Secrets of the City

I guess that’s good news for employers, if you are a glass half full type of person.

that’s weird. I’m currently doing the work of 2.5 people.

I do the work of one person it just takes me about half the amount of time as my co-workers.

I do the work of 2.5 people for only half of the day. The rest is at half-capacity. Do that math.

I’m on my way to a 2 1/2 hour training on the email retention policy. If that isn’t working hard, I don’t know what is.

but i’m at least fifteen times more competent than most people. why can’t i find a job?

I’m ready to murder one and a half people to get a job.
just point me in their direction.

elquante, so am I, but if you have less than 30 years experience doing exactly what the job description is, no HR person will even call you in this job market.

I’m going back to grad school, because there’s no fucking way anyone is going to even give me a chance.

Wayne, don’t forget the old catch 22 about grad school though. A lot of times people get turned away for being overqualified for the jobs available. That’s what I’m worried about when I’m done with school in about a year. Oh, and that there will be no more banks left to hire me.

Wayne, you need to dumb it down. No one wants to hire someone that is smarter than they are. Pretend like you are working hard and that the work is nearly impossible to do. Social skills and contacts are about 90% of getting a job and advancing. Any moron can do the work that 99% of corporate America is doing.

well I want to change careers and finally do what I care about (urban/transportation planning) anyway, which you HAVE to have a MURP for. so that’s the road I’m going down, since this one has hit a dead end.

dougie, that might be part of it too. I’m smarter than 99% of people, so it’s hard to find an employer who is naturally smarter than I am. I guess I could try lowering expectations, but that doesn’t really work right now either when I lack the 30 years experience that joe unemployed who is directly competing with me for the job has.

I have plenty of social contacts, unfortunately most of them are young party people who aren’t exactly going to be very helpful getting me a salaried job.

dougie, that might be part of it too. I’m smarter than 99% of people, so it’s hard to find an employer who is naturally smarter than I am.

Tell me you don’t seriously think that.

Transportation Commissioner: It’s good to meet you, Wayne. What interested you in the field of urban/transportation planning?

Wayne: Yuppie scum who drive SUVs and must die, and the fact that everyone who doesn’t bike is a yuppie scum who must die.

Transportation Commissioner: Those are exactly the fresh new ideas we have been needing, Wayne! You’re hired!

I’m smarter than 99% of people, so it’s hard to find an employer who is naturally smarter than I am.

Ugh.

Are you doing a comedy bit right now, Wayne?

Because if you’re not, I can pretty much tell why you get jacked at your job interviews.

Wayne Wayne Wayne. Arrogance and bitterness are highly coveted traits employers are looking for. I can’t imagine why it’s not working out for you.

I wasn’t implying that most people working corporate jobs are not smart just that the work they are doing is not very difficult. If anyone can do the work how do you set yourself apart? Volunteering, taking part in team events, helping teammates, going beyond expectations. Interviewing is a skill that they don’t teach you in college and its difficult to learn without doing it. Wayne I would suggest you get a mentor, you would be surprised what connecting with someone that has been around a while will do for your advancement potential.

I have plenty of social contacts, unfortunately most of them are young party people…

MOON GOONS!

I think we just found our mnspeak comment market rebound…

Wayne I would suggest you get a mentor, you would be surprised what connecting with someone that has been around a while will do for your advancement potential.

So would a Driver’s License.

I’m buying up derivative instruments based on the future of the mnspeak/stock market meme. Oh, crap, I just went broke.

I’m smarter than 99% of people

And a lot of them found jobs, so you’ll be OK.

wayne is smarter than 99% of the people whom he’s smarter than.

I saw wayne’s commented quoted before I saw who made it, but I know it was him.

Anyways, wayne still owes me a beer from that integral I solved last years, so maybe I’m as smart as he is. I wonder if there’s a statue of limitations on that…

so that’s the road I’m going down, since this one has hit a dead end.

Ironic, coming from Wayne.

The 2 1/2 jobless people per job just brings home the fact that we need to get behind and support small local business (less than 50 employees).

Multinational corporations are great for siphoning money out of the state and the country, but for the most bang for our buck, small local businesses are it.

yay internet haters!

and max, I’m quite good at tempering my views to accomplish things. I just don’t have much reason to put a filter on when I’m paling around with terrorists on the interwebs. the best way to get anything done is to find common ground and work out from there until you can build as much consensus up as possible. most people are fairly reasonable when you work logically from a common point of agreement.

and I don’t factor common sense into intelligence, people! duh!

It’s hard to sympathize with someone who basically brings it on themselves.

In the dictionary, sympathy is between sex and syphilis.

way to be friendly and caring minnesota folk.

I was right all along.

Even friendly and caring people have a tendency to chafe at people that spit in their face.

I’m sorry, are we supposed to just swallow everything you say with a smile? Grow up.

holy sh*t-
“have plenty of social contacts, unfortunately most of them are young party people who aren’t exactly going to be very helpful getting me a salaried job.”

is wayne growing up right before our very eyes?

The ole college connundrum:

Most classes are taught from the perspective of a mid to senior level management …but most times you have to start from the bottom and earn your digs the old fashioned way…hard work.

Ditto on the mentor or intern thing. Not to sound like a capitalist pig but the only connections that matter right now are the ones that can get you ahead in the game or at least a strong foothold.

Why do you think facebook is so popular…it lets you keep dibs on the old “party people”and helps save face, while allowing you time to focus on networking offline with your true “power people” (people that are mutually beneficial to you).

Final bit of advice: the internet is cool for bringing people together and easing the constraints of communication but never discount the value of direct human connections. You can send all the resumes you want via monster but, face to face or at least direct phone contact has much higher bandwidth than electronic communications ever will.

Ah, the wolf pack.
Gotta love the wolf pack…

Ah, the wolf pack meme. Gotta love the wolf pack meme.

I <3 everything about this thread.

Wayne, you never know where that social contact comes from that could help you get a job. I had someone from MNSpeak act on my behalf for a job. But with your attitude, I bet a lot of people here would rather not vouch for you in a professional setting.

I was thinking the same thing. If I were looking for work, and I knew that a MNspeaker worked in my industry, I would absolutely contact them about possible opportunities. MNspeak is a pretty thin connection, but it might get you a meeting and some good advice.

No kidding, Miller. I had an interview with Max once, but the video camera kept breaking, so we had to cut the meeting short.

And you never know who is lurking. Could be your manager or the manager of the job you always wanted. I found out recently that lunch! is a friend of mine, I had no idea.

Ah, the meme meme.

Meme meme bo beme
Banana fana fo feme
Fee Fi mo meme
Meme

wayne…my bro has a Masters in Urban & City Planning from Cal Poly, is gainfully employed in the field and he still parties. I’d be glad to get you his contact info if you want to pick his brain.

Also I would look to see if your college has an alumni group in town. Alums will bend over backwords to help out a fellow grad.

AKA the old metameme, art.

Which reminds me, I want to make a meta martini. It’ll be a swimming pool sized caraffe of gin with a gallon of vermouth and a cup of orange bitters, served very cold and straight up, garnished with Max drinking a Martini.

A meta martini, eh? Isn’t that a vodka martini?

What you propose sounds more like a mega martini.

I’m sorry, are we supposed to just swallow everything you say with a smile?

Hmph. No comment.