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  • Serinus@lemmy.worldtoComic Strips@lemmy.worldJob Interviews
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    8 hours ago

    why I’d be overjoyed to work at Blouse Barn

    I’ve always enjoyed fashion, and I like being able to work with people to find what they like.

    a thesis on why being the night receptionist for The Very Big Corporation of America would profoundly fulfill them

    Assuming hotel for “night”. People tend to be more honest and interesting at night, sometimes for the worse, but sometimes for the better. I don’t mind being personable in that way, and I appreciate quiet time to keep things organized. It can be a lot like solving a jigsaw puzzle, except you’re actually getting something done.

    It’s not that hard. It doesn’t have to be your goal in life. They understand you’re there primarily for money. But it certainly helps if there are things you like doing at least a little. Prompted or not, someone who talks about those reasons is going to do better in the interview than someone who doesn’t. It’s easier to tell them if they explicitly ask you. And if you can’t find a reason, I guess you better hope there aren’t too many applicants for that shitty job.


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    There are multiple good reasons though, and it’s a good question.

    First, whoever answers it well is going to have a leg up, whether it’s asked or not. Would you prefer secret questions you just have to know or would you prefer they just ask you explicitly?

    Second, if you’re so jaded that you can’t come up with a reason, however minor, you’re probably more trouble than you’re worth. Negative morale is contagious.














  • It’s largely because of new tiered pricing. They want to extract the maximum price while not losing any customers.

    To do this, they first double or triple all their prices. Then, for those who are willing to stand on one leg, pat their head, and rub their stomach* while ordering the right things, they’ll charge you half price.

    (*By this I mean use their app. The main purpose of the app and the deals are to charge everyone what they’re willing to pay.)




  • Seems more or less accurate. Partly it’s that we’re all learning this together. Partly it’s that we have a variety of mods that are different for each major community. Partly I think it was an overreaction to legal obligations. Partly it’s that when you have a hammer (mod/admin tools), the tendency is to think that you should use them.

    Not an excuse, of course. But people really easily love to criticize any kind of leadership with a broad brush without much willingness or understanding of how things should be led. You wouldn’t believe the number of people who say they “don’t have time” to moderate a community that likely takes less than five minutes of work a month.