Skilled Labor
Recently my boss needed to hire someone to deliver our product to stores one day a week. The last person to do the job was a real humdinger. He couldn't count to 20 without removing his shoes, couldn't make change and always managed to lose most of the invoices (he claimed they blew out of his car window). One week he didn't show up for work. A few days later he came by the office and explained the reason for his truancy: he had been in jail.
Naturally, an upgrade was in order.
The help wanted ad for the job mentioned that basic math skills were required. The ad ran for over two months and got no response whatsoever. My boss changed the wording and removed the basic math skills requirement. Suddenly the office was flooded with phone calls and visits from every Cletus and Brandine in the county. You would have thought we were handing out winning lottery tickets. The moral of the story? When all else fails, appeal to the lowest common denominator!ˇ
Naturally, an upgrade was in order.
The help wanted ad for the job mentioned that basic math skills were required. The ad ran for over two months and got no response whatsoever. My boss changed the wording and removed the basic math skills requirement. Suddenly the office was flooded with phone calls and visits from every Cletus and Brandine in the county. You would have thought we were handing out winning lottery tickets. The moral of the story? When all else fails, appeal to the lowest common denominator!ˇ
posted by just me at
10:22 PM
1 Comments:
That story still cracks me up. On the other end of the spectrum, you have employers who demand that prospective employees have a bachelor's degree just to answer the phone and maintain the boss's calendar and a master's degree just to shuffle papers and sit through boring meetings. It's so discouraging and frustrating.
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Foxy Knitter, at 9:11 AM
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