You Flatter Yourself, Sir

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Another current fad in horrible job listings? The “reverse-psychology” angle. “Hey, let’s make this job sound as awful as possible… talk about low pay and hard work and super long hours and suggest that basically nobody could do this job, or would want to… it’ll weed out the weak ones!” Which it will, of course. It’ll also weed out anyone with talent, dignity and an understanding of their worth as an employee and as a human being. And yet…

Where to even begin…

1) The Shackleton quote? Apocryphal. That hoary old chestnut remains (for now) an entirely unsubstantiated urban legend. It’s a favorite of politicians and motivational speakers, who are, in turn, favorites of absolutely no one. So you’ve joined a delightful club of windbaggery and blowharditude. Congrats. This job listing is off to a phenomenal start.

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