Job searching, ego blows and the possible loss of my beard
So, I'm looking for a job. It's hard to do that with the way the economy is and the fact that Tyson made another round of layoffs recently. I know, the economy is supposed to be getting better. That's what TV said and what the politicians said, and we all know that neither of them have ever lied to us.
Among the many places in which I have applied is Wal-Mart. The great megalopolis of the retail world. Growing up I've always heard bad things about Wal-mart. Bad products, bad employees, really bad employers, etc. But I recently started talking to people who work there, or have someone they love that works there, and the consensus is that Wal-Mart may actually not be all that bad. So I applied.
The Wal-Mart application process is...not right. They are much like anyone else: you can apply in the store or online. The actual application is the standard thing about personal data, employment history, education, etc. What they screw up on is the assessment test at the end. Depending on what position you applied for you get a certain test. They all get tests, but the management test gets a management assessment test, the customer service positions get a customer service test and so on.
I applied and selected an assortment of positions and ended up taking the supervisor's assessment. I failed. I was a little disappointed. Then I reapplied and took the customer service assessment. This is the test they give to all their 'grunt' workers. The ones that run the registers or stock the shelves. All the questions are based around how you would treat the customer and interact with your coworkers. I've worked for a company that, up until recently, was widely respected for their customer service policies and the quality of customer service that was actually given to the customer. That is, they talked the talked and walked the walk. I was at this company for ten years. I know customer service. Anyway, I failed the Wal-Mart customer service test as well.
Blow to the ego. I don't really want to work at Wal-Mart. I'm actually kind of happy that I don't have the option to work there. But still, I failed a test. On something Ithought know I am good at. So I mourn the fail and use it as an excuse to beat myself up.
I did get an interview with one company though. Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Seemed like an okay job. The pay was low and I had to maintain a high standard of appearance. But part of the job involved driving cars to parts unknown and dropping them off for customers. The area that this location services covers halfway to Colorado. So one drop off would be one entire day. Getting paid to drive a nice car with A/C sounds pretty good to me. I would have had to shave my beard off if they offered me the job. So I was actually relieved when they sent me an Email yesterday that said that they were going with someone else.
Probably because they didn't have a beard.
Among the many places in which I have applied is Wal-Mart. The great megalopolis of the retail world. Growing up I've always heard bad things about Wal-mart. Bad products, bad employees, really bad employers, etc. But I recently started talking to people who work there, or have someone they love that works there, and the consensus is that Wal-Mart may actually not be all that bad. So I applied.
The Wal-Mart application process is...not right. They are much like anyone else: you can apply in the store or online. The actual application is the standard thing about personal data, employment history, education, etc. What they screw up on is the assessment test at the end. Depending on what position you applied for you get a certain test. They all get tests, but the management test gets a management assessment test, the customer service positions get a customer service test and so on.
I applied and selected an assortment of positions and ended up taking the supervisor's assessment. I failed. I was a little disappointed. Then I reapplied and took the customer service assessment. This is the test they give to all their 'grunt' workers. The ones that run the registers or stock the shelves. All the questions are based around how you would treat the customer and interact with your coworkers. I've worked for a company that, up until recently, was widely respected for their customer service policies and the quality of customer service that was actually given to the customer. That is, they talked the talked and walked the walk. I was at this company for ten years. I know customer service. Anyway, I failed the Wal-Mart customer service test as well.
Blow to the ego. I don't really want to work at Wal-Mart. I'm actually kind of happy that I don't have the option to work there. But still, I failed a test. On something I
I did get an interview with one company though. Enterprise Rent-a-Car. Seemed like an okay job. The pay was low and I had to maintain a high standard of appearance. But part of the job involved driving cars to parts unknown and dropping them off for customers. The area that this location services covers halfway to Colorado. So one drop off would be one entire day. Getting paid to drive a nice car with A/C sounds pretty good to me. I would have had to shave my beard off if they offered me the job. So I was actually relieved when they sent me an Email yesterday that said that they were going with someone else.
Probably because they didn't have a beard.
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