So that drama with the possible employer is finally at an end. The hiring manager and I have built quite a repoire as she knows I've been there and have saved teams for other companies and she trusts me. The hiring manager called and they were like "Hey thanks for the time but the new manager we hired ended up deciding on training up our architect internally, rather than looking outside the company."
I told them "Thanks, I'll talk to you in six months."
They were like "Six months?"
I said, "Yup. I know from what I gleamed in the interviews/discussions we've already had that your department is in a critical state. You, yourself admit you didn't hire the best candidate to run your team, then you proceed to make the decision that you're going to train up an internal resource, which you've already told me you don't have the internal skills/resources necessary for this. So, you have a leader that you admit isn't your best choice, telling you to make staffing decisions you already said didn't work in the past. In my experience, you have about six months before the bottom falls out. So we can talk then...IF you still have a job."
She was like "You have no chill Puppy."
"You're not paying me. But I don't charge for the truth.
".....You really think that'll happen?"
"I'm just a guy who's done this for dozens of companies and have seen the same road you've set yourself on. It's not a matter of thinking, it's a matter of knowing the road and where it leads."
