Yeah, that’s about what I expected

So I went in super-early today (though I do have to admit you can’t beat the traffic at 5:30 in the morning) and that, coupled with a little bit of going in early and staying late this week, allowed me to leave work at 11:30 AM and still have put in 40 hours this week. Yay! I made the long-and-tedious drive from North Chicago down to Bedford Park, near Central and 63rd, in relatively little time and had plenty of time to primp for the interview. The interview itself? Well, it lasted all of 30 minutes. Imagine going into an interview like this:

You: “I have many years of experience at grinding flour, churning butter, and refining sugar.”

Potential Boss: “We need someone who can bake cakes.”

Yeah, that’s about how it went. After we each said our piece we kind of looked at each other and realized that this was pretty damn pointless. I didn’t even finish filling out the application they gave me – he made it clear it wasn’t necessary.

On the bright side, it gave me a reason to leave work early, it only cost me a few bucks in gas, and it gave me time to play Ratchet and Clank relax a bit at home before Takaza and Linnaeus come home from work. I think I’ll read the paper a bit, then start in on making some tasty chicken burritos.

8 thoughts on “Yeah, that’s about what I expected

    1. woodychitwn

      Well of course ‘old’ people play video games… It’s ‘old’ people who design, create and test them… ‘Old’ people who market, ship and sell them… And ‘old’ people who buy every system when it comes out and don’t bitch (as much) about paying $50 a pop for the games. The fact that children occasionally get their parents to buy them one of the systems, or save up their allowance to get one themselves is of little consequence…
      The above statement is made, for the most part with tongue firmly planted in cheek. (Kids don’t always get sarcasm…) :c)

    1. hartree

      Yeah.
      Often, you could do the job with minimal train up. But someone writes that it requires experience with product X even when it only needs someone who has worked with something similar.

      1. fuzzytoedcollie

        Good point. I may start applying for moderately matched jobs in the hopes of getting to talk to someone eventually and finding out just how serious they are about the missing bits 🙂

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