Results - Week 22

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There were 2 strikes to be handed out this week, and it certainly came close to being a lot more than that.

But in the end, only 2 were at the bottom.

Which means it's strike 2 for gunwithoutmusic 
and unfortunately, strike 3 for hwango .

Which means we need to say goodbye to hwango. 

It also means it's time for me to reveal that is who ran the table in the contestant-only vote back in Week 19.  It wasn't even close.  But now he is gone from the competition (but I know he will still be around).   :( 

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6 people are left in the competition. If my numbers are correct - There are 3 people with 2 strikes. 1 with 1 strike and 2 who have not yet had a strike against them.  The strikes stop having a direct impact on the Top 5.  (but will still be used to break a tie) 

Prompt - Week 23

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 With all of the pressure on the contestants, on the verge of the Top 5, it would definitely be a bad time for the 

Yips

Which makes it the ideal time for the prompt to appear!

The deadline to link your entry back to this post is Sunday, November 13th at 7pm ET.

Have fun!

Green Room - Week 23

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  The elimination post is up: https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1133069.html
So is the new prompt therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1133533.html

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Tomorrow (Wednesday) is a big day for me. 

We've been interviewing people for the open positions. The "No"s have been easy. The "Absolutely Yes!' have also been no brainers. 
It's the "Maybe" category that has been the toughest. 

Will these people actually be good at the job and fit in with the existing team? Who knows. But I did come up with a plan. 

With M gone and my right hand/unofficial team lead S leaving for another position in the company (HUGE promotion) at the end of the month, we are going to be down 3 people. 4 if you count the person from the other department who was helping us.

Granted, it's slower right now - at least for a couple weeks. But we are going to need people once things start getting active again.

So I narrowed our applicants down to the 3 best bets. The ones where there was a split decision between myself and S, or we both were in our heads/"meh" about them. 

The plan is to give them another shot. A second interview. 

But not the usual second interview - where you bring in a Director or another manager.... nope.  This is me. I'm bringing in THE TEAM to interview them. 

All 3 of them were up for it when I presented the idea. This could be the worst idea anyone has ever had. OR it could lead to the group getting closer and feeling a sense of ownership over the future of our team - of what we are building together. 
Either way it will be interesting to see what happens... all 3 interviews are tomorrow. :O  So I'll let you know how it goes... while ignoring all the cries from HR professionals reading this.  :)