Comments on: So many words, but which one applies?

By: jam tart

jam tart — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:18:15 +0000

Sam, I’m sorry to hear about this. You have such a good attitude though and I think this will see you through anything. Keep smiling!

By: heatseeker

heatseeker — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:38:14 +0000

Find out where all the management live and get Nattie to lay a cable on their front lawn …

By: Samuel

Samuel — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 11:55:49 +0000

seepi, that sounds quite applicable.

sarah, If that’s an employers definition of overqualified then I’m in serious trouble, although I know a few people who will go a very long way!

That Rod Stewart song has a very memorable tune, which probably helps it to attach itself to memories, the fact that it is a slow song is also rather emotion inducing.

Hopefully next time will go a bit better.

By: sarah

sarah — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:43:55 +0000

Aww Sam that sucks, you seem like a decent kid. I found when I left school all they wanted were brain dead teenagers who would be all “yes sir, no sir, three bags full sir” and do nothing but the grunt work, maybe if you work against that you’re overqualified.

Now about that Rod Stewart song, I ALWAYS cry when I hear that. We used to have to sing it in kindergarten and that was the time that my parents were breaking up so I’d bawl my eyes out while we were singing and even now (14 years later!) I still do. Let it all out buddy, its good for you. And better luck next time.

By: seepi

seepi — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 02:19:54 +0000

Bad luck Sam.
I’d say they wanted someone to cheerfully do boring admin tasks, with a tiny bit of IT (excel spreadsheets and the like) thrown in.
They could probably tell you preferred the IT work.
Most people have a few blips with those first jobs – good luck with finding something better next year.

By: thatsallfolks

thatsallfolks — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 05:09:24 +0000

Sam, I’m really sorry to hear about you losing your job. It’s such a shame that with so many school-leavers out there struggling to find employment that you are now thrust back into that situation after succesfully getting a job so quickly after year 12. I wish you luck in your future endeavours and sincerely hope that the ‘overqualified’ reason they gave you wasn’t a mask for something else.
Keep your chin up.

By: Samuel

Samuel — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:43:57 +0000

Don’t get me wrong here, the staff were very friendly and fun to work with, that being said, you have a very valid point John, hopefully the next job will last more than two weeks!

As I said it was a surprise to me, but I am willing to put it behind me and move on, there is little point in dwelling on it as it can’t be changed and was a good two weeks overall.

By: John B1_B5

John B1_B5 — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 03:36:58 +0000

Sounds like they weren’t worth working for anyway , if they treat people like that .

By: Samuel

Samuel — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:34:35 +0000

I did find “overqualified” to be slightly odd, but I’m going to take their word for it. I am aware of the usage of overqualified as a generic kindness word, I don’t know whether that applies here or not, and I’m not going to pursue the matter. I might not be so kind in the future though.

By: roy

roy — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:28:14 +0000

I am appalled. What a bum rap. Hard to know what’s going on. But ‘overqualified? Employers possibly think that they can save time in the long run by making sure they have a perfect match for the job. But it’s hard to take.

Hey, when one door closes another door opens. So they say.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 21:34:17 +0000

I hate to say this Samuel, but employers usually use the term ‘overqualified’ as a kinder way of saying ‘you’re fired’. I mean you’re a student. How qualified can you be?

By: mark

mark — Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:09:17 +0000

Sam
firstly, my condolences on your termination. At the risk of upsetting you further though, it seems to me that this ‘overqualification’ thing sounds like a bit of a red herring. Did they say what qualifications you had that put you ‘over’ what was required for the job? It seems strange that such qualifications did not emerge at the application stage. As I say, my suspicion is effectively that they terminated you for some other reason entirely. If so, I imagine it would be worth your while determining what that reason was so that you can aboid such unexpected terminations in future! Still, of course such formative employment experiences will always be a time for learning.
Best,
mark