Jasonisms

Being in the job hunting frame of mind, I'm amazed at how difficult companies make it for candidates to be taken seriously. I'm not talking about the hoops a candidate has to jump through in order to be considered, such as applications, interviewing, assessments and so forth, but rather the hoops in a game the candidate doesn't even know they're playing. For example, The problem with this email is that you can clearly see I replied to it only to receive no return. This morning a reply came from an automated system informing me I was no longer being considered for a role I applied to three months ago. Normally I'd just let it go, but I'd met these people in person, they were interested in me, asked me to apply and contact them once the application was completed. So, when I received the dismissal email out of the blue, I was intrigued. I replied to it (as the small print says to reply to the email and it would be received). And then I decided to log int...

For the three, maybe four, of you who actually read this blog, you already know that exactly one month ago I started a new job. It's in an industry I never thought I'd work in, which I explained to the owner of the company when he asked me to come on board. I will say, he was extremely understanding. He took my misgivings and accepted them as par-for-course in regards to how this particular industry is viewed. The owner then went on and explained how he worked for one of those "less than ethical" companies that gave the industry a bad name and decided it wasn't for him. Not that he didn't like the industry, but that he didn't particularly care for the shadier dealings that ran rampant within it. And so, he started his own company. This is capitalism in action. If there's a hole, the market will fill it. The owner, Jason B., saw where the entire industry was failing their customers and decided he could do better. He could treat people fair, ...