Whatson that!? I’ll get my Wyatt!

January 8, 2006 @ 12:29 pm · Filed under Musings

Speaking to a good friend of mine last night on the phone, we were just catching up generally when he told me about a recent interview he had for a job with the actuarial firm, Watson Wyatt. He has been applying to a variety of firms for quite some time now, seemingly with little success, however this lack of success was both ridiculous and amusing at the same time, and so certainly blog worthy!

After he had gone through the interview process a few days later he received a letter of rejection, stating “you have too much enthusiasm for the job” among other things. I kid you not! Is this the kind of world we live in? One where employers not only look for someone who can manage the job but decide that someone who takes their job seriously and is committed is not worth employing? To say I felt outraged was an understatement, and I wasn’t even the one applying. The people at this firm really should be ashamed of themselves. Work, like any other activity should be able to be conducted wherever possible with an enthusiasm and love for what you are doing. If we all went around sullen and just grudgingly performed the tasks allocated to us, what kind of world would we be living in?

   

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