Epic Fail, Mr Mattias
On Aug 23, 2012, at 5:43 PM, Michael Mattias/LS wrote:
> >What I need is a BS meter, my worst mistake was hiring a very personable and
> >well spoken person with a stellar resume who turned
> >out >to be the jerk who never actually did any work and when he did, messed
> >it up so badly it took three people to figure out how
> >to undo it.
>
> What we need is to go back to the old days and the simple tests.
>
> e.g when we were looking for a secretary or file clerk, only females needed
> to apply (yes, we had "men's jobs" and "women's jobs"
> then.)
>
> Screening for women's jobs was easy with the "elbow test."
>
> You can take that yourself if you like, Mrs. Halpin:
>
> 1. Lock your hands behind your head.
> 2. Point your elbows forward.
> 3. Walk toward the wall until you make contact. .
>
> If it's your elbows which made the contact, "I'm sorry but I don't think you
> are qualified for this position."
>
> MCM
>
>
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