Lazy? Addicted? my daughter's experience - mini study of who we are throwing under the bus

[DonCoquixote]

45. I am sure there are

In the olden days, when craftspeople or machinists could be left alone with their craft, the problem was not as important, now though, in our world, getting a job and keeping one have a lot less to do with your skill and more with your ability to be liked by others. It is sad, stupid, but true. The line is "well we can teach anyone to do the skilled job, it;s the personality. Bullshit, because from Main street to wall street, we see lots of incompetent social mavens rule, while the people who can do the job are left outside.

And thanks for the goodwill: sometimes I wonder why I come here, and people like you remind me.