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I sent out about 130 applications as someone with a bachelor's degree and 17 years of work experience, and I got 5 interviews in 5 months. My degree is in biology, and my experience is very diverse in terms of skills. I applied to all kinds of jobs, not just in one narrow field.
These companies act like they desperately need help, and then they want someone who meets 95% of their wish list with no flexibility at all. On top of that, the pay is insulting half the time, and the schedules are often impossible if you have a family.
When is this going to change? Are we all going to stop going along with this game at some point? They can't fire everyone, right?
I just received a rejection for a Principal Data Architect position for which I am significantly overqualified. The reason? No university degree.
It's insane to think that over twenty years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, and insights communication doesn't count. I've designed and used complex data systems, coordinated large-scale data quality programs, and trained over a hundred people - many of whom were fresh graduates who had no idea how to transform raw data into useful insights. I literally watched them grow into successful data professionals.
For the record, I *did* attend university. I maintained an excellent GPA for a few semesters, but quickly realized that the lecture hall environment was far removed from practical application. So, I decided to leave university and immediately focus on building a career. Since then, I've earned several recognized credentials in the field, continuously developed my skills, and always kept up with the latest tools and tech.
Yet, somehow, a piece of paper is still more important than two and a half decades of proven experience and leadership. In 2024. Honestly, it's their loss, not mine.
They just need to get rid of that annoying worker to make the boat lighter that will fix it.
Makes a guy wanna walk around with a t-shirt printed version of his resume when he starts a new job.
This happened in 2018. I was working at a small 42-room hotel in a place called the Florida Keys. The hotel was owned by a small investment firm run by two rich brothers and their nephew. A friend of mine from the industry was hired as the General Manager and brought me along. The owners knew absolutely nothing about the hotel industry, so it was basically him and I running the entire show, each of us doing a thousand things. We had a third employee in the office, a grumpy older woman named Brenda, whose only job was the owners' invoices and she mostly kept to herself. I, on the other hand, was handling everything: front desk, phones, concierge, housekeeping assignments, night audit, and most importantly, the entire revenue strategy. I was the one setting our rates and our listings on sites like Priceline, Hotels. com, and Kayak.
Thanks to my strategy, 2018 was a massive year for the hotel. We brought in tens of thousands more than any previous year. But things started to go wrong mid-year. My friend, the GM, had to resign for personal reasons unrelated to work. Suddenly, the office was just me and Brenda. To make matters worse, Brenda had a multi-week trip to Spain planned for over a year, and nothing was going to stop her from going. As soon as she left, we started getting news of a terrifying hurricane forming and heading our way. And then came Hurricane Michael. For those who don't follow these things, Michael hit the coast as a Category 5 hurricane. Incredibly powerful. Think Hurricane Andrew that devastated South Florida in '92. Everyone was told to evacuate, and so we did.
While I was driving my car, fleeing my home, and not even on the clock, the company's accountant called my personal cell phone. She wanted me to explain how to remotely perform the hotel system's daily audit. In these systems, if you don't manually 'end the day,' the entire system gets stuck on that date forever. I spent about 3 hours on the phone with her, explaining it step-by-step, all while fleeing a natural disaster. They never paid me a dime for that time. The hurricane devastated the area, and the entire region was without power for about two weeks. We returned to find the place completely destroyed. There were rooms on the top floor where the roof and walls were just gone. It was a slow and painful cleanup process. My hours were cut from over 40 a week to about 15, as the losses had completely killed business.
I was a 26-year-old guy living alone, and I started to really struggle to pay my bills. I had to use up all my paid time off and vacation days just to get a full paycheck. The company offered no plan, no support, nothing to help me get back to full-time work. Eventually, I emailed the CEO, whom I spoke with weekly for revenue meetings, explained my situation, and asked if I could get a small advance to cover my rent. The reply I got was a single, dismissive sentence: 'OP, we'll be reopening soon, thanks.' That was it. What a brilliant move, especially since I was the only person left who understood how the hotel's operations worked.
Within a few days, I got an interview for a much better job with higher pay and a shorter commute. I sailed through it. I didn't say a word to anyone at the hotel. The reopening day was approaching, and the CEO's brother (the CFO) came down specifically to be there for it. The day before we were set to reopen, I got an official call from the new company's HR with the job offer. They told me to come by in the afternoon to sign the paperwork. I immediately called the CFO and told him to meet me in the office. As soon as he walked in and asked what was up, I told him I was resigning, effective immediately.
Him: 'You know this is going to make reopening tomorrow very difficult for us, right?'
Me: 'I understand, and it's not personal. But just as your company has financial priorities that make it unable to retain its only operational employee, I also have my own financial priorities that make it impossible for me to continue. Don't worry, you'll be reopening soon!'
His jaw clenched and he said, '...Okay.' I put my keys on the desk, got in my car, and drove away without even looking in the rearview mirror.
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So the moral of the story? Look after yourself because the company you work for never will. Absolutely correct in 99% of the companies I've worked for. Mother died? Be back in 1 week or else. Father died? 3 Days will be enough for YOU. If you read into it, risk and luck are often big parts of success. You can't discount preparation and talent, but these factors matter too. Plenty of books on the subject.