Husband failed interview for own job, panicking!

Your attitude is terrible.

I know someone who was on part time hours at work and had interviewed for full time hour post 4 times before being offered the job.

Not sure why because this person is amazing at their job, bends over backwards and always gives 100%.

Sometimes your face just doesn't fit .

I don't see why you are angry at your dh, he tried but didn't get it. There are other jobs, he needs to sort himself and get applying.

This 👆

The world of employment is shite! I've been "unemployed" for two weeks now, having lost a C-suite role.

It is awful for self esteem - so, blame the employer 100% and vent on them.

If employers were decent (like I believe they used to be) they wouldn't dangle folk on strings like this. Were there more internal "contractors" to pick from?

Anyone can have a bad day when trying to get through these hoops.

They’re not good enough to get the jobs that do exist though. That doesn’t say anything about them as a human but it is a fact

https://www.gov.uk/fixed-term-contracts/renewing-or-ending-a-fixedterm-contract After four years he has the right to be treated as a permanent employee. I'd take legal advice. In the meantime he needs to get back to work.

I think it's more that he's on an open ended contract but the fixed term funding has run out. So they can get rid of him but would have to pay redundancy. At least rhats how it worked with funded research posts where I worked.

I think it’s a system that gives him contracts for 4 years and wants him to repeatedly interview for his own job that is the issue. He may be an arse or may be struggling with the stress of the situation. He finished and gets a reference and hopefully gets another job quickly.

financial stress is horrid but there are two of you who come as a team. Life brings changes and challenges and points for evaluation - work on it together.

It does sound like he could have done more but i can understand his frustration too

Ultimately, he has failed twice to be made permanent - so he is not good enough.

This is unfair. I'm in academia where this happens all the time, 90% of the people who don't get permanent ARE good enough, there's just not enough jobs

Internal interviews are hideous. He needs to pick himself up and get registered with agencies etc. I wouldn’t be too hard on him. I’ve interviewed a few times in the last 2 years and a couple were on teams so dh heard it from the room next door. I did all the prep but they offered to different people each time. My feedback was always great with nothing to change just pipped but a close second (which doesn’t get me the job). It’s so hard not to fall into a dark place when faced with rejection. One I really wanted I was “over qualified for”… yes but I wanted to do the job so would have enjoyed it and found it low stress and within my abilities 🙄. Overall, interviews are hideous.

Does he work in education?

Tell him to go on the other room and do the toddler temper tantrum and then when he comes out of that room he leaves the toddler behind and comes out as an adult ready to look at the issue at hand, ready to solve the problem.

Four years of fixed term contracts should mean they have to give him a permanent contract, no?

I understand your anger but I'd be angrier at his employer

Will it be hard for him to find a job somewhere else?

I was on a 0 hours contact for years. Finally a stable and permanent position became available and I interviewed and didn't get it. It went to someone younger with no experience. It was absolutely heartbreaking and terrible for my self esteem, at the same time as telling me I was unsuccessful, they asked me to work the following day.
I know its hard, but its so easy to think "I do this job everyday, how much do I need to prepare?"
I did interview prep for mine, but its still so hard.
Try and take it easy on him.

If he’s been there for 4 years continuously on FTC he very likely has the right to be made permanent regardless.

His attitude before is crap, yes. Ultimately, he has failed twice to be made permanent - so he is not good enough. You both need to accept that.

Yes, he's being a bit of a wet blanket and you are 100% right to be annoyed. But, ultimately, Fixed Term Contracts are a risky business. You both (I presume) made the decision to make a gamble on the hopes it paid off. It hasn't. Now you both need to work together to figure out what comes next.

I think he should move jobs regardless. 4 years on fixed term contracts is ridiculous.
I don’t think it’s his fault he failed so I wouldn’t be mad at him.

You’re being awful and it’s unfair they even put him in this position.

You are not unreasonable to be angry about this. He’s been very complacent and foolish. He needs to get a grip on himself and work out what he’s going to do next. He has to finish his contract or it’ll look terrible and any references he needs won’t be good.

He now needs to seriously get over himself and sort this shit out. He needs to swallow his pride, get back to work and get to job hunting, hard. If you think he won't listen to you is there someone he would listen to who can shake him out of the self indulgent sulks asap?