Flamboyant Incompetence
I’ve been swamped of late and am still trying to catch up on my RSS reading. I did just read this hilarious post from GL over at What Would Dad Say. You have to read the whole thing - it is excellent. I’m still laughing as I type. The content primarily discusses what not to do in a layoff The post is written from the recently laid-off employee’s perspective.
The line that got me laughing (emphasis mine):
1. Include an obvious misspelling or two in the letter €” ideally, something that would slip past a spell checker but be caught easily by anyone who bothered to proofread it. Suggestion: €œIf you have nay questions . . .€
Unemployed people like to see the kind of flamboyant incompetence that still draws a paycheck.
Oh man, have I been there. I know exactly what the author is experiencing.
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Posted By Derrick Moe | Anecdotes, Team Management | |
Hi Derrick…i agree, that one line is so spot on..flamboyant incompetence, perfect!
The key learning for jobseekers is to read Paul’s Ten Reasons Why someone should hire him. Everyone should have a similar list at the end of THEIR resume, even if it only 3 things long.
best~ GL
Hi Derrick -
I’m the author of the post that GL was kind enough to link to and you were kind enough to mention. The point of it of course is that I’m now out of a job, so if anyone wants that sort of phrase-slinging at their daily disposal, they can contac me through EppsNet.com.
Paul - thanks for the comment and making my day through GL’s post.
Now, someone please hire this man.