fuck this job.com

Alright, I went on an interview the other day. I knew what to expect and was not disappointed. Yes, the interviewers did live up to, and surpassed, my low expectations of them.

While they rambled on and asked me the same questions over and over, I finally said "you know what, not only are you interviewing me, but I am interviewing you also to see if I want to work here." Boy, you should have seen the slack-jaws from that comment. They looked at me like I had just killed a puppy. Then to follow up that heresy, I said "oh, I should have told you sooner, I can guarantee you that I will not be working here in five years. So if you want someone who is going to sit in his or her seat for twenty years, hire someone else." Wham! They looked like someone had swiped them across their wide-open slacked jaws. I believe they had never heard someone say that EVER in their lives. The room went silent.

I then turned to the Director man and asked him "so what do you think of someone who likes to come in do a good job, automate things, and then leave before five years? Most people have a problem with that, do you?" He hemmed and hawed and said in a slow slack-jawed sort of way "well ... I can see your point ... maybe you outgrow the company ... blah ... blah ... blah." At that point the interview was over for me, I knew I didn't want to work there.

See, I want to work someplace where the people say "hell yes! everyone should be moving on to new and exciting things after a few years!" I want to work someplace where there is enthusiasm, and intelligence and creativity, and people leaving and new people coming. That's what I want. I don't want slack-jaws, I don't want seat-sitters, I don't want workplace fiefdomers.

I will never find that place. I will have to create that place myself, I know that. I'm trying, I really am ...

Napoleon