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I've been up for jobs in the past where I was told that I was not the most qualified candidate.
They told me that they were going to offer the other guy the job.
That guy turned it down because he said he wouldn't get out of bed for the kind of money they were paying, so I got it.
In another case, they gave the job to my more experienced job hopping friend who lasted a year and a half before he jumped ship ahead of being shown the door. He's had a half a dozen jobs since then always with the same result.
In the next, my boss, who was on his way out himself, passed me over and hired an incompetent as a middle finger to his boss. That guy lasted a year and a half before he got shown the door. (Hint: When your business is feeding people in business meetings at noon, it is not the best time to disappear for a prayer session.)
Finally, after being passed over a couple of times I got it.
I lasted six years, more than my predecessors combined.
I could have stayed there longer, but I really wanted to sing.
No, I didn't.
I wanted to be an engineer, instead, and went back to school.
Aug 16, 2012, 7:11:15 AM
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