OceanMist
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What also has been irritating me a bit lately is the fact that people expect you to work in ANY unskilled, low paying job despite how miserable it will make you feel - and that you must put on a front of artificial enjoyment while performing the job. There seems to be very little room for those who wish to change their career direction or for those who hate their job so much that they spiral into clinical depression.
*So why do you want to work for this sewerage company?*
*Because I just LOVE working with **** all day - its been my dream since I left school*
no offense to any sewrage workers out there - just trying to make a point.
This is partially the reason I interview so badly - I cant feign excitement in work that I care nothing about.
I can soooo relate to this post. I love the way you word it.
Yes, I hate how they expect enthusiasm out of an applicant for a janitor's job, for instance. Btw, I was a janitor, so I'm not speaking out of turn here. It's like (sarcastically) oh gee, I can't wait to mop up urine all day. The jobs I've worked are kind of similar to that. I've had at least 3 janitor jobs. I've had mowing jobs too which are basically cleaning (cutting in that case).
One of the most popular interview questions is something like, Why do you want to work here, or even worse, what can you bring to (name of company)? People have to lie. If people told the truth to answer that question, 99% of people would say to make money.
I have no passion in life, no career dream, and yet they still expect me at a minimum wage job to talk about how excited I am to work there?
Desire is something that has to be faked for someone like me. I've never had the desire to work.....anywhere. Then add into that the fact that I'm working minimum wage jobs that a monkey could work, the desire goes down to around level zero.
I hate all that team-oriented, team player garbage. I don't care about my co-workers, my boss, or any customers. I don't want to chat with co-workers. I don't want to say hi to customers. I don't like to smile as there is nothing to smile about. I don't like being there. I'm there to make paper, that's it.
They'll have to forgive me if I don't speak about mowing grass with passion. It's not like I dreamed of working these jobs as a child.