5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Hire Me
While most people are busy e-mailing and faxing their resumes, looking for upgrades to their existing careers, or searching for change because of a mundane and dead-end job, I do the exact opposite when it comes to a job search: Nothing.
April 2005 was the last time I officially worked for “Corporate America.” I haven’t looked back since, although there have been several times where I’ve been tempted to find a “bridge” job — A temporary gig to stay afloat financially until my own projects took off. The most recent time was just a month ago, when I called Schneider National about driver opportunities here in Colorado.
During the call, I was kind of excited, as I’d considered driving a truck several times before just for the sake of travel and being somewhat independent of micro-managers and a boring cubicle. Unfortunately, my excitement died rather quickly when the representative told me there were no OTR (over-the-road) opportunities in the West — The only thing available were dedicated runs (Read: Corporate gopher.) I swiftly declined to be interviewed and hung up.
After that call, the idea of working another corporate gig was erased from my memory. Thus, I offer 5 reasons why no one should consider hiring me:
1. I don’t take direction well — I enjoy doing things my way. I don’t need a constipated manager who’s obsessed with pleasing his superiors hovering over my shoulder and telling me how to do my job using skills I was hired for.
2. I’ve never liked a job — Working for a corporate conglomerate is like taking a bag of Ex-Lax. It’s that painful.
3. I bore easily — Most jobs are not stimulating, as they consist of the same routine everyday. There’s nothing fun about waking up, commuting to the office and working with the same people — on the same tasks — all the time. It’s one reason why I’ve only held two permanent jobs in my life — Everything else was contract.
4. I don’t like managers — I don’t need to be “managed” by anyone.
5. I’m independent — I don’t share the typical values of most employees in life and work. Therefore, I’d be wasting my time by attempting to work with most people in any field today. I am not one to force unity in any work environment, for I know there’s a serious disconnect between most employees.
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