#jobbing

[shutterbug-12]

Friends, I am absolutely losing my mind.

I am so damn anxious for a very, very short job interview (a 15 minute "introductory call"), even though I also know I'd be perfect for it, because I am generally not the best at "selling myself." Especially not in 15 minutes. What can an interviewer even GLEAN in 15 minutes? I'm tempted to open the call with, "Hello, I'm Pam, but you can call me Your Unicorn."

Huh. You know, I might use this.

But seriously, I am so nervous. I'd really love this job. I can't stand not knowing what yahoos I'm competing against. It would make me feel better if I knew they were actually yahoos.

Well, anyway! Don't mind me as I swing wildly from Very Confident to About to Have a Panic Attack.

[shadybisexualpirate]

A poem

I have a job. Why do I have a job? God I wish I didn't have a job. I wish I just had money.

[thevindicativevordan]

Could you please explain to me what 'Jobbing' means in your metas. Thanks.

It's a wrestling term that is used to refer to when one fighter is meant to lose to another, simply because their bosses want to make the other guy look good. It refers to a wrestler "doing the job" of losing to make someone else look good. Recent example:

Zdarsky wants to make Failsafe look tough and smart so he has him kick Superman's ass. Clark "jobs" by losing when he really shouldn't, but he's just a narrative prop to establish Failsafe as tough. Hence he's "done the job" he was meant to.

[lavenderek]

today at a work meeting one of the bosses was reading out loud a self introduction one of the new hires wrote

"some facts about gina are that she's been married to her best friend for 22 years, her sister is her best friend" confused pause, decides to ignore it "... and she has a cat and two dogs!"

[cin2min]

[hotniatheron]

also i hate when interviewers are like “Well, you haven’t worked very long at each job, you’re a risk to leave.”

thank you, I’m 23 years old and graduated from college like a year and a half ago, the fuck do you want from me? A 10 year career already????

[jottingprosaist]

Student: I'm so glad it's Friday. I'm DEAD. I'm gonna go home and play video games all weekend.

Student: .....I mean, I'll do my homework first. But then video games.

Me: Actually, my plan is exactly the same as yours.

Student: What do you play?! Fortnite?

Me: Skyrim.

Student: Oh cool! [Friend] I told you Mx JP was the cool sub!

Me, inwardly: I have procrastinated on this presentation literally up to 12 hours before the conference and I can never let them know.