Job hunting and other thoughts

Aug 26, 2015 17:28

So I've been job hunting, and what a drag that is, especially as someone whose career started right in time for the great recession- which means I have periods of holding a lot of short-term jobs I was way overqualified for in between holding long-term full-time jobs I was also overqualified for, but less so. Anyway, my inability to get past the ( Read more... )

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wonderfulwrites August 27 2015, 01:01:09 UTC
It sounds a lot like an add for fandom:

"Do you ship your friends? Do you try to hook up people who have no discernible chemistry? Well come ship complete stranger with profiles of questionable veracity online! Stay up all night obsessing over it! Freak out when they don't do exactly what you want! This job was made for you!"

(I haven't had a lot of sleep in the last few days, so forgive me if the above may not be as funny as it seems to me right now.)

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hells_half_acre August 27 2015, 02:49:43 UTC
Wow. That job ad is amazing and I mean that in the bad way.

And I hear you one the whole recession thing. :P

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goldenusagi August 27 2015, 03:35:16 UTC
It's weird that they mention 'creative, inventive' in both the apply and do not apply lists.

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claudiapriscus August 27 2015, 04:17:13 UTC
One of many, many signs that it is a place to stay far, far away from. Also: empathetic, but no sympathy

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catko August 27 2015, 05:33:33 UTC
Except I love E. Jean Carroll...so I admit I'm curious!!!

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tari_roo August 28 2015, 19:55:19 UTC
I am bewildered... amused but bewildered. Misleading job specs are one thing, this is pure genius!

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