Screw Fleet Farm

99SJ_Ex

99SJ_Ex

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So I had an interview at Mills Fleet Farm in Menomonie WI last Wednesday. I called today and was told the HR personel had left for the day. Then I got a call from the 'rents saying there was a letter from Fleet Farm at home. According to the letter they were not hiring me because I was OVERQUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION! What the hell does that mean?!?!? I have a 2-yr technical diploma in Automotive Technician fron tech college and I was availible Tuesdays- Thursdays 4pm-11pm and All day Fridays-Sundays.
It was a part-time tech posisition doing oil changes, tires, and alignments. Who the hell do they think IS qualified for that? Monkies?!?

Well boys I'm drinking tonight.... Hopefully I don't do anything stupid before WF.....
 
99SJ_Ex said:
Well boys I'm drinking tonight.... Hopefully I don't do anything stupid before WF.....
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Too Late :D

Besides, that's just an excuse. Just chawk it up as another "NO", and keep sending out the resumes.
 
Yet another reason I now work for me - I got tired of hearing "overqualified."

The worst was when I went through selection for TSA when they opened up (I figured I could get in and work toward making Airport Insecurity something actually useful for a change...) and after two days and a free physical, they told me I was "Grossly overqualified for the position" (their words.)

At which point, since I figured I didn't have anything to lose, I went into a monologue on what they're doing wrong, what they can do to fix it, and demonstrated by pulling out three pocketknives, two rounds of .45ACP, and assorted other goodies from my pockets in their "secure area."

Who better to tell them what they're doing wrong than someone who has seen and exploited the holes, no?

I'm mildly surprised I'm not on their "do not fly" list - although the one time I've tried to fly since (round trip ticket SFO-IND for my granddad's funeral. Overbooked flight - spent $800 for the privilege of sleeping at the airport!) they did the "full search" on me. When they asked if I wanted to be behind a privacy screen, I told them, "No, strip-search me right here in front of everyone so they can see what we're doing that isn't working."

I swear, if I ever have to fly again, I'll probably show up in a loincloth to save the time and trouble. No shirt, no shoes, no hat - just a loincloth and my spectacles.

"Grossly overqualified." Yeah - probably because I (at the time) spoke some six additional languages, was able to properly identify everything that was contraband in the tests (both in the glove box and on the simulated X-ray images...) and they were probably worried that I'd take over and fire most of the idiots.

Which I would.
 
5-90 said:
At which point, since I figured I didn't have anything to lose, I went into a monologue on what they're doing wrong, what they can do to fix it, and demonstrated by pulling out three pocketknives, two rounds of .45ACP, and assorted other goodies from my pockets in their "secure area."
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:rof: I love it.

I snuck a Cockatiel through security flying home from Florida last summer. :laugh:
 
That was after we'd been told that if we got so much as a small penknife in there, they'd have "some big guy with no neck come out and have a philosophical discussion with you."

Go ahead - don't worry me none. I saw that "big guy with no neck" on my way out - I don't think he could count his own dick twice and come up with the same number! Brute strength is nothing if you don't know what to do with it...
 
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