/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>43604
>I can't keep track of a daily calendar in my head so I make strict use of a shared calendar synced on my phone and desktop to keep myself organized and structured in the way I work.

Pretty much anyone can empathize with this, so the answer is always a winner.

It doesn't matter what you say if it's not complete bullshit.

I pick up too many tasks at one time

>>43604

I personally say I'm really focused and don't multitask too well.

I don't think it's so much what you answer unless it's something ridiculous it's more about knowing yourself.

>>43604
"I'm a perfectionist, I can't give up on projects until I'm sure they're 100% satisfactory"

I'm a perfectionist!

>>43604
Inexperience

>>43604
I'm only 6 inches.

Sometimes I work so hard to get stuff done that I forget to use vacation days.

I tend to speak my mind and not tolerate it when someone asks me a pointless bullshit question. Like this one you just asked.

>>43622

That sounds shallow as fuck. Really, out of all your flaws, not being able to keep track of the calendar is your biggest one?

They are gonna see right through you and be able to tell that you are trying to avoid answering it.

Just be honest, and be sure to make it clear that you are trying your best to overcome your flaw and that you won't let it harm your work in any way.

I'm 6'2, everyone thinks I'm their opponent once I meet them , so I don't have the element of surprise that manlets have.

I walk out of shitty interviews when I'm asked retarded questions.

>>43604
I thrive in organized chaos, my schedule, my desk, etc, I can easily organize it for other people, but It's more difficult for me to work in a 'normal' environment.

I'm not sharing mine. It's too awesome, and I never know when I'll need it again in this economy.

>>43604
OP are you looking for what is actually our biggest weakness or what we'd say to some faggot HR rep?

>actual
I spend too much time trying to think of new ideas for business and not enough time expanding on ideas I already have

>HR rep
I try to do too much on my own when asking for help would be better

>>43604
"I fear failure and never go for it".

I'm afraid of commitment

Any HR/recruiting fags here? What is the "correct" answer, are we supposed to bullshit this or give a real response?

I'm obsessive to a fault and hold myself to unrealistic standards that don't align with reality

>>43673
That was my answer. I got hired twice with that answer for good jobs. I usually provide additional things answers as it's top three biggest weaknesses. I usually also admit that I sometimes take criticism personally, but understand that it is usually offered as a means to make the work better as a whole collaboratively, and that as a technical person I can sometimes lose sight of the bigger picture, which is why I work hard to align with functional experts and make sure that I understand the functional goal and the functional impacts of any technical gaps/shortcomings.

>>43604
Kryp... Nice try

I understand too well how much I can do.
Which means that I finish everything on time, but usually end up doing it one night before.
Much stress could be avoided if I had less confidence in my own abilities.

>>43699

Now that is much better.

>>43709
*cringe*

autism

I have issues with small details. If I can't see it in the big picture I can't see it at all.

Brunettes

>>43708
Recruiter here.

If it's a technical job, very little weight will be given to this question. If it's just some job, state a weakness unrelated to that particular environment.

>>43708
There's no real correct answer. We ask this question mainly to gauge personality. We expect you to bullshit this, because nobody is honest during an interview, but seeing the process of bullshit play out is very useful to measure how well you're going to work in our environment.

In our kinds, we're thinking "When he fucks up, this is how he's going to be explaining himself to his superior". The 'right' attitude, response and personality all depend on what kind of job, although personally I look for consistent eye contact a candid and casual answer and generally open body language (especially around the face, mind your facial expressions when answering difficult or open-ended questions). The best responses are ususally given rather indirectly, rather than a direct answer tot e question, they'll transform the topic into a general discussion about character flaws and how they personally feel they can undermine a workplace.

However, I've probably had a lot more training in this than your typical supervisor or HR rep

I pee on things in my workspace while others are away.

I spend most of my day fapping to 2D women

mondays! :)

>kryptonite

>>43691
We fired the last person with that flaw. The moron would constantly waste time chatting with ex-coworkers, and it seemed that every single person who showed up once worked with him.

I am obsessed with cute anime girls.

>>43694
Heebitron Maximus!

>>43765

tell us moar.

>>43798
Fine... "I hate down time. If I'm not staying busy, and moving forward, I feel like I'm moving backwards."

I have issues with trying to take on too much, and delegating tasks. Which is why I work so well in a team, they let me know that I have others to rely on to get the job done right, and to help me take care of what needs to be done.

complacency

>>43829
Good good. That will roll off my tongue with the greatest of ease. I thank you.

>>43622
weak

>>43634
>>43637
ok

>>43653
>>43697
good

>>43740
>>43664
>>43681
>>43755
risky but potentially good. depends on the job and firm culture

>>43604
>actual
My undergrad was in languages, so I've been trained to talk endlessly, but never been trained to shut up. It can be a problem.

>interview
My handwriting is shit, but I'm working on it

Quoted from Chairman & CEO !!mjNZ2qu+4pk:

- When asked what your greatest weakness is, DON'T SAY "I HAVE NONE", "I DON'T KNOW", "I'M A PERFECTIONIST". Stupid people say "say you're a perfectionist." No dumbass, don't say that. Saying you're a perfectionist is a cliche response to that question that any HR person or interviewer worth his or her position, will know. Also, don't try to be funny here by saying "chocolate" or some other retarded answer. You'll only look as good as your response, which is retarded. What you should say is the same thing as saying you're a perfectionist, but without actually saying it. An example would be "I like for everything that I do to be absolutely exceptional, and I don't like to be associated with things that are sub-par." This shows that you expect nothing but the best for yourself and for those who work with you on a project, and that your implied weakness is being unhappy with results that didn't meet your very high expectations.

lol i work too hard.

nah, i usually say that i come off as uncharismatic. never stopped me from getting an offer.

>>44074
That Chairman & CEO guy gave really good advice the other day in that HR thread. I think someone saved it all. I did save his twitter @viksra

The correct answer is to give an actual weakness but immediately describe how you are improving upon it. Obviously you should make it a weakness that's as unrelated to the job as possible (i.e. if you are applying to be a public announcer, your weakness should not be that you have a fear of public speaking but maybe something like your knowledge of Microsoft Office is not that great).

>>44074
>"I like for everything that I do to be absolutely exceptional, and I don't like to be associated with things that are sub-par."


That isn't an actual weakness though

>>44248
I thought a thorough knowledge of microsoft office was expected? Haven't you taken classes specifically on word/excel etc?

>>44329
This. It just sounds like more self fellatio.

>>44248
The weakness can be related to your profession. Growth potential is an area we tend to evaluate and we want to see that there's capacity to improve and develop so long as it won't undermine your ability to perform.

In your public speaking example, a good honest flaw would be something that reflects room for improvement. You establish your level of talent with your resumee, references, connections and other interview answers etc. But you're no Martin Luther King Jr. and we know that. We want to know that YOU know that.

"I want to improve the level of passion I bring to a speech. I tend to feed off of the energy of the crowd when I'm speaking and I feel that I'm more effective when I can give them that energy with my elocution."

Bam, hired on the spot.

im an asshole and dont work well with others, especially when they're slackers and i end up having to do their work.

>>43630
Please don't use this or any variation of it on a job interview. I've had interviewers tell me they laugh in their heads when they hear candidates use it.

I'm not a very outgoing person. This sometimes comes off as apathy or indifference but I assure you, that's not the case.

>>44329
>I don't like to be associated with things that are sub-par

Red flag answer right there. This is an attitude that we generally consider inimical to a team environment and condescending. You're suggesting that you're applying here because you consider this company to not be sub-par but you assuming an extremely critical stance with 0 humility and no justification for why your judgement is valuable.

This may work if you're an oligarch with a multi-million net worth and a board of directors is literally prepared to suck your cock if it means having you on staff, but the typical corporate joe has no right to be calling things 'sub-par".

You come off as an asshole.

>>44408
Why is being an asshole viewed as a negative?

Laziness.

>>44439
As asshole might be an team leader, but they make horrible team mates

>>44344
Well in the example I used, the job was public announcing. I doubt they would care if someone wasn't good at using Microsoft Word.

Anyway, point being is that you should turn this question into a skill that is not necessary for on the job functions.

>>44461
What about progression? Aren't team members eventually supposed to become leaders?

>>44439
Because Zyzz is a moron. Nobody likes assholes. Especially if they have nothing of actual value. He already explained why he doesn't work.
>>44461
On the contrary, if the boss is an asshole, then he can drag the team down with him. He shouldn't be an asshole slave driver. Firm, but fair.

>>44450
No.
Just no.

>>44439
Because we generally consider our teams to be a co-operative environment. if you're an asshole in an interview, you're going to be an asshole to your assistants and direct subordinates (possible liability and jeopardize productivity) an asshole to your superiors and an asshole to outside contacts.

If you can't conduct yourself in the best possible manner in a formal interview, you're not going to in a major business deal.

Asshole can be a valuable as a tool, not a core value and you need to be able to shut it off.

Plus, if you're an asshole in an interview, nobody is going to WANT to hire you. Interviewers can be as impartial as they want, but they'll still make decisions based on how much we like you.

I am a human being I am full of flaws, but I also have a spirit to overcome them.

>>44476
>zyzz was a moron. nobody likes assholes

I don't see how zyzz was an asshole, he lived life to the fullest off his parents money with no worries

>>44500
>spirit
into the trash it goes. What are you, a liberal arts student? Go back to lakota

>>44510
No, I am your undercover boss and you are fired.

>>44490
B-but it's true ;_;

>>44546
Of course it is.
It's true for almost everyone.
But don't ever fucking say that.

>>44512
If you can't recognise Zyzz as the shallow faggot he is,...
Idk, that's pretty bad.

Depending on the kind of work, I have a bad tendency to continue fine tuning documents and designs, despite being at a level that is more than satisfactory. This is more to due with my own personal satisfaction, but ever since I've made steps to rid myself of this trait, I have learnt that with the free time I now have that was spent overdoing things, I can get more done at a good level of standard.

>>44498
Is there an asshole checklist? I feel like I'm going to be found out during an interview.

>>43604
I guess my dick is a little too big.

>>44562
a shallow faggot who surpassed the limits of his body and enjoyed life

>>44585
>enjoyed life
he was an insecure loser who ran around festivals dressed like a little queer for attention

>>44585
That's great and all, but I doubt being a meathead will get you a job if that's all you have going for you.

>>44512
>zyzz
>>44562
>Zyzz

who and what is "zyzz"?? what does that mean? first time I am seeing it

>>44611
Could you possibly be any more of a newfag?

>>44611

www.google.com

>>44604
jealous fatty detected

>>44611
www.google.com

>>44575
There are a few commonly known redflags that indicate you're probably going to slash and burn for personal gain, or that you stuck at teamwork or licking boot to make the deal.

Most won't look too far into your personality unless the interviewer is someone trained to do some sort of profiling. It's uncommon but really depends on the company and how exhaustive they want to be.

>>43630
lol no, interviewers aren't as dumb as you think they are, they hear this shit 50% of the time

What you should say is something that is a legitimate weakness but won't really be related to your specific job duties.

So if you're going to be alone most of the time at your desk coding something, say that you sometimes struggle with face-to-face social interactions.

If you're a lower level employee who just takes orders from people, say you're not a good public speaker

If you're going to be working in a social environment where teamwork is essential say that you have a tendency to be disorganized.

You have to be honest but do so in a way that doesn't set off any red flags for the interviewer.

i make too many bullshit excuses and never hold myself accountable for my actions

>>44631
>>>44439
>Because Zyzz is a moron.
>>44636
>>44629
you guys are idiots. I was following this conversation >>44439 he is the first to say Zyzz after someone referred to someone's , ah you know what, fuck it im not gonna even explain it, just know that you're a bunch of stupid fags

>>44610
if your parents are rich, you wont need to work

>>43630
this is actually a chicle response
do you even interview research?

"As a manager, I tend to try and do too much on my own, when I have a great team that I could easily delegate tasks to. I have realized this weakness and continue to try and improve to work better with the team I have.

Next Question."

>>44657
Zyzz was a bodybuilder. Died at age 22 I believe after abusing steriods and other drugs, combined with a heart condition he already had. I brought him up because he was rather shallow and the poster boy for "Chicks love assholes".

>>43604
I love too much my job.

>>44653

hey baby

>>44682
>poster boy for "chicks love assholes"
except he wasn't an asshole
Just a ripped sick cunt

>>44675
This guy gets it... except for the "next question" part you cocky ignore scum fucking piece of shit douchebag whore-sniffing dick punching turd face

>>44682
I hope you never make it, brah.

>>43604
>What's your biggest weakness?

That I still haven't come up with an answer to this question that makes me look good but still seems like a weakness.

Also bullets.

>>44682
Was he even employed? We're discussing employment and the hiring process, not getting naked and being rude to women. Behaving like an "asshole" can't be reduced to one person's behavior.

>>44675
Do any recruiters actually buy any of these scripted lines? They seem like the equivalent of pick up lines.

>>44682
Thank you

>>44666
>chicle response

mis lados

>>44702
lol obviously i wouldnt say the last part.

>>44718
absolutely. tweak it to make it your own

>>44653
i hold myself accountable for my actions, but i do nothing to solve the personal problems that are causing them.

>>44711
I believe he was a stripper for a time, and was sponsored by fitness brands

>why cant girls like nice guys like me

I place great confidence and value in my own opinions and work, and sometimes I am quick to disregard certain input if I feel it would personally bring down the level I set myself with.

>>44733
second part meant for >>44682

"t..talking to girls....i..i get so nervous"

>>44736
"excellent, give me an example".

>>44736
>>44753
get rekt

>tfw wealth wont stop you from looking like a blob

>>44682
He made fun of girls who tried to get with him because of that

haha

>>43674

top lel

>"My schizophr.... eh I mean I'm a perfectionist"

>>44773
TOP LEL

>>44718
You'll find a lot of recruiters simply don't care. A lot of questions are just put into an interview to give you an opportunity to fail and as long as you don't answer inappropriately or with a huge redflag, they just move on to the next one.

A lot of recruiters make the hiring decision based on the credentials you provide. The interview, for them, is just there to double check that you weren't secretly terrible. It won't make or break you unless you do something stupid.

>>44767
He was making fun of shallow women, particularly the fatties. Zyzz was one of us, just more muscular, confident and rich.

>>44787
You bastard, I lost my sides xD

>I have a foot fetish and frequently find myself distracted by revealing footwear
>female interviewer looks down at her feet

>>44773
can you explain your name please... google shows nothing

>My biggest weakness is staring at your face longer than 10 seconds without punching it.
>Do I have the job, Vince?

>>44807
>not knowing
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>>44726
Cliche response. For sure there a lot of idiots here.

>>44794
>tfw skinny female interviewers for entry level manual labor job
>tfw most likely didn't get the job because of my assburger tendencies during the interview

Its bullshit, small talk shouldn't be a requirement for moving shit out of a truck.

>>44787
>>44773
>>44784
>>44809
MY SIDES

>>44830

I just found it funny, I wasn't being a grammar nazi

>>44794
This, exactly. IMO about 75% of an interview is all about how you present yourself, not what you actually say. Be sociable, friendly and smile. Seem like you are having fun with the interview. Dont mumble, shake and look like a total asspie.

Also, research common interview questions.

A question like "What is you dream job?" shouldnt be answered by saying that you want to work for the company you are interviewing for...nor should you say any specific company name.

Instead, say something along the lines of:
>"My dream job would be a job with a great, caring management team, a friendly environment, and opportunity to learn and grow."

I lied my fucking ass off to get my job.
I have aspergers, I literally can't look people in the eye it destroys me like an ant under a magnifying glass...and I work at a fucking office supply store.

To be honest, it was a good move. It's helped me to improve my people skills. The thing is that I'm not 'better' at being social, I'm just better at faking it. I stare at your eyebrows, I fake smile good, I pretend to convey an emotion other than 'bleh' to strangers and I've learned that my customers are little more than cattle.

If I ever told the damn truth about me they wouldn't have hired me.

>>44866
Is there company's that don't care for interviews that hire autists?

>>44866
>Seem like you are having fun with the interview.
>tfw I actually enjoy them

>>44753

Design in particular is a very subjective concept. What I produce is backed up by many years of freelancing experience, along with meeting the vision set out by employers which you can find stated on my CV. One instance in particular involved a restaurant owner who purchased my services to design a flyer for their establishment. Despite creating an aesthetic design that was clean and presentable, as well as offering the important and relevant information, she was very insistent on adding more images that served nothing more than to make things unnecessarily busy.

>>44770

>not having examples for all possible questions

>>44894
I'm thinking of going this route, faking it till I make it, because the whole fake friendliness thing seems to come natural to most people.
>I lied my fucking ass off to get the job.
>If I ever told the damn truth about me they wouldn't have hired me.

Any thing in particular you're talking about or just personality stuff?

>>44927
you are gonna make it then.

>>44908
probably like walmart or gamestop

>>44908
Look for non-student jobs at colleges and universities. They ted to have that social justice boner mandated and will give preferential; treatment for people with crippling social disabilities.

>>44938
>yfw you dont have the ten minutes it took for you to respond on here in a real interview

>>44974

I doubt I would have been given the opportunity to leave the room and make myself a coffee and scrambled egg either, but one can hope.

>>44948
I know people on the spectrum generally feel the opposite about how normal people feel about others.
Like oh, I love people! I love talking to people! Being around people makes me feel ENERGIZED (no, it makes me feel like vomiting)
Bullshit like that.
Basically what I did was say the opposite of how I felt to them, I present a social butterfly who smiled a lot and felt at ease around anybody. Also a lot of bullshit 'haha so funny' small talk jokes, I NEVER get that shit but I am really good at it now. Like, really good. Most people have no idea at all how I am unless they hang out with me a lot or live/have lived with me.
You know, just social crap. Those are my biggest flaws, I have no fucking social skills so I fake my entire social side. It's not so much torture as it is something that wears me the fuck down. I always need to wind down at least 4 hours a day and be left totally alone to process the crap I go through when I go to stupid work.

I'm hoping when I stop being a retail slave and graduate next semester that it won't be as tiring.

I'm honest and tell them that I tend to be more productive towards the end of the day and that if I'm going to spend more time in the office to get something done it'll tend to be staying late vs coming in early. That's with the hiring manager anyway

Or if it's an HR cunt I just tell her what she wants to hear

>Have you ever been fired?

>>45068
>I-I-I've never had a job

probably lost a few offers because of this

>>45068
The answer to this is "no."

If you are stupid enough to put a position on your resume in which you got fired from, you don't deserve to get the job.

>Are you married?
>Do you have children?

So?

>>45107
>what are job gaps
>what are thorough background checks

>>45107
Couldn't you just put down a friends number and say they're a manager

>tell us what makes you unique

>>45147
muh huge penis

>>45147
I'm a pangender demisexual transethnic multipersonality fat positive tattoo and body piercing enthusiast

>>45147
My ego.

>>45195
>Welcome to whole foods anon!

>>45195
jesus fuck, anon
put a trigger warning on that next time, i was raped by one of my personalities

>>45212
got damn I just had an episode
next time put a trigger warning on "rape" before telling others to put trigger warnings

>>45141
>What is stretching the truth on your resume so there are no employment gaps?
>What are good excuses for employment gaps?

Not all companies/firms do extensive background checks. You'll get in somewhere by leaving out your firings. You'll get in no where if you put a job down on your resume where you get fired from.

I wonder if you give four little things, it will make you sound like you actively assess what you need to improve regularly. And by "little", I mean things like "I don't know Excel VBA macros" rather than some personal Greek tragedy fatal flaw.

>>45220
This was meant for >>45131

I'm too hard on myself. If something goes wrong, I'm usually the first to take blame even if it's unnecessary. I get angry at myself for the smallest things even after a string of successes.

My biggest weakness is my inability to tolerate retards who ask stupid interview questions.

>>45141
Depends.

A lot of big companies have reference check hotlines, so even if you give them the "manager's" numbers, they'll just call the reference check hotline and find out that you're a big fat liar.

If it's a smaller company that can't be (easily) looked up online, than that may be a possibility.

>>45147
>I wasted most of my degree studying international law instead of australian law because the former was more interesting, so I can bring to your firm a very unique perspective on EU legislature and North Korea's human rights record and almost nothing about family law in Victoria btw please hire me im really hungry

>>45262
reference check hotline?
Can you further explain how background investigations are conducted.

>>45277
Like some of the big companies (like Walmart, etc.) have a corporate office number that you just call and verify. They don't call the actual store.

>>43604
No actual interviewer with any skills in interviewing will ever ask this question.

If you put a strength as a weakness it's basically you saying why are you asking this stupid question? It's a wake up call to the interviewer really, if they get pissed off because of it then they're a shitty interviewer.

I'd answer it like this. With all due respect i'm about to show you one of my biggest weaknesses and that is honesty. I don't understand this question because most candidates are just going to change a strength into a weakness so not a lot of valuable information is given, in my opinion, as people do not want to have anything that may count against them. I'm a hypocrite for doing that right now even as I think honesty is a strength but right now it is certainly my downfall.

big asses

>>43604
anxiety

>>44611
I can see /biz/ is off to a great start.

>>45340
>With all due respect i'm about to show you one of my biggest weaknesses and that is honesty. I don't understand this question because most candidates are just going to change a strength into a weakness so not a lot of valuable information is given, in my opinion, as people do not want to have anything that may count against them. I'm a hypocrite for doing that right now even as I think honesty is a strength but right now it is certainly my downfall.
for some reason this is reminding me of the bowl full of eggs greentext

>>45147
i once stepped on a lizard and cried

>>45366
you mean /zyz/

>>45147
i come from a family of druggies, mobsters,and jews, but yet im a total pussy

>>45147
I have a variety of diverse experiences, working in the fields of (x), (y), and (z). I have not only a degree in (a), but also certificates in (b) and (c). I have demonstrated leadership in experience (d) and (e). I have proven success in experiences (e) and (f).

>>45096
Just say no, nigga.

>>45435
>tfw the corporate world is beginning to look like seduction

Are there any books written for "gaming" the corporate world?

Well I guess my weakness would be lack of working experience in this field

>>45524
>Well I guess
quit speaking so spinelessly, otherwise its a good response

>>45131
I went on an overseas trip to [somewhere you've been before and know a bit about]

>>45540
Well I guess that would also be a weakness of mine

I'm a stupid cunt that is too lazy to learn something rigorous like math.

>>44830
Chicle means bubble gum in spanish.

>>43604

I have some social anxiety that might even include very mild misanthropy and I'm battling to bring myself to do business that would require a lot of interaction with people. It's the only reason I'm not outside right now selling snacks and ice creams from a van and a bunch of other people-heavy ventures to try and turn a profit.

Sometimes I follow elderly men home from job interviews, break into their homes, and then wait for them to come home so I can throw them down the stairs and make it look like a natural death.

I'm trying to work on it.

It only happens when I don't get the job.

>>45613
hits too close to home

>>43604
i'm arrogant, i dont ask for help when i need it

I don't interact much with people at work, but I make up by trying to be as sweet and well mannered.
You are paying me to work, not to chi-chat.

>>45646

It's frustrating, when you feel you have the work rate and flair to do well for yourself if you could just treat dealing with people as emotionally unaffecting as dealing with budgets and statistics.

Since I don't know what my biggest weakness is, it's likely I have a problem with self-reflection.

>>45613
>This job will be mostly crunching numbers and working with Excel, Word, and accounting software in this back room here, and I see you have all the necessary skills and qualifications, but we're looking for an enthusiastic people-person

>>45340
bretty gud

I dont have enough shekels

>>43604
I suck at introspection. NEXT.

>>45147
I had a mock interview in highschool in my career center, and the guy who asked me it later told me to just say ill come to work on time every day and come with a good attitude

I thought this was a no shit sort of thing, does anyone actually buy that?

>>45753

>>45147
This can be really difficult depending on the type of job and the workplace culture.
>Tell us something that will catch our eye.

I always end up seducing my coworkers

>>45989
>my cock is too large and it makes me slouch at my desk

>"What is your greatest weakness?"
"Honesty."
>"I don't think honesty is a weakness."
"I don't give a fuck what you think."

>>45989
>brown flag.

>>45989
don't shit where you eat

>>45340
No. This will make you look like an autistic retard and raise a giant red flag.

>With all due respect
Translation: "I am a condescending asshole"

>I don't understand this question because most candidates are just going to change a strength into a weakness so not a lot of valuable information is given
When an acquaintance greets you and says "Hi, how are you doing?" do you usually say "It doesn't matter because I know you don't care?" or "Good, how are you?" like a normal person with the slightest grasp of social standards?

>>46039
How do you associate seduction with pooping at the dinner table?

>>46059
seduction while at work m8

causes more problems than it's worth

>>46052
epic

>>45371
whats the bowl full of eggs greentext? I think I remember passing it on /fit/

>>43829

That just seems like a variation of "I'm a workaholic"

>>45753
damn son

>>46064
Every time I respond, "Good, how are you?", I imagine that person is judging me for not responding that I am "Well", as "Good" is not proper grammar. So even though I realize it's not grammatically correct, I never remember to say "Well" instead of "Good". At that point I'm annoyed that person is judging me on my grammar and they see the rage behind my eyes and......things deteriorate.

>>45482
all of them out there are cookie-cutter PUA shit.

if you're a memefaggot outside of 4chan it's absolutely hopeless. if you're not, chances are you're used to hiding your power level or even living a "double life" of sorts so you're already decent at being manipulative. just find new and exciting ways to apply it somewhere else

>>46112
I don't think I've heard someone respond with "well" once in my entire life. Maybe "I'm doing well"

>>45340
>Mhm, good point anon! I think that concludes our interview, you'll hear back from us soon
>le resume
>in le trash it le goes
>next

>>45147
What makes me unique is that im the man your going to hire

>>45147
Absolutely nothing except maybe my DNA and finger prints, just like the rest of your employees. Just what you need, glad you'll hire me.

>>46122
>by day, a mild-manored employee!
>by night, a le shitposting machine!
>he is
>AUTISM MAN

>>46112
>autism speaks

>>46122
As obvious as it may seem, I've never thought of applying it in the workplace. Good advice anon.

>>43604
Giving presentations and public speaking

>>46154
> le le le le
Fuck off back to reddit.

>>46188
Nice le dubs!!
>Fuck off back to reddit.
Le fuuuuuuuuuck, you le found my le secret :(
Le damn it!

>>46183
jokes on you, i'm also a le shitposting machine on the job :^)

>>46188
>tfw no longer sure if le is used by lebbitfags or used ironically by s4s'ers and other people here

>>46217
>not le loving le leddit
It's like you don't love le memes or some shit??????

Was all that crap about "just walk right up and give the manager a firm handshake" your parents would feed you bullshit?
Im about to go try it, just to see if it has any relevance anymore. Maybe i spill my spaghetti in front of a Resturaunt manager.
Who knows

>>46234
This is entirely my point

>>46217
I think the only website that hates 'le' more than 4chan is reddit

Who is this Le guy people keep talking about?

>>46240
Le inventor of le leddit, best site for memes next to 4chins

>>46240
I don't know but it's apparently humorous
>http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/le#English

>>46162
I had a snooty clerk at the grocery store respond with, "I'm doing well, thank you". I could sense his haughty tone when using well instead of good. He was looking down on me....a mere grocery clerk. Oh it irked me.
>>46174
autism does a lot of things, thank you.

>>46263
>>http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/le#English
Holy fuck WHAT? I'm going to stop abusing 'le' now due to how upsetting this is :^(

>>46210
When did being faux french online become cool?
>le faggot

>>46271
>autism does a lot of things, thank you.
kek'd

>>46292
There was some old /b/ comic where a French guy spoke English with words preceded by "le" and then reddit appropriated that for their "rage comics".

>>43604
>(inb4 you pick a strength a la "I work too hard")
>implying I wouldn't
Yes, yes I will say something that will potentially lose me the job.

In all honesty, I'd tell them I'm arrogant, then elaborate that it's by design. By being a little too confident you are more likely to achieve your full potential than if you were to impede yourself and keep yourself below your true limits.

To this day, absolutely no one can tell me what "confidence" really means in contrast to "arrogance" besides some vague notion of being an enlightened man who is only as confident as his level. I say enlightened, because lets face it, only an enlightened man knows himself and knows exactly what his level is.

>>46271
Or maybe it was, "I'm well, thank you". I don't keep a diary.

>>46249
Pretty sure it still works in some industries. Just not in large corporate type jobs or any other type of jobs where you have to deal with bureaucratic bs.

>>46087
pic related
I found this FOR YOU

>>46052
lol'd

>>46292
same time wispy French mustaches became cool

thanks m8

>>46312
>By being a little too confident you are more likely to achieve your full potential than if you were to impede yourself and keep yourself below your true limits.
>To this day, absolutely no one can tell me what "confidence" really means in contrast to "arrogance" besides some vague notion of being an enlightened man who is only as confident as his level. I say enlightened, because lets face it, only an enlightened man knows himself and knows exactly what his level is.
even more autistic than >>45340, congrats

>>46312
confidence becomes arrogance when the person is made to feel offended/insecure.

>>46309
My fucking sides

>>46311
/r/ing comic

>>43604
>I giggle every time I hear the word "merchant"

>>46312
>I'm arrogant by design

let this be a le /biz/ maymay plx

>>43604
Im going to install linux on all the companies computers

>>46368
No, intelligent design is pol.

I frequently get uncontrollable bouts of projectile diarrhoea .... uurRRGGGGHH

>>46344
By finding a balance of Buddhism and Nietzscheism I'm autistic? Or perhaps you're simply uneducated?

>>46402
>By finding a balance of Buddhism and Nietzscheism I'm autistic? Or perhaps you're simply uneducated?
If this is your response then you've already answered your own question.

>>46427
267

>>46402
Quickly, how many are there?

>>46427
Drop the toothpicks on the floor and I'll give you an answer

My greatest weekness is beinf a natie american, it has put me at many disadvantages throught my life.
Hire me or ill sue you you prick

>>46427
42

Ask me a hard one now

>>46349
>confidence becomes arrogance when the person is made to feel offended/insecure.
Excellence breeds jealousy. It's a waste of energy to tip toe around on eggshells just because you might hurt someone's precious feelings, meanwhile the rest of the human population, the human population that has a tendency to excel, welcomes competition and tries to learn from it, as oppose to rejecting it out of an emotional knee jerk reaction.

>>46418
That you're uneducated?

Nietzsche described the noble morality, Siddhārtha Gautama said only an enlightened man knows himself. Both are winning mentalities for the successful, I simply choose both rather than have the misguided belief that they're mutually exclusive.

>>46430
mazel tov, you're autistic.

>>46312
>To this day, absolutely no one can tell me what "confidence" really means in contrast to "arrogance" besides some vague notion of being an enlightened man who is only as confident as his level

>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/confidence
Definition of confidence in English:
confidence
1.2 a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities: she’s brimming with confidence

>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/arrogant
Definition of arrogant in English:
arrogant
having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities: he’s arrogant and opinionated a typically arrogant assumption

>>46427

'about tree fiddy

>>43604
>>43630
>>43655
>>43662
>>43664
>>43674
>>43684
>>43753
>>43766
>>43768
>>44571
>>44631
>>44742
>>44773
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>>45195
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>>45349
>>45989
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>>46182
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>>46309
>>46360
top fucking lel

>>46449
But it shows right on my resume that I'm not exaggerating. This is confidence, not arrogance!

>>46441
This is the kind of attitude that will give you a bad reputation. Unless you are by far the best employee they manage you will get fired quickly; even if you are the best, the ones with large egos or who do not like to "fight" their employees will fire you anyway.

>>46439
Seriously, how many "disadvantages" do native americans have these days? All they have to do to get free stuff is say what they are.

>>46466

>>46449
>arising from one’s appreciation of one’s own abilities or qualities
>exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities
As I posted before.

It's not "arrogant" if you understand perfectly what your abilities and qualities are, which is impossible for everyone except the enlightened man. You are not an enlightened creature, at best you are pursuing enlightenment.

>>46490
is that a lemote?? :^)

>>46487
>This is the kind of attitude that will give you a bad reputation.
It only gives you a bad reputation if you brag and posture yourself. I spoke to a friend of mine about this, the only examples she could find of someone who was truly arrogant was a man who decided to give her a lecture about how many degrees and years of experience he has. Meanwhile, someone who is simply over confident is just that, someone who is over confident.

Again, arrogance isn't a bad thing and humility can be easily faked by only rarely talking about yourself.

>>46494
>It's not "arrogant" if you understand perfectly what your abilities and qualities are
Well no shit, that's called "confidence". If you desire and hold these traits you should call yourself confident, not arrogant, because that's what the words mean. Unless you're applying to be an intern for the next David Foster Wallace you shouldn't be using your interview time to try and reappropriate words.

>>46487
I second this. Hiding your power level is always necessary. No superior/management/coworker wants to feel intimidated.

>>46494
But I am enlightened by my own intelligence.

>>43630
>tfw this used to be me
>I didn't say it to brag, I ended up flunking 2 courses in high school because I refused to hand in unfinished projects.

>>46517
I'm called arrogant by my friends and family because I consistently ignore their insults to my worthiness and intelligence. I try my absolute hardest to avoid talking myself up and talking about my skills and strengths, but all the same they wish to see me put down a notch. In this sense, I feel justified in my defiance, I refuse to be dissuaded or told I'm less than what I am.

I am arrogant, and that's the only weakness I'll admit to and purely because people do not respect or believe in my confidence, everything else is simply being human, ie I make mistakes.

>>46535
You can be both intelligent and ignorant, the two are not mutually exclusive.

Also, less mey-mey please.

>>43653
this is a good answer

>>46586
You're contradicting yourself multiple times. Are you arrogant, or are you perceived as arrogant? They don't mean the same thing - one is a mindset problem and the other perception/social relations problem. For the record, strong self-confidence is not a problem (although saying you are strongly self-confident will likely come across as arrogant)

Also, "mey-mey" is a mey-mey :^)

>>46649
>Are you arrogant, or are you perceived as arrogant?
I'm perceived as arrogant and I accept it. I can be arrogant.

If I was given the choice between "arrogance," however the people around me wish to define it, and being the low self esteem push over I was in my teenhood, I choose arrogance every time.

>For the record, strong self-confidence is not a problem
Interestingly, after I told my beliefs about arrogance to a close friend, he stopped calling me arrogant and started calling me over confident.

I don't give a fuck, if you ask me to list a weakness I'll list the only two weaknesses I can accept: I'm arrogant and I'm human. Everything else I'm either working hard to overcome or working hard to turn it around into a strength, otherwise I'm not going to tell a job interviewer I'm ineffectual or inefficient in any way, that is not a winning believe about oneself.

>>46586
>my worthiness and intelligence
>justified in my defiance

you're not the sharpest tool in the shed are you anon?

>>46712
I'm smarter than you if you believe it's a good idea to believe you're less intelligent than you actually are.

>>46754
It's not about believing, I'm not saying you should listen to those who put you down.

But perhaps there is a reason why they do so, and that you should think of that rather than fiddle with definitions.

>>46707
>If I was given the choice between "arrogance," however the people around me wish to define it, and being the low self esteem push over I was in my teenhood, I choose arrogance every time.
Luckily this isn't a binary choice.

Arrogance is a sign of insecurity, by the way. It's really obvious and turns people off. People may be more likely to listen to someone arrogant, but they have more respect for someone who is confident without arrogance.

>otherwise I'm not going to tell a job interviewer I'm ineffectual or inefficient in any way
But if you're telling them you're arrogant, you're telling your job interviewer that if you get hired they will personally be responsible for placing a huge dump on their boss's lap. Also see >>46487, holding jobs for 3-4 months at a time is hardly efficient

>>46780
>and that you should think of that rather than fiddle with definitions
I already know why, and I don't need to post about it online. I understand my friends and family much better than they understand me, of this I'm sure.

>>46822
>but they have more respect for someone who is confident without arrogance.
Follow the conversation, there's little to distinguish them.

>Also see >>46487, holding jobs for 3-4 months at a time is hardly efficient
If I'm asked, I'll tell my interviewer I expect a long and prosperous career serving their company. I'll even be convincing.

In reality, I'll find the next better paying job using the 3-4 months experience I have. The job market is rough and breeds a mercenariness quality amongst its workers, it's a free market and I should be expected to do what benefits me and my family the most, as opposed to a large company that only cares whilst I'm generating more profit than loss for them.

>>44439
>Why is being an asshole viewed as a negative?
I don't like how this board is going.

>>46112
nigga just fyi, "I am good" is grammatically correct. Good is allowed in a descriptive context when using a linking verb like am. Well would be correct if you're saying "I'm doing well" and using an action verb.
[sage cuz totally off topic]

my temper

>>46263
>http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/le#English
fixed it
you're welcome.

>>47386
how being an "asshole" is interpreted by signs and behaviors during an interview from an HR person's perspective. knowing how one is presumed to be an "asshole" during an interview helps one know what to say/buzzwords not to use. etc. stop being so dramatic.

>>47954
You realise it's "cool, confident" when the interviewer likes you (attractive, usually) and "asshole, arrogant" when the interviewer doesn't like you?

I create tension in the workplace among co-workers who realize how lazy/incompetent I make them out to be with my natural ability

>>43604

Kryptonite

>>43604
Pussy maybe? I save up like a boss when i have no gf but when a pussy comes in my life, I spend like a motherfucker.

I shit blood.

>>48228
Eat more fiber based food. Go see a doctor.

>>47988
you do realize there is a subtle between confident and cool, and arrogant asshole?

My testicles, probably.

... Ahem...

*unzips dick*

>>48272
No, there's not, it's purely perceptive.

I have diabetes

then i show em my pod and we move on

it works fine

>>48304
>there are people ITT who believe this

I talk too much.

>>48428
Really? Could you expand on that?

>>48284
>unzips dick
w-what?

>>48442
You clear your throat first, take a deep breath and look thoughtful before replying. No.

>>48463

>>48703
Oh I get it, you're a post op tranny. Gross.

>>44682

the girls he got with were mediocre

I sometimes get this irresistible desire to suck my higher up's dick.

>>48703
by the way, this girl is shinobu from kiniro mosaic

but you wouldn't know this because you're a redditor who only goes to normie boards like /b/, /pol/ and /biz/

i find it very hard to work with people not putting in enough effort

>>43604

Pick a real weakness and explain the process of how you get around it so that it doesn't really matter.

There you go, you've survived the question.

jerking off all weekend
During the week:
> go to work
> stay /fit/
> read
> feel generally good
Weekend comes around
> tfw no gf
> tfww no real friends any more - all of them want to go to nightclubs and do drugs
> so i just jerk off to porn most of the weekend or 1 day of the weekend

>>43604
I tend to focus too much on work and often neglect my social life

>>43604
I hate people. I know how to communicate. I just really don't like people.

>no job ever.

I can't possibly think of anything that would keep me from performing this job.

>>49800
this a great line, it just sums up how I feel. hate working with slackers.