Millennial Job Interview

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i dont mind using the self check out
for starters, i dont have to listen to the life story of someone who made a career out of a minimum wage job at walmart but more importantly...you know that "12 items or less" lane?
well, since i work here now, i get to make the call, and im taking my 2 cart 14 days worth of groceries through there, because well, i said i could
 
i dont mind using the self check out
for starters, i dont have to listen to the life story of someone who made a career out of a minimum wage job at walmart but more importantly...you know that "12 items or less" lane?
well, since i work here now, i get to make the call, and im taking my 2 cart 14 days worth of groceries through there, because well, i said i could
My sand box my rules LOL
 
thats right, dont like it?
hire someone else to do it
It’s amazing how our attitude changes as we gain grey whiskers. When we were starting out everything was a major “to do”. Now it’s oh well I was looking for a job when I found this one.
 
As far as passing skills & aptitude tests go, I also aced these when I was looking for a job. On some of the interviews, I was told "you are over qualified". That was because once they saw me in person, they realized my age & the cannot discriminate because of an applicants age, thus, "over qualified". I am so glad I'm now retired & can pick & choose what jobs I wish to take. My 3 part time employers realize that as a one man show that some of the jobs they wish me to bid on are out of my abilities because I work for myself & by myself.
 
As far as passing skills & aptitude tests go, I also aced these when I was looking for a job. On some of the interviews, I was told "you are over qualified". That was because once they saw me in person, they realized my age & the cannot discriminate because of an applicants age, thus, "over qualified". I am so glad I'm now retired & can pick & choose what jobs I wish to take. My 3 part time employers realize that as a one man show that some of the jobs they wish me to bid on are out of my abilities because I work for myself & by myself.
When I was 60 got a chance to scratch one more off the bucket list. Bricked a house by myself all the way around all the way up it was a bungalow but still 20000 brick took one summer after work and weekends. Made more money after work than working. But now I can say I did it. No more side jobs. Someone asks if I can fix there chimney I say starts at $500 never did an estimate yet Perfect
 
My daughter got her masters in HR maybe 8 yrs ago. 2 years later she would go to host college job fairs looking for engineers and just shake her head. All these college kids would approach her thinking they should start out running the department, making $100k a year.

I'm not going to put them all in that category, I have met some that are pretty level headed, hard workers too.

Precisely why I got out of the restaurant industry. I was a chef for 15 years, started out as a dishwasher and worked my way up to Sous Chef with no formal training. This was all before the Food Network and Rachel Ray. Then the industry started seeing culinary grads beginning their apprenticeships with ZERO real world experience, expecting to be the next Emeril; meanwhile they couldn’t cook their way out of a wet paper sack.

It soon became apparent that I was a dying breed and was going to have to spend the rest of my career babysitting these f**ks and stroking their egos so they wouldn’t cry to HR. Nope, not for me.

I fear for the future.
 
Well like u I to got feed up with the apprentices and young journeymen been a red seal for 39 years worked in the trade for 44 years. So after a while it got to be too much so what I would tell them is I’m an open book I’ll tell and show you what ever I can but the minute you start knowing more about this trade than I do I’ll shut up and you’ll never hear another thing from me. Most of them respected that the ones that didn’t lost out. Because most of the old cranky journey men wouldn’t give them the time of day.
 
Yep. Years ago, the culinary culture would place a ton of emphasis on where you've been and how long you've been around, not how many certificates you have in your jacket or where you went to school. I didn't type my first resume until much later in the game - you'd get hired by building a reputation and having respected chefs that would vouch for you.

And I remember as a junior, whenever I'd want to learn something or had a question, I'd look for a chef with wrinkles and gray hair....haha. Seems silly now, but to me that was the best way to learn tried-and-true methods by someone who knew their ****.
 
Well like u I to got feed up with the apprentices and young journeymen been a red seal for 39 years worked in the trade for 44 years. So after a while it got to be too much so what I would tell them is I’m an open book I’ll tell and show you what ever I can but the minute you start knowing more about this trade than I do I’ll shut up and you’ll never hear another thing from me. Most of them respected that the ones that didn’t lost out. Because most of the old cranky journey men wouldn’t give them the time of day.
Good for you Ahoey. Nothing worse than trying to teach some who knows everything. The worst thing that ever showed up was Mike Holmes. I think most guys can't stand that guy. My buddy had his son in his class and he was the biggest dumbass ever. His favorite line was "My Dad says". Dumb as a bag of hammers.
 
Yep. Years ago, the culinary culture would place a ton of emphasis on where you've been and how long you've been around, not how many certificates you have in your jacket or where you went to school. I didn't type my first resume until much later in the game - you'd get hired by building a reputation and having respected chefs that would vouch for you.

And I remember as a junior, whenever I'd want to learn something or had a question, I'd look for a chef with wrinkles and gray hair....haha. Seems silly now, but to me that was the best way to learn tried-and-true methods by someone who knew their ****.
I never was one for learning out of a book I was always hands on or asking someone to show me.
 
Agreed books are there for the wtf moments you know Oh there’s a snap ring in there. Or what’s the compressive strength of terra cotta. Hands on way better teacher. Watch fingers and toes use the grey crap between the ears. Don’t know ask. Oh ya take your time and walk away if you’re temperature is rising that can really cost in more ways than one.
 
Agreed books are there for the wtf moments you know Oh there’s a snap ring in there. Or what’s the compressive strength of terra cotta. Hands on way better teacher. Watch fingers and toes use the grey crap between the ears. Don’t know ask. Oh ya take your time and walk away if you’re temperature is rising that can really cost in more ways than one.

thats why i love youtube
its like a book, but without the reading, and some things are just easier seen
 
I've been wiping my own azz for well over 60 years. I'm a pro at it. But it's not something I'd like to teach hands on. Some things are better learned from a book.
Sorry wiping zzz was a trial and error kind of thing. When my oldest kid was a year to 18 months old he had a cold nose all stuffed up my wife looks a me an says how am I going to teach this kid how to blow his nose. I hit the floor :rofl::rofl:again hands on learning. All of life lessons come from hands on books are just a reference and facts.
 
Welcome to the world of the millennials, you should see what I am dealing with with 20 something linemen hanging strand and fiber in Oklahoma.
 
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