De-Stress Blog (Frustrations part ??)

Part of what makes most of us who we are is what we do for work, how we get the money to do what we want to do, like eat, have a place to sleep, provide for ourselves and our families.

But I get really annoyed by people assuming that what anyone does for work, deserves commentary. My personal priorities in life are simple: me and my family. Whatever i do, its with the end goal of taking care of my family.

We have more than a couple of little artsy plaques and things hanging in out home, like " This home maintained for the comfort of the dog" or "Bless this Mortgaged Home" but the favorite is simply " God-Family-Country"

I guess that makes me sort of a redneck, huh? I mean besides what I do for work, what else defines me? Being a parent- certainly has longer term effects than being a IT manager.

I bring this up because in my daily encounters with new people, right after asking your name is invariably the question "and what do you do?"

I was asked that at an interview today- for a fleeting second I serious thought of saying something cavalier, like : " I'm a dog walker, and sometimes I shovel coal at the power plant, its a great job" 

Its like the most horrible experience ever, when you get asked "why do you think you are qualified for this job?" and you have that momentary mental gag, like what the hell am I supposed to say now? And then, with any luck, a flurry of words comes out of your mouth that displays not only how well you speak, but how much BS can can create on the fly. At least its how i always feel, like I need to brag on myself to justify why I am there, when clearly to me, my resume interested you enough to call me in. it tells you everything you need to know.

When I was a supervisor, I would review the applications supplied to me by Human Resources (which used to be simply Personnel) and would read what the applicants said they could do, how well they expressed themselves, whether they could write and make complete sentences,etc.

Those i found interesting I would call in.

One time I had pretty much decided on a applicant pretty much from what I read, and upon interviewing her, found her completely obnoxious; the woman must have combed her hair last week, bathed in cologne, and dressed completely inappropriate, though the position listing stated professional attire. What profession must not have been clear.

I am not that type of interviewee...while most of the time I wear casual clothes to work, and very little makeup, for interviews, managerial meetings and other times professional attire is required, i can do that.

Now..back to focusing on nothing....relax, don't think about work, play with the dog, cat...or???

Later my friends.