Smart-Aleck’s App

This is just to satisfy my need to be a smart-aleck, since the internet is pretty much the only good place to do that.

Now, I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m looking for more than just what I’ve got at work. There’s the possibility of a promotion (which currently involves little more than a title change and a fancy pin - no raise or anything) with the future possibility of going into management, but things seem to go so slowly. Maybe that’s because I learn so fast; downside to learning more quickly than others is that you then get bored quicker than the others!

Anyway, I’ve been looking and occasionally sending out resumes. What really gets me, though, are the online application forms. I hate those with a passion. “Let’s reduce you to what fits in this little box here, and if you don’t fit our mold exactly, the computer will dump you before we even have to look at your resume.” OTOH, the one I filled out tonight had several odd questions. Who really asks for the make/model/tag of your car and how many days you’ve missed work in the last five years? I don’t exactly mark them on the calendar.

Again, anyway, it prompted me to think of some really smart-alecky answers to common (and not-so-common) questions found on these types of things, some of which wouldn’t have been a good idea to include in an actual application (they take themselves so seriously sometimes), and hey, maybe in the future I can point people here and say, “These help?” Okay maybe not, but it’s fun to share; is there anyone who doesn’t hate filling out these seemingly endless forms?

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Originally published at Chrystalline. You can comment here or there.

Day Off Mailing List

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, and having been asked by a friend the other night, I’ve decided to go ahead and do it: I’m going to start emailing people so you know what my days off are for the next week, and then you can make plans on when you can call or IM me.

If you want to be on the list, email me and let me know.

Originally published at Chrystalline. You can comment here or there.