Not sure when you graduated but this is definitely not the average experience.
No one is saying it’s the teachers’ fault, it’s not. The system is designed to teach to tests (which doesn’t work for most and doesn’t work in the real world either). It teaches zero critical thinking, that’s the main issue. I was a product of a “great” public school and struggled. Wouldn’t have passed without being able to get tutoring after school.
My kids are now going to classical school and they’re WAY ahead of their peers. My 16 yr old isn’t special mentally but he is at least at the college senior level, if not higher in things like philosophy and mechanics. This is true of their classically taught peers as well. They all excel.
As an interview I always ask, “why here? I mean other than to pay your bills, you didn’t apply to a charity.” Always gets a laugh and then they generally give me an honest, decent reason.
We never ask to hear, “because bills.” We aren’t as stupid as you think we are. Some people actually nail this question, others don’t attempt. You can’t try? Why the hell do you think you’d be a good fit? I can hire more motivated people that will do better in the long run.
Interviewing is a skill like any other. Some people are great at it, others suck because they don’t understand what it’s for. Most fall in the later category since they miss the point entirely.
Interviews are for fit a lot of times. I get plenty of candidates. I want someone who will 1) fit the team and 2) jive with me as a manager. Not everyone can fulfill those 2 main requirements. The skills come secondary honestly.
It’s the same mentality of, we shouldn’t mute ads or go to the bathroom when they come on. That’s the advertising businesses problem, not mine. They haven’t made life better for most of us and I refuse to feel guilty of depriving them of money.
Agree with this. For my business, and most customer facing ones honestly, Google is how people discover you. They are the modern day Yellow Pages. You don’t exist on Google and you may as well not exist. It sucks but they have that much of a stranglehold. This is why everyone is shitting themselves over Google using AI (it’s harder/unknown how to game).
And the funny thing is that when you’re positive it attracts other positive people so you slowly start having that around you more and more which helps your positivity grow and become self-sustaining.
Absolutely the same for me. The only reason I block their ads is because of how frequently they interrupt the content. It’s just unacceptably greedy. Pre-roll ads is fine, I get they have bills to pay too.
I’m complaining about the public. Talk is cheap.