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Employers are Constructed on a Foundation of Mendacity.
The system of gaining employment and working in the United States is ingrained in the very psyche of American society. At a certain age, you know exactly how the process works. But has it ever occurred to anyone that the entire process of becoming gainfully employed and maintaining gainful employment exists in a house of lies.
Let me break it down for you.
In order to survive, or dare I say thrive, you need money. Barring doing anything illegal, having a trust fund or your own business, that means you have to get a job and work. Now given the option between being able to survive without working and having to work to survive, most sentient beings would choose not having to work, but most of us are not afforded that option, so we have to get a job.
The way the process currently works, you go to a company website or a job board and scan the various positions looking to find one that you think you could do. If you’re at this stage, then you already have to a resume. This is where the lies begin.
When you read that job posting, it gives you a summary of what the positions entails. They are usually very lengthy and convoluted. Now, if you reach the stage of gaining an interview and ask the hiring manager what the day-to-day operation would be like, they\re going to outline…
