty. i find it hard to imagine knowing them all. i just know a few by name.
xyz : it shows u r ignorant, arrogant and u have a very bad memory.
me : * i sit back on the seat without invitation because now hes giving me the irks cmmenting like this* and how does it prove all these qualities in me? *asking him and then looking at the lady hoping for some response from her*
xyz : u probably didnt bother through the prospectus thinking ur times too precious shows u r ignorant. if u did, still u were arrogant enough to just note the names of the president and higher-ups here *too bad i felt like telling him that they are both my relavtives but bit my tongue because of his already unbelievable remarks about me* and further more, even if we suppose u did read all about our faculty, u seem unable to match names and faces and remember either of them at all....shows clear signs of a bad memory.
me : *blank and blank and blank*..... right, so i apologize for such an inadequate question :)
xyz : apne aur kabhi interview diya hei kya ever? did u ask such a ridiculous question ever?
me : uhhh never felt the need sir. they were nice enough to introduce themselves or they had name-plates
the lady : actually u r right. we should have those here. i am surprised nobody else asked. i dont mind her question at all. its a very appropriate question. * blank look on her face* y do u wanna know?
me : *oh craaaaaaaaaaaaap wat now :S* just so i can remember and also bcos everyones gonna ask kisne lia interview and also bcos my dad taught me that u shud give ur name and ask the same. its proper etiquettes he says.
lady : theek theek i do agree. i am so and so and he is so and so...
me : thank u :) * and out i go!*
Was i wrong in asking? Even if i was, i definitely dont agree to his replies.
Being the Head of Faculty of a very reputable educational institute must not get to your head. Atleast not in my opinion. I give a damn if i dont get through to the merit list.

19 type out ur thoughts:
hilarious... liked the way you dealt with it... i would have freaked out.
dudddee! wotf?? wot woz the deal with him...u so did the rite thing..ur dad taught ya well!
lolzzz
buraye cha gaye bache pay!!
welcome back :D hahaaha! im sure its all excatly the way you left it :D
is my blog the only one acting reaaaaaaally funny? :(
Umar : i would have freaked out too..but like i said, i didnt give a damn about it.i just went cos my dad had thrown a big jug of water on me to wake me up and force me to give the interview :D
Iced : geez even my dad didnt approve of what i did :S it wasnt hilarious at that time though. i felt like killing him for calling me arrogant and ignorant and all.
mansoor : haan ji buraye tou aii wo bhi chappar phaar ke ;)
heheh... very well handled... that's called adding some MASALA to the interview... and i'm sure you had a CHULLU right beside you to do its work when you were in the squeeze :P
just kidding.... you'll get thru, don't worry...
The question was 100% appropriate, in fact they should have introduced themselves at the beginning of the interview.
And here is the truth, they were testing you. Ok. Noone can behave like this in real life.
And yes, I think you passed!
heheh...got you in a spot eh? Good interviewers for sure...but a story well told for sure...ENJOYED...
as for the results...one shouldnt worry about those...whats got to be is got to be...
appropriate questions asked in an interview are good points...shows confidence and willingness...and there was nothing inappropriate in your question...
If they cant appreciate it...well so thats that too...
mystakool : i wonder whats with u and the 'masala' :P
jalal : like i said before, if i had really cared about passing or failing, i would have done the best act of ji-hazoori and ran outta there! if this was real life behavior, either im out or they'r in for trouble ;)
umar : thankx n i do hope this gets u coming back to my page a whole lot more :)one interview i wont forget for quite some time!!
everybody seems to b so sure i'll go through to the final list...so thankx alot to all of u :) if real ppl gimme a tough time, i'll know bloggers r here for support ;)
fikar not mona. you'll probably ace what that idiot thought was a "stress interview". and if you don't at least you have the satisfaction of having socked it to him when you had the chance.
dudeee..the interviewers like a bit of ignorance nd arrogance..uve naild it hun!
u asked a really pertinent question. A really insecure person woud find something wrong with a genuine question like that; hence, the outburst. The poor guy's ego probably cant fit thru the door.
and in bw, thank u so much, thanks for the prayers...things r still very tense.....but for now i m hanging to everyone's prayers....
god bless ya
I would have snapped back even in a more ignorant and arrogant manner, telling him what ignorant and arrogant really mean, and would have made sure that even if that guy himself had a poor memory, he would never forget my answers!
And who cares if they are testing or not, my rule is tit-for-tat, which reminds me of a joke...
A rich lady once took her little girl to a psychologist to see if there are any unhealthy symptoms in the child's growth. That psychologist was considered an authority in psychoanalysis and used to charge accordingly. After some harmless talk, he suddenly asked the girl, "Are you a boy or a girl?" The girl replied, "Boy." The psychologist paused and asked again, "What will you grow up into: a man or a woman?" The girl replied, "A man." The psychologist made a dozen-paged report about the girl's destructive psychological patterns and issued a hectic schedule for therapy. When the rich lady saw the report, she asked her child, with tears in her eyes, "We always thought of you as a normal child... what have we missed for you... why did you answer like that?!" The little girl just kept chewing on bubble-gum and replied calmly, "Agar koi mujh se pagalon jaisay sawal karay ga tou mein pagalon jaisay jawab hee don gi na!"
Tit for tat!
Lol! That was quite an interview. And id agree, basically the guy was pretty arrogant and thought he was very important. Insecure too.
You moved back to khi it seems :)
Also, can you let me know what place this was?
@ tanzila : no probs about the prayers yar....sometimes, a whole lot of prayers put things to ease and i do hope the same for u :) InshaAllah..just dont forget to pray back ;)
@ saadat : lols wat a story hahaha!!! but i do agree with the 'tit for tat'. it really got to me the way he looked up from above his glasses, put on a mocked expression and called me all that! i'd have loved to see u go thru that situation hehe then again, if that interview had really mattered to me, then i would have simply apologized and left.
X : fora second i didnt know it ws u bcos im more used to the inspirex nicky :) yeshhhh moved back to dear old karachi!! i thought i had announced it grandly in a previous post and then u had been so nice to temme to use inblogs.net; the univ name,u can ask ur bro. i aint announcing cos ahems...its owned by my relatives i dun wana do bad publicity :S (aint i done the damage already hehe)
Oye where did my last comment go?
i never saw one from u..maybe it went out to sea-view for a chiilllllll daaah i shud have gone too :(
lol...
well...yeah..this is winter for thee
and quuite honestly, quite a few of my posts strart off with wondering what to write...i think thats a signature style by now..
seminar wasnt at all good...ive been very nice by mentioning only 2 lines in this post, you can ask my broither how critical i can get otherwise :P
im only corresponing with dawn people now over it...
about routes, it depends on where you want to go...and what tie you are travelling at..:S
oh yeah..and i moved to X about a month ago....
sorry for off the topic:
I hope you'll be enjoying your time here. How long is your stay?
Thanks for asking about my dad:)
God bless you
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