I was thinking this last night going through emails.
I went on an interview a few months ago. I was one of 3 people interviewed after a screening questionaire which I answered very well. I had the qualifications, I had the experience. The problem for me, I suppose, you could say is I am ambitious. My resume was littered with educational qualifications & you could track my career progress from simple cog in the wheel to manager very well. I'd risen quite rapidly from job A to job B because of those qualifications.
My competition, in speaking with them in the waiting room, were not nearly as ambitious. Both came from a receptionist / administrative assistant background applying to a clinical manageral position. The only advantage they had over me is they'd stayed in the same cog in the wheel jobs for a number (5 and 7 respectfully) years whereas I had changed from one job to another (only 3 jobs) after some years but I hadn't sat on my ass like they had.
The reason why I posting this is because when the HR person reached out and said I hadn't been selected I turned around and said that's okay I'd been offered an instructor job at one of the local colleges (which is true).
Instead of being professional and say congradulations the HR didn't even acknowledge my response.
Which to me says I avoided a shitty business but explains why they chose who they did. They wanted a cog in the wheel without any ambition, who would simply do as told, rather than someone who had the capabilities of improving the business as I could've. Which as it was a mangerial role you'd think you'd want someone with some aptitude.
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Because drones are often more useful than ambitious wannabes who could be a threat to the boss' authority.
Very true, it's why I'm moving to work for myself instead of bosses that know they're incompetent and want drones rather than people who can be a threat.
See I look at if you're a good boss no matter how incompetent you are, you'd hire those ambitious wannabes and put them to use in your company. Increases potential work abilities, profit, etc. Whereas a drone just does as told & well high-paying clients won't stay for long.