After being ousted from my last writing job, I decided to pull a Conan and take my act on the road, er…Internet….via my own blog.
Naturally, it’s not going to rub all potential employers the right way. After all, I often rift on the entire concept of finding a job because I find the whole concept pretty ridiculous.
I mean here you have millions of people out of work vying for like 2,000 jobs.
And there are a lot of hypocrisies with finding a job:
- Employers demand error-free cover letters and resumes, yet I find typos in their own job ads.
- We’re told as job hunters to always show up on time for an interview, yet interviewers are often late.
- Some employers want samples before granting an interview, yet if you give them an inch, they want a mile.
In this day and age of Google, Facebook, and background checks, you have to be careful what you put online.
I mean, hey I’m not stupid. Whoever is going to consider me for a job will do a search online see what comes up.
They’ll find this blog, and hopefully they’ll see that Willblogforlols is an unemployment blog that takes a look at the lighter side of finding a job.
Now like I mentioned before, not everyone’s going to like what I write. They may find some of the content on my blog offensive and not appropriate for someone who’s seeking a job.
Some may even say that this blog could sabotage my chances of getting a job.
But you know what I say?
You have to have a sense of humor about all this.
They have a have a sense of humor about all this.
It’s sort of like rushing a fraternity, where you have to suck up in order to get in, and take whatever crap comes your way.
I think most employers will get that, and those that don’t, well, maybe I just don’t belong at a company that doesn’t believe in having a sense of humor.
This is a forum where I can express myself, be creative, and blow off some steam about this career nightmare.
I know this particular post wasn’t particularly funny…more of an editorial.
So I’ll leave you with an LOL.
Why’d the chicken cross the road?
It had no choice. It got hit by a Prius and the owner couldn’t stop .
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