He is too stupid for words. I just took me 30 seconds to answer his question because I was wracking my brain trying to figure out what he actually meant, because what he was asking me was simply too stupid for any person in the working world. He asked, "If I want to send this... Continue Reading →
Co-workers
I suspect Sonyala, my 40-year old Iraqi co-worker, is an evil fembot. If they make another Austin Powers movie that calls for a female villain, I would highly recommend a character based off her likeness. She is cold, unemotional and mean most of the time. In all fairness, she may not be mean, it's just... Continue Reading →
First Day
I arrived completely disheartened. This wasn't what I wanted, but it was all I could get, and I had to deal with it. I got out of my car and headed into the branch to begin my new job. I felt defeated and knew my expression screamed the same sentiment. The nine month battle I... Continue Reading →
A Hopeless Conclusion
"So, what qualities do you possess that you feel would allow you to be successful as a Personal Banking Specialist?" the portly women asked as she gave me her no-nonsense, work face. The truth was that I possessed none of the qualities that would be of any use at this awful job. The way I... Continue Reading →
The “Walk You Around the Office”
My most recent meeting, in what feels like an endless circuit, was this past Friday. My weekend was set to begin as soon as this meeting concluded and based on the body language of the gentleman I was meeting with, I assumed he was about to punch out as well. Evidently I overestimated his desire... Continue Reading →
How did you end up in Nashville?
“So Nic, how do you know Charlie?” What he means is, “how did you end up sitting in front of me?”, which is fair, considering he doesn’t know me, but, has agreed to waste an hour of his morning meeting with me. I’d already explained this to him during our phone call the week before,... Continue Reading →
So, What Do You Want To Do?
“A lie may fool someone else, but it tells you the truth: you’re weak” -Sherman McCoy, “Bonfire of the Vanities” I found myself in an all too familiar place, sitting across a desk from an older gentleman who I’d just met. This meeting, like all the others, had been arranged through an awkward phone call.... Continue Reading →
The Lobby
Over the last few weeks I have been arranging quite a few meetings, most of which take place at some corporate office building. This invariably creates the situation I'm facing today in which I walk into an office, tell the receptionist who I am, and am then told that So-and-So will be out shortly and... Continue Reading →
The Meeting Blueprint
This morning I found myself sifting through a stack of 30 business cards trying not only to find the one given to me by Mr. Johnson, but to also remember something memorable about our meeting. As all the coffees, lunches and interviews pile up, the particular nuances of each meeting have begun to blend together,... Continue Reading →
Calls
So the process has begun. I am currently in the uncomfortable stage of job search "networking" that involves calling random strangers, introducing myself, ratting out who told me to call them and then asking for a meeting over coffee, lunch, etc. For the most part, the people I have spoken with are extremely nice and... Continue Reading →
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