To offer him a job?

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After being made redundant last year, I applied for a job with a company that among other things was a payday loan provider.

I was invited to two interviews with them and frankly they were as agressive and hardnosed as you could expect, but they made me an offer. I declined as it was at least 25% below market rate. They then asked what I would accept, so I told them.
They have never responded to me, which I think was really rude.

Now apparently the FCA are hoping to cap the amount of interest that payday loan companies can charge, which will probably put most of them out of business.

I'm now in a new job and I'm hiring an office junior. I have the urge to email the MD and offer him an interview in view of his declining business. Petty I know

oh go for it. At the least it'll give you a smile!

It gives me faith in karma!

chortle please do :)

Well it is petty. Especially given that you were willing to work for them at the right price. Making you no better than them anyway.

MrsWinnibago in this job market it's hard to be choosy.

Am I willing to do legal jobs that I don't necessarily agree with to make sure I keep a roof over my family's heads? Damn right I am.

And Mrswinnibago where did I say I thought I was better them then?

Well...you want to crow over him now don't you? Offering him the job of office junior? That's very like saying you're better than him.

How pointless

I think if you hadn't specified it was a payday loan company everyone would say you were BU and petty; to me the nature of the business is of little consequence. You've been made redundant - you must know how awful it is? Why make it worse, why want to make it worse?

I just don't understand spite.

Nope. Actually its a gentle reminder that you should treat people the way you'd like them to treat you.

If I needed a hard arsed MD I'd also contact him as he does actually have some interesting skills. However manners didn't appear to be one of them.

I'm pretty sure emailing the managing director of a company and offering a junior position at your firm as you feel their business may be in decline would be very unprofessional and pointless of you. also if they took offence to it and contacted your company it could put your job at risk.

if the suggesting was just a joke then never mind me of course

As you are representing your company then you would be stupid to risk your job.

I wouldn't do this.

And in a few years time when your circs might have changed and he has the power to be interviewing you again, will your fun shit stirring not bite you on the bum?

Childish.

And you never know when you may cross paths again in your career.

He probably doesn't even remember you so the 'joke' would be water off a duck's back.

Let. It. Go.

If you do, it will surely come back to bite you on the arse at some point.