Fanbox omg
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@MasterPlanSoftware said:
Except precado999 didn't post the first quote. WTF?@precado999 said:
With the way this thread is going, I'm sure someone will attack me or call me stupid, so bring it on, because I really don't plan on checking it after this post.
@precado999 said:
you know what they say "arguing on the internet is like the special olympics even if you win your still retarded"
Anyway, what is this "FanBox" everyone's talking about? Seems like a scam company, but at least they give you a "job". Over here, there are "job postings" that are actually something called pyramid schemes: you pay them, and then your "job" is to get others to pay, while giving your name as a reference, so you'll get part of the money they suckered from the other guys. Kind of like vampires; you "turn" into one of them.
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@Vechni said:
I am rather interested in those who HAVE or do work there... come on this is a forum post your secretz or send me teh secrets at ... erm, lol jk. Please though, if you have any WTFs then do post them in the sidebar. This is like, the united states of america you can post that here. Plus, it's not even libel when it's true... also, in america the prosecutor has to prove that the defamtory statements are false, whereas in say, the UK the defendent has to prove that their statements are true.
Aren't there some bugs under your skin that need to be dug out with a butter knife?
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@danixdefcon5 said:
Anyway, what is this "FanBox" everyone's talking about? Seems like a scam company
Here is an idea: Read the thread.
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yeah the first quote is not mine. Someone who took a job at fanbox posted that qoute. I think he deleted his account because I dont see him in the thread anymore. Anyway lets move on.
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i went for the fanbox challange last week.. i stay near san diego so it was just a drive down.. i went more out of curiousity than to secure a job.. the company seemed like a sinking ship.. its a small building so before i entered i expected it to be packed.. but when i did, i was like "where is everyone??".. they do have 12 hr work shifts and i'm not sure abt how the pay is.. according to what they told me, every engineer goes thru a training program when they join and gets a reduced salary income.. they didnt quote an exact figure but said it would be "substantially less".. i really dunno much abt where the future of the company stands.. but the challange was a good experience.. i'm not sure i would have crossed the country to be there but if its not a bad/expensive trip i wud advise to try it out.. not sure if they'll pay back my expenses but i filled in a form and submitted reciepts.. oh and btw i just recieved an email that i didnt get the job.. oh well.. back in the game.. :) [oh and in the "rejection" email they said, and i quote, "we strive to find the best culturally and technically fit candidate" >>>> wtf?!!]
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@cookie said:
i went for the fanbox challange last week.. i stay near san diego so it was just a drive down.. i went more out of curiousity than to secure a job.. the company seemed like a sinking ship.. its a small building so before i entered i expected it to be packed.. but when i did, i was like "where is everyone??".. they do have 12 hr work shifts and i'm not sure abt how the pay is.. according to what they told me, every engineer goes thru a training program when they join and gets a reduced salary income.. they didnt quote an exact figure but said it would be "substantially less".. i really dunno much abt where the future of the company stands.. but the challange was a good experience.. i'm not sure i would have crossed the country to be there but if its not a bad/expensive trip i wud advise to try it out.. not sure if they'll pay back my expenses but i filled in a form and submitted reciepts.. oh and btw i just recieved an email that i didnt get the job.. oh well.. back in the game.. :) [oh and in the "rejection" email they said, and i quote, "we strive to find the best culturally and technically fit candidate" >>>> wtf?!!]
Can you please write in English and use complete sentences? This is not an SMS message to your friends. Thanks.
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@morbiuswilters said:
Can you please write in English and use complete sentences? This is not an SMS message to your friends. Thanks.
Indeed, but it is reflective of the average intelligence we have seen demonstrated by the people who have pursued this company, isn't it?
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@morbiuswilters said:
Can you please write in English and use complete sentences? This is not an SMS message to your friends. Thanks.
Ironically, this is the same company as sms.ac... a text messaging company.
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Here is my short lived experience with this company.
I was a recent graduate seeking my first long-term job ( I was employed as an embedded software engineer for a year prior). Fanbox contacted me (of course) and showed great interest in my skills. I had worked on some web-based tools after taking an ASP.net course so I was strongly encouraged to take their online tests. The fact that my resume objective stated that I was seeking an embedded software engineering position did not deter the "technical" recruiter, who seemed oblivious to the difference between web-development and embedded systems development. To top it off the recruiter would not stop talking about how amazing Fanbox is; I had to ask her what type of work the actual job entailed. At the time I was being flown out to interviews with much larger corporations who were more interested in my skills in embedded, but I figured that it would be worthwhile to continue the interview process with Fanbox being that it was so "different" from all the others. I took their online tests, code test, and personality QA; all which took a few hours of my time (which I am ashamed to admit now). I scored extremely well on the tests and the recruiter became bolder in her statements saying that I was a "top notch" candidate and that Fanbox wanted to fly me out immediately for the Fanbox challenge. I had to cancel the first trip to interview with another company. The second time around things got weird. First, it was a new recruiter (my guess is the first one quit) and she starts off our conversation by telling me that their interview funding was dried up and that I would have to pay upfront for the costs. Right there my interest dropped to 0%. I'll try to transcribe some of the conversation we had.
Me: "I really do not understand why the company can no longer pay for my travel expenses."
Her: "It’s complicated, but the way we budget things for the month does not allow it this month. We can certainly reimburse you next month."
(Nothing should be complicated in a company of 80 employees)
Me: "Well why don't you interview me next month if you can't afford it this month?"
Her: "It may be too late by then. We have many qualified candidates who are very interested in this position"
Me: "How many people are you interviewing for this position? I thought this process was highly selective and you only interview the best"
Her: "That is correct. We seek out the only the best at Fanbox..."
(OK, and ....)
Me: "Well, I am not willing to pay $1,000 to interview for a job. What happens if I don't get the job?"
Her: "It's a small sacrifice to make for the opportunity of a lifetime. Are you not confident that you have what it takes to work for Fanbox?"
Me: "I am not confident that Fanbox has what it takes to employee me ($). This just raises some red flags."
Her: "I can see how that would be a logical deduction, but at Fanbox we seek only candidates who are highly interested in working here. I have to question how interested someone is if they are not willing to make small financial commitment upfront to interview with us."
Me: "I have to question how interested Fanbox is if they are not willing to make a small investment to interview with me."
Her: (pause)...
Me: "Look, I am not a greedy person. I just like to be able to do my job and not worry about money. I don't want to come all the way to San Diego and have to worry about money. It is an expensive place to live and I expect to be accommodated, reasonably, for a decent standard of living."
Her: "Well, how much are you looking for?"
Me: "San Diego, 85K."
Her: "That's not a problem."
Me: "Then why is 1K a problem?"
Her: "This is a startup and we just went live. We're ramping up right now, but we're offering stock options. Within a year you will be a MILLIONARE. How does that sound?
Me: (facepalm) "I don't know I'll have to think long and hard about that one."
Her: (more aggressively) blah blah blah "Fanbox is going to be the next Google." blah blah "I can't believe you're hesitating on this opportunity."
Me: "Look I gotta go. I'll get back to you later."
The next day I got an email from her saying that she cleared things up with her manager and that they would pay for the trip. I never responded. I was not going to spend another minute on a company so relentless and hell bent on bringing myself and 20 other people in for an interview process. Later, after googling I found that they fire half of these people after 6 months. What a shame.
I now am happily employed by $32 billion Corporation. I have great pay, benefits, and, most importatly, stability. For those considering an "opportunity" with Fanbox, I suggest you be patient and wait for something better.
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@bighusker said:
No, you can't. My brother works at a Costco in San Diego and things cap out around $13... And that's management.If this company paid for all of your travel expenses UPFRONT then I can understand why someone would go through with the interview. As far as even considering a job offer from them....WTF?
$52,000 @ 60 hours/week is $16.67/hour. I'm pretty sure you could make more than that working at Costco in San Diego.
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This thread has now jumped the shark. It has gone from unbelievable stupidity to surreal levels of intelligence-destroying Ultra Stupid. Additionally, Fanbox is now my favorite company on Earth simply because their entire business plan seems based on tricking the utterly naive into paying thousands of dollars to interview for a poorly paying job. I wonder if they are in cahoots with the airlines... either way, I will look into buying some of their stock tomorrow. Evidently this is a well of gullibility that will never run dry.
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@morbiuswilters said:
This thread has now jumped the shark. It has gone from unbelievable stupidity to surreal levels of intelligence-destroying Ultra Stupid. Additionally, Fanbox is now my favorite company on Earth simply because their entire business plan seems based on tricking the utterly naive into paying thousands of dollars to interview for a poorly paying job. I wonder if they are in cahoots with the airlines... either way, I will look into buying some of their stock tomorrow. Evidently this is a well of gullibility that will never run dry.
I wouldn't necessarily fault someone for interviewing with the company if they had more interest than I had. I suppose an entry level software engineer could pull some experience out of there (ASP.net, AJAX, Agile development processes, etc.). However, as my experience shows, it is important to negotiate all terms upfront. Also, I wouldn't touch their stock. The only work product associated with the company is a social networking site with a terrible reputation.
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@dilloway said:
(Nothing should be complicated in a company of 80 employees)
I should work at the places you've worked. I've worked at 80 person companies whose politics played out like a combination of 'Glengarry Glen Ross', 'MacBeth' and 'Antigone'.
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@dilloway said:
Her: "This is a startup and we just went live. We're ramping up right now, but we're offering stock options. Within a year you will be a MILLIONARE. How does that sound?
Fanbox: Where the dot com bubble [i]lives[/i].
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Hey,
I want to attend the Fanbox challenge test nextFriday..I am a Java Programmer basically. But they told me that its pretty ok for me to attend the test because its not going to be tough. I am very new to c# asp.net programming. Can you help me in clearing the test? Can you tell me how to prepare for the test? Can you tell me what kind of errors do they have in their code? Can you just list few of them so that I can have an insight into them.
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@sangfroid said:
I want to attend the Fanbox challenge test nextFriday
@sangfroid said:Can you help me in clearing the test?
No.@sangfroid said:Can you tell me how to prepare for the test
You could try masturbating furiously for 4 hours a day. That'll probably be just as useful as this job.@sangfroid said:
Can you tell me what kind of errors do they have in their code?
Seriously, read this whole thread, then decide for yourself whether you want to work for fanbox.It occured to me while reading this thread that they're basically getting free debugging work out of the interviewees. I bet you all thought it, but noone mentioned it.
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And since the thread is already rezzed anyway.
@Vechni said:
Please though, if you have any WTFs then do post them in the sidebar. This is like, the united states of america you can post that here.
This is not true. Most (really, any) company will have a clause in your employment agreement preventing you from releasing "proprietary information" to the public. Source code qualifies as proprietary information.That's why most posts here are anonymized so you can't tell what company it's from. There are varying degrees of the damage that could be caused, but suppose someone works with the code that processes IRS tax returns. If a bug is aired out on the forums that gives everyone $1000 more back than they should get, that could be exploited by people all over the country. The government would lose a shitload of money, the person responsible would lose their job, and would likely be brought up on criminal charges of some kind.
That may not be a realistic scenario, but it shouldn't take long to come up with one that is more realistic, or even one that actually happened. I know a couple of years ago, CSC sold the IRS some systems that were fucking up and giving everyone back more money than they should be getting. Since the gov't really had no way of asking for that money back, they had to let everyone keep it.
