This document discusses lessons learned from job interviews and past work experiences. It advises picking companies whose values align with your own, walking away from opportunities that are not worthwhile, and asking meaningful questions. Frustration is expressed at feeling like a commodity, having to ingratiate oneself to interviewers, and working in disorganized environments without integrity or common sense. The goal is to find work that is personally fulfilling and empowering by being the most professional and thoughtful contributor.

1. He needs to learn when to
walk away from a company
or interview that isn’t
worth his time.
He needs to improve his
method of communication:
Sometimes the best
method for getting what
you want is giving it first. A
smile can beget a smile.
He needs to pick
companies whose
methods coincides with his
own practices.
He needs to ask more
meaningful questions.
1. “Crap Shoot - the whole idea about "professional
culture" is a load of crap; people are still human & act
human, for better or for worse”
2. ” you have to fake an interview, fake yourself, read the
interviewer, get on their good side somehow someway
spark chemistry… ”
3. ” when people are nice, helpful, its great to get to
know these new people and create new relationships;
its self affirmation
4. ” doing your job right; more self affirmation ”
5. ” honestly – haha. Just a smile
6. ” I quit my first job. It was not going anywhere. It was a
closed minded atmosphere ”
7. ” I learned a lot from it, but to be honest - I don’t see
it going anywhere I wanted it to be ”
8. ” I cant blame the country for the level of stupidity ”
9. ” disorganization and lack of integrity, lack of common
sense, lack of facts ”
10. ” the work was just work. Nothing special. At the end
of the day - I do want something more ”
Disappointment from being
treated like a commodity
Frustration in being forced
to kowtow to hypocrites
Empowerment from doing
work well
Disheartening doing work
not worth doing
I have to fake it to make it
Why can’t they treat me like a human
being or an equal, I’m not begging, I
have skills
How can I be the most professional
person here?
Very particular, but goal
oriented, self motivated,
& fact driven, thoughtful
John Doe
Better communicate
with his interviewer
He is only at his best
with particular,
detailed, &organized
people/companies.