comme ci comme ça

comme ci comme ça

His makeup held in place. His wig removed years from his bald spot. The workouts did their magic. He dropped six sizes in the last two months alone.

He worked for each and every one of those new computer user certifications. He even attended night school to learn Python and PHP.

On paper, his resume told the story of a programmer who could step into this mid-career position, sans training, and hit the ground running on day one.

And it would have been a great first day if he could just get past the HR Lady who did not subscribe to his POV.

“Um”, as she nibbled on the cheese fry with her left hand while trying to type with her right, “I see that you are a programmer. Tell me more about what you do again.” He waited patiently to repeat himself between her slurping gulps from her near empty 64 ounce soda.

It didn’t matter. She could hear, but could not listen.

I review this video with each of my new hires. Upon its conclusion, I rarely have to comment. Perhaps the stigma of not understanding the importance of a job well done speaks for itself.

Profits and productivity are up another 2% this quarter.

Not bad for a so-so web-development firm.