Business networking for nerds (2017)
I can attest to to his point about having a &quot;story&quot;; I have many skillsets (across several fields) and I went in to pitch for a position I could do in my sleep, and did not get the job.  The last comment made by the owner of the company was &quot;what job would we put you in?&quot; and I replied, &quot;it doesn&#x27;t matter I can do every job in your organization.&quot; (having done every job prior in a similar organization, and demonstrated as such!).<p>They literally didn&#x27;t hire me, because they couldn&#x27;t figure out where I fit in their organization.  Never mind the qualifications; never mind the ability, or the direct experience.  They simply boggled, at where they could put me.<p>And its been repeated over and over.  They aren&#x27;t hiring people, they are hiring cogs.  People like me, break their tiny worldviews, and they simply can&#x27;t handle it.  Its fucking retarded.<p>I had one guy I emailed, reply back &quot;Sorry we&#x27;re picking someone more qualified; 20 minutes into the work day&quot;, to which I replied &quot;be fucking serious.  I used to do this in the first 10 minutes of my day.  whats the real reason?&quot;   He replied back &quot;we don&#x27;t think we could keep you.&quot; i.e. cog for 20 years needed.<p>When I started my career, I got fired from three temp jobs, for suggesting ways I could automate their entire process, and instead of it taking months, I could do it in under a week.<p>The whole employment racket, is bloody retarded.