That stupid job.

I decided to start this blog as a way to vent, talk about what is going on, give my view on things, ya know...stuff like that. Basically the reasons why everyone blogs.

Today I was told I didn't get the job I really wanted because they were "concerned" about some things in my past. I've decided I will talk about these now:

1. I broke the law once, no lie...I did an illegal drug. One time. Over a year ago. Right after my boyfriend passed away in a car accident. Now at first I didn't admit to this because well I don't think I have a drug problem, I don't want to do anything like that again, yada yada yada. But after a 15 minute lecture about how said company would never ever hold anything like that against a future candidate because EVERYONE does things like that at least once in their life...well I told the truth. I told it a few times actually. During the interview, during the second interview, during the polygraph test I took. During my rejection call today I was told this prior drug use was cause for "concern".
~Lesson learned: People lie. If it won't show up in a drug test, don't admit to it.

2. When I first moved to Austin I took the first job I could find. I hosted at Red Robin. For a month. I quit, they kept scheduling me, I stopped showing up after my two weeks. I excluded this when writing about my prior work experience because...I don't consider a month hosting tables at the worst restaurant ever as significant. Apparently this was such a huge lie that it was also a cause for "concern".
~Lesson learned: Don't work anywhere you'll be too embarrassed to admit to.

3. I forgot about a write up I receieved while working at my current job. And not even I forgot forgot...I forgot during my second interview. I remembered during the first interview and the polygraph test but DAMN that second interview. Totally slipped my mind I was once told not to say "I don't give a shit" anymore at work. My bad. This was, once again, a cause for "concern".
~Lesson learned: Don't say "I don't give a shit" ever. Besides in your head. Say it there all day long.

Meh so now that I have been rejected, I'm sitting here trying to convince myself that these three things were so important that I deserve to not get the job I really wanted. Even after all the effort I put into getting it. PS...before the first interview I had a two hour test. Yes. A test, two interviews, a background check, and a polygraph.

Waste of time.