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WWYD - not heard anything after job offer

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iamsostressedx · 23/05/2024 21:48

A couple of weeks ago I went to a job interview and last week was told that I had the job, but they wanted me to work in a different department and were getting approval for it. I said ok and was told they would be in touch again at the beginning of this week to tell me when the training day is and things. I actually had trouble receiving the offer call, apparently they had rung me a few times but hadn't got through. Only one phone call ever came through to my phone and when I answered it, the call kept ending so there's clearly an issue. My phone is working ok and I can make and receive calls to everyone else, so I suspect it's them.

As I know there's a problem with the phone, I was worried that perhaps they had phoned me this week but it hadn't come through, so I phoned them. I don't have a number for the manager or recruitment department, so I was put through to customer service who said the manager that I need to speak to wasn't in until later tonight but that she would ring me. They shut at 9pm and it's getting less and less likely now that I will hear back tonight. Oh and just to add, the only email I have is a no reply generic one, so I can't write an email to them either!

I don't really know what to do now. I don't have an extension for the manager or even a recruitment department, just customer service, so if I phone again then I'll be put through to them and they will say they'll ask the manager to ring me, but if I can't receive the call for whatever reason... then I'll be wondering why the manager didn't phone, so I'll phone customer service again and just get stuck in this cycle.
I'm tempted to go in person, but I don't know when the manager I need to speak to will be there, and it will be a bit embarrassing if I ask why hasn't she phoned me and she says just because there's no news😕If there's no news then it doesn't bother me but I'm just paranoid that they've either withdrawn the offer and cba to tell me, or that they can't get through and think I'm not interested!

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hg167 · 23/05/2024 23:19

I know the email you’ve got is a no reply one - does the company have a website at all with a contact us page with an actual email you could maybe try?

iamsostressedx · 24/05/2024 12:32

hg167 · 23/05/2024 23:19

I know the email you’ve got is a no reply one - does the company have a website at all with a contact us page with an actual email you could maybe try?

No, it only has customer service related emails and it's such a big company that it will probably take a couple of days for them to even respond to that, let alone pass it on to the correct people.

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iamsostressedx · 24/05/2024 12:34

My little update for today if anyone's interested, and to bump the thread, is that I phoned them up today, again got through to customer service and the woman on there said she will speak to the recruitment team now and ring me back, as the manager I need isn't in today. If I don't get a call back from her then I'm going to assume there's an issue with the phone and just go in tomorrow. A little embarrassing as I seem like a pest but I'm showing initiative which is what they asked for in the job description 😉

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PaminaMozart · 24/05/2024 12:36

Tomorrow is Saturday!

Find the Manager on LinkedIn and get in touch with them that way?

iamsostressedx · 24/05/2024 12:50

PaminaMozart · 24/05/2024 12:36

Tomorrow is Saturday!

Find the Manager on LinkedIn and get in touch with them that way?

They phoned me on a Saturday with the job offer, and plus it's retail. I'm not expecting them to do paperwork but I'll just ask if the manager is there and then ask her has she been trying to get through or is there simply nothing to tell.

I've already searched on LinkedIn and she isn't on it.

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PaminaMozart · 24/05/2024 13:40

Good luck!!

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