How in the hell do you say "I learn shit really fast on the fly and adapt to changing paradigms" while sounding professional and not pompous?
When I interviewed for my current job, I said pretty much exactly that.
Inara: So, explain to me again why Zoe wasn't in the dress? Mal: Tactics, woman. Needed her in the back. 'Sides, those soft cotton dresses feel kinda nice. It's the whole... air-flow.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Aug 03, 2007 11:01:17 am PDT #2261 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2007 11:01:58 am PDT #2262 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
'I'm a quick study' seems to work for me. (well, conversationally)
Susan W. - Aug 03, 2007 11:02:51 am PDT #2263 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
"I am adaptable and quick to learn new processes and applications." Or whatever it is you're quick to learn.
sarameg - Aug 03, 2007 11:02:57 am PDT #2264 of 10001
This is in writing,so.
eta: and it has a particular context and placement and I'm just having a helluva time with it. Grr.
shrift - Aug 03, 2007 11:22:48 am PDT #2265 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Large group of people standing around, clicking pens, talking loudly, and tapping on the side of my cube.
Oh god, today's never going to end.
Theodosia - Aug 03, 2007 11:33:26 am PDT #2266 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I find it's really worthwhile to keep a pencil sharpener or a paper shredder or something similarly loud in the cubicle, and find a reason to run it when there's a office crowd one wishes to move along.
Laura - Aug 03, 2007 11:35:16 am PDT #2267 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
Cobra~ma Theo.
Theodosia - Aug 03, 2007 11:36:29 am PDT #2268 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I called HR convinced they would tell me they couldn't do anything, but the guy said he could talk to somebody, so my fingers have spontaneously crossed themselves. It's hard to type this way, but hey.
shrift - Aug 03, 2007 11:38:23 am PDT #2269 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
They finally left. Sweet zombie Jesus, I was ready to scale the cubicle walls and beat them all to death with the electric stapler.
sarameg - Aug 03, 2007 11:38:49 am PDT #2270 of 10001
AND FUCK. I just found a huge stupid typo and it's too late.
Goddamnit to hell.
Not a dealbreaker, just an -ing that should've been an -ed. I was just blind to it.
At least the end is in sight.