Re: My book, Expectations, Hopes and Dreams currently serialized on this blog….
Yesterday I decided to see what would happen if I updated my resume [PDF] and submitted it in plain text form to Monster.com. It’s not that I am only joking about getting a job, but I wondered if this would supply any grist for the mill on my book.
Boy, did it!
Right off the bat I got two very fancy sales-pitch emails for sale executive positions. Notice what my resume says right at the top:
Personal Assistant/Courier/Driver/Bodyguard
No sales or accounting positions will be considered.
These messages started off with big, flattering words about having read my resume and finding it compatible with their offer. So it makes me wonder what other lies would they be willing to tell me. What kind of manipulation would they unleash to make me a slimy, lying salesman like them who takes money for nothing? No, I’m not interested in whatever they claim is the big salary and perks.
I’d rather be conscripted back into the military than work in such places.
