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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhy Old Men Don't Get Hired
At Job interview:
Human Resources Manager: "What is your greatest weakness?"
Old man: "Honesty."
Human Resources Manager: "I don't think honesty is a weakness."
Old Man: "I don't really give a shit what you think."
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Why Old Men Don't Get Hired (Original Post)
rrneck
Nov 2013
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HappyMe
(20,277 posts)1. I would hire honesty before bullshit any day.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)2. I probably wouldn't even get that far in the interview
I've reached the point where I'd probably say, "What kind of dumbass question is that?" with my eyes.
I'm glad that my interview in Japan just consisted of 3 questions:
Do you understand Japanese?
Do you have a college degree?
When can you start?
sendero
(28,552 posts)3. LOL....
..... they say that the part of our brains that self-regulates our speech gets a bit worn out over the years I dunno, I think it might be something else but whatever it is I GOT IT
B Calm
(28,762 posts)4. LOL, that old man sounds a lot like me!