Just got interview prepped by a recruiter for my Tuesday phone interview. She brought up the dreaded "What is your greatest weakness?" That's such a sadistic question, because I don't believe any of the advice I've heard/seen to date about answering it correctly. "I work too hard" is so obvious, and the "It is X, but here's how I address it" is still fraught with peril.
Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!
Wash ,'Serenity'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
§ ita § - Jun 01, 2009 11:55:29 am PDT #22275 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Gudanov - Jun 01, 2009 11:57:41 am PDT #22276 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
I suppose, "I have no weaknesses for I am a divine being," wouldn't go over well.
tommyrot - Jun 01, 2009 11:59:23 am PDT #22277 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Or anything sarcastic, I suppose.
"My biggest weakness is I hate inane questions."
"My biggest weakness is the voices in my head."
pause, listen....
"No, it's not."
DavidS - Jun 01, 2009 11:59:43 am PDT #22278 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I still favor: "My only weakness is that I'm too smart too divulge that answer in a job interview."
Sophia Brooks - Jun 01, 2009 12:00:00 pm PDT #22279 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I once got hired after I said my weakness was being easily angered by stupid people who didn't do a very good job.
I am not sure that I should ever repeat that again.
DavidS - Jun 01, 2009 12:01:25 pm PDT #22280 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That's a good one, Sophia.
I might opt for, "I get really annoyed with lazy people who don't meet deadlines, don't meet their goals and blame everything on other people."
DavidS - Jun 01, 2009 12:01:50 pm PDT #22281 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
In other words: "I really hate msbelle's coworkers."
Jesse - Jun 01, 2009 12:02:05 pm PDT #22282 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Just the sort of maturity I might expect from a woman whose whole ouevre could be summarized in a collection titled "Fuck You, Mom...Just, Fuck You!"
Heh.
Burrell - Jun 01, 2009 12:02:20 pm PDT #22283 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oy. That Katie Roiphe piece was annoying. I find it fascinating that, no matter what choices you make as a mom, there's always going to be some asshole happy to tell you you're doing it all wrong.
tommyrot - Jun 01, 2009 12:03:42 pm PDT #22284 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
"My biggest weakness is Tino."