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> “everyone was stupid but me,” “no one wanted to hear the truth,” etc. I feel bad now. Even though I would never talk like this I can't help but feel this way

by 3minus1 13y ago

> “everyone was stupid but me,” “no one wanted to hear the truth,” etc. I feel bad now. Even though I would never talk like this I can't help but feel this way sometimes at my current job. I feel like I am genuinely asked to do retarded shit sometimes, and no one else seems to mind.

InTheSwiss 13y ago
That doesn't mean you are an asshole. I could be the smartest (I don't think calling people stupid is a good way of putting it) person in the company/department and you could be in a position that requires you to do pointless stuff that your skill level is much higher than. I would suggest that if you feel this way for more than a couple of months then perhaps you should look at finding another place to work. Being smart doesn't make you an asshole. Just don't bad mouth your previous colleagues. If someone I interview is to say that they "grew beyond the technical capabilities of the role and the company was unable to support further growth of my skill set due to the direction the business was going" then I am cool with that. It happens. Hell it SHOULD happen. You should out grow your old position if you want to move up. It is all in the way you not only say it but how you BELIEVE it too. If you just say something like the sentence I wrote above but really believe that you are some "rock star" and everyone else is an idiot then I am probably gonna pick up on it even if you phrase it in a nicer way.
- 3minus1 13y ago
  Wow, I like this a lot thanks. Something to add to my "file"
jzwinck 13y ago
It's OK to feel that way, just don't say it in an interview. I have had people in interviews confess to me that they are (1) subordinate to their spouse, (2) very concerned about personal safety in a big city, and (3) afraid of scorpions. These are OK things for those people to feel, but to bring them up in an interview does not improve their chances.
sumnulu 13y ago
soo, who is your admired leaders? ok,just kidding but do not say that in a interview.
- walshemj 13y ago
  Hmm Alexander , Churchill (John not Winston) and Col Tim Collins
walshemj 13y ago
Some times you do need to tell truth to power though.
michaelrwolfe1 13y ago
There is nothing wrong with feeling this way - it is often the truth. I've hired many people who were frustrated with their jobs, and I've quit jobs for this reason. But there is a way to communicate it professionally - simply say that you didn't feel challenged with the work and that you weren't learning anything. Just don't rant about how they were a bunch of idiots.

by 3minus1 13y ago

InTheSwiss 13y ago

That doesn't mean you are an asshole. I could be the smartest (I don't think calling people stupid is a good way of putting it) person in the company/department and you could be in a position that requires you to do pointless stuff that your skill level is much higher than. I would suggest that if you feel this way for more than a couple of months then perhaps you should look at finding another place to work. Being smart doesn't make you an asshole. Just don't bad mouth your previous colleagues. If someone I interview is to say that they "grew beyond the technical capabilities of the role and the company was unable to support further growth of my skill set due to the direction the business was going" then I am cool with that. It happens. Hell it SHOULD happen. You should out grow your old position if you want to move up. It is all in the way you not only say it but how you BELIEVE it too. If you just say something like the sentence I wrote above but really believe that you are some "rock star" and everyone else is an idiot then I am probably gonna pick up on it even if you phrase it in a nicer way.

3minus1 13y ago
Wow, I like this a lot thanks. Something to add to my "file"

jzwinck 13y ago

It's OK to feel that way, just don't say it in an interview. I have had people in interviews confess to me that they are (1) subordinate to their spouse, (2) very concerned about personal safety in a big city, and (3) afraid of scorpions. These are OK things for those people to feel, but to bring them up in an interview does not improve their chances.

sumnulu 13y ago

soo, who is your admired leaders? ok,just kidding but do not say that in a interview.

walshemj 13y ago
Hmm Alexander , Churchill (John not Winston) and Col Tim Collins

walshemj 13y ago

Some times you do need to tell truth to power though.

michaelrwolfe1 13y ago

There is nothing wrong with feeling this way - it is often the truth. I've hired many people who were frustrated with their jobs, and I've quit jobs for this reason. But there is a way to communicate it professionally - simply say that you didn't feel challenged with the work and that you weren't learning anything. Just don't rant about how they were a bunch of idiots.