Stupidity!! It ranks up there with “You need to have experience before we can hire you” told to high school graduates when they come looking for a job; like they teach that kind of experience in school.
I started programming computers in 1968 and began doing consulting (contract) work in the 80s. A few years ago I was trying to get work and was told I couldn’t because I had been between assignments for over a year. I know how Beardo feels because I am still facing that situation in real life.
What it really is is an excuse for non-thinking. If someone else hires a person then the second employer need not think, or run checks, before hiring. Just pure ol’ dee lazy on employers’ parts.
Story of my life… as a writer, a community college instructor, an editor, AND an artist. Hence why I’m doing all four part-time and/or freelance, and still making less than $20K per year (sometimes quite a bit less). Wheeeeee!
The Nihilist over 11 years ago
Catch-22
cbrsarah over 11 years ago
Stupidity!! It ranks up there with “You need to have experience before we can hire you” told to high school graduates when they come looking for a job; like they teach that kind of experience in school.
saxie5 over 11 years ago
I can so relate!
georgelcsmith over 11 years ago
I started programming computers in 1968 and began doing consulting (contract) work in the 80s. A few years ago I was trying to get work and was told I couldn’t because I had been between assignments for over a year. I know how Beardo feels because I am still facing that situation in real life.
Spyderred over 11 years ago
What it really is is an excuse for non-thinking. If someone else hires a person then the second employer need not think, or run checks, before hiring. Just pure ol’ dee lazy on employers’ parts.
MadNews over 11 years ago
…and sad!
lemon868 over 11 years ago
Artists get this conundrum also: how do you get space in a gallery unless you have a name, and how do you get a name without getting a show?
Niki1983 over 10 years ago
Story of my life… as a writer, a community college instructor, an editor, AND an artist. Hence why I’m doing all four part-time and/or freelance, and still making less than $20K per year (sometimes quite a bit less). Wheeeeee!