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Applicant's lie
Friday, February 7th, 2020 09:01 amA letter of reference.
A place where bravado and solemn vows are expressed. A piece of paper (or bunch of electrons) that you can demonstrate to someone else, claiming that you are as good as you say.
Now, some reality check...
You got to your previous work knowing nothing about what you will be doing. You tried to learn. You made all kinds of mistakes in the process. You caused more than one disaster. You did not realize how much of an idiot you are. You tried your best not show it. All of that, simply because you used a reference letter from your previous place of work.
Your education is complete. You are ready to move on. And now you quit. And want to carry with you the greatest gifts - learned experience and a reference letter. As long as none of your failures are mentioned in it, of course.
The cycle can be repeated ad nauseam. But one thing stays constant - the reference letter. A tragic symbol of the most important skill in this world - a skill of how to sweep the dust of your past under the rug in the most efficient way.
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А.Кац и Я
A place where bravado and solemn vows are expressed. A piece of paper (or bunch of electrons) that you can demonstrate to someone else, claiming that you are as good as you say.
Now, some reality check...
You got to your previous work knowing nothing about what you will be doing. You tried to learn. You made all kinds of mistakes in the process. You caused more than one disaster. You did not realize how much of an idiot you are. You tried your best not show it. All of that, simply because you used a reference letter from your previous place of work.
Your education is complete. You are ready to move on. And now you quit. And want to carry with you the greatest gifts - learned experience and a reference letter. As long as none of your failures are mentioned in it, of course.
The cycle can be repeated ad nauseam. But one thing stays constant - the reference letter. A tragic symbol of the most important skill in this world - a skill of how to sweep the dust of your past under the rug in the most efficient way.
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А.Кац и Я
