I worked at Target while in college. The people that were brought in as managers (execs) were not people I had ever met. They'd show up one day from some intern

I worked at Target while in college. The people that were brought in as managers (execs) were not people I had ever met. They'd show up one day from some internship program, and bam 6 months later, they'd be in charge of everything. That said, the people typically were top notch... so I couldn't complain about their management abilities. We'd always say, "they showed up already promoted". It was college life for me though, so I had no illusions of ever wanting to be more than a minimum wage salesfloor guy for a couple of years. 15 years later, and I still have dreams that I still somehow am employed there, and I just happen to check the schedule... and CRAP, I have a shift this week!