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your response to rejection tells me you'll be perfectly fine. Any company would be lucky to have you. The first thing we list in our "requirements" for hiring i

your response to rejection tells me you'll be perfectly fine. Any company would be lucky to have you. The first thing we list in our "requirements" for hiring is "grit" and you clearly have an abundance.

remram 4y ago
Putting grit in your job requirements is a huge red flag. Putting it as the top is really concerning. Working for a company shouldn't require grit. > grit, n: firmness of mind or spirit, unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger What hardship or danger are employees subjected to, in your company? If this an excuse to blame burnout on employees' lack of fortitude? What systems are missing from your organization that make goals reliant on individuals' courage?
- mritchie712 4y ago
  less extreme definition. to me, grit = persistence
- dchftcs 4y ago
  Grit is required for many roles in competitive businesses. Commonly, it stands for never giving up. Hardship could include not being able complete a project due to reasons in or out of your control, but grit makes you not give up. Many sales jobs are like this. Many engineering and science jobs are like this. Otherwise, grit could be doing a tough thankless job day after day without quitting. Such as cleaning up sewage. People without grit could quit even if they get paid a 500k to do that job. You seem to have the idea that all jobs should be cushy and predictable. But some jobs are harder than others, and you personally benefit from people doing these hard jobs. A good company would compensate employees for taking calculated risks and don't demand excessive exposure to danger or other bad conditions The main question, then, would be whether the people doing those jobs are properly compensated for it. Personally I don't think that's generally the case, because companies tend to pay too much to white collar workers like you who demand everything to be easy and say simply asking for "grit" is a red flag. Soldiers must be exposed to danger, and grit is a requirement for being a good soldier, and personally I think they're not treated well enough.

remram 4y ago

Putting grit in your job requirements is a huge red flag. Putting it as the top is really concerning. Working for a company shouldn't require grit. > grit, n: firmness of mind or spirit, unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger What hardship or danger are employees subjected to, in your company? If this an excuse to blame burnout on employees' lack of fortitude? What systems are missing from your organization that make goals reliant on individuals' courage?

mritchie712 4y ago
less extreme definition. to me, grit = persistence
dchftcs 4y ago
Grit is required for many roles in competitive businesses. Commonly, it stands for never giving up. Hardship could include not being able complete a project due to reasons in or out of your control, but grit makes you not give up. Many sales jobs are like this. Many engineering and science jobs are like this. Otherwise, grit could be doing a tough thankless job day after day without quitting. Such as cleaning up sewage. People without grit could quit even if they get paid a 500k to do that job. You seem to have the idea that all jobs should be cushy and predictable. But some jobs are harder than others, and you personally benefit from people doing these hard jobs. A good company would compensate employees for taking calculated risks and don't demand excessive exposure to danger or other bad conditions The main question, then, would be whether the people doing those jobs are properly compensated for it. Personally I don't think that's generally the case, because companies tend to pay too much to white collar workers like you who demand everything to be easy and say simply asking for "grit" is a red flag. Soldiers must be exposed to danger, and grit is a requirement for being a good soldier, and personally I think they're not treated well enough.