It didn't.

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I was in an Ace hardware store today and told a woman floor clerk that I needed a screw. I quickly realized that was a mistake so I amended that statement and said, "Pardon me, I need two screws - brass". It is always polite to correct yourself. It produces less embarrassment.

1 screw for tomorrow, 1 just for today?

Katy, we've got another Hollywood sexual harasser on the loose, this pretty-boy James Franco guy. He's evidently been getting fresh with the young ladies, making untoward unseemly advances and whatnot. He needs to be brought to justice and made to paid!

Time to write to Dear Abby about all the current hullaballoo since you can't figure it out on your own:

or not, if you are too old; like John and Ray:

Oh well, That's the way world goes round. I guess:

you must have a strong constitution to get through all three of those songs. i made it almost half way.

i dont think john is that old he just looks that way.

I'm sure guys ask her for a screw 10 times a day. She probably didn't even make the connection.

All in a day's work.

A real old timer would tell her he needs a 10 cent screw, which I suppose is a bad number to start negotiations at.

Went on a few job interviews this past week. They all went terrible, but this one was a certain level of special. It was clear the guy didn't like me straight off the bat. Here are a few questions:

Do you do drugs?

Can you pass a background check? Don't lie to me about that because I do check and this is a requirement for the job.

Tell me about your upbringing.

Look, I'm not 22 and these sorts of questions get one word answers from me, which is just whatever. I said I never did drugs in my life and he looks at me as if I told him I saw Jesus stripping at Hot Momma's or something.

Well, yeah, I guess I could pass a background check. My resume does say that I worked on military software.

After not answering any of these to his satisfaction, he waves his arm and says "I'm looking for someone else."

I leave and head on up to the next interview. It was the same bit of strangeness. He just fired a 20 year old kid or something. I don't know the details, but I'm asked if I have a family, do I pay rent, do I have to make a car payment, and so on because this other kid just didn't have any life pressures and quit once he has $1,000 in his pocket. Like, dude... I'm nearly 40. C'mon.

All good people are lousy at interviews.

Dave,

I had one interview experience like that, but most have gone smoothly. One guy asked me a question, which I answered. He disagreed with me and said, "I don't think you know what you're talking about."

I stood up and said, "One of us doesn't," and left. Three weeks go by, and he calls to offer me the job, saying that he discovered I knew more than he thought. I chose not to work for him.



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Job interviews are a pain and I've been on both sides of the table on them. My only advice is that if the interview is going badly, for whatever reason(s), then the sensible thing to do is to politely leave. Simply say: I think we are wasting time for both of us so I will leave now. Believe me it would be better for you and any interviewer worth anything would appreciate the honesty, they should know the value of time and effort. And if they don't you are probably in the wrong place to begin with.

I've also been on both sides of the table. I agree that cutting one short is perfectly fine.

The first interview was about 3 minutes. As I said, he didn't like me right off the bat.

The second one was actually normal and it seemed that I would start the next day. He then asked to to call at 10pm and that's when he started asking all those questions.

I also called a guy I did work with a few months back. I ended up with a contract that paid 6x what we was given me (plus we were on contract) and he said that he'd want me to work for him again.

Total about face when I called. It stung but eh.

I've been interviewing tons of people lately, and I go into them with little in mind except trying to get to know the people I'm interviewing and laying out expectations. Interviewed two prospective faculty members, a married couple, and the wife told me it would be fine if the wife and husband were assigned to different campuses. Apparently, I replied, "Why? Don't you like each other?"

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You asked her that? aaahhh... I want to laugh but I won't.

I think that, in today's day and age, couples are generally discouraged from working in the same building.

many companies require all pass a drug test. so that eliminates most of their workforce in many states. and many younger people dont stick around long in a job and move to whoever gives them the best deal. and they probably should as few companies reciprocate and will dump you for a better candidate.

unfortunately if you want to work for someones company you have to be the kind of person they want and do what they want. after all it is their company. and most dont want to bend in their ways so the companies are very tough at picking someone as they should be.

but many people are a--holes and a person should be happy not to work there as soon as they spot that.

Yeah, I haven't had a real job in a while. I only do contracting and some of my own things. It's always been difficult for me to understand the divide between "likable" and "getting **** done." Seems most interviews are optimized to being BFFs.

I'm a friendly person, but there are questions that are too personal to ask. I often forget that I'm abnormal by circumstances and not by choice, and what's offensive to me is considered normal for many people. I get along fine with my friends who know less about me than many employers demand to know about me.

Anyways, these jobs plaid ****, so outside of the need for consistent ****, it's not a huge loss, really.

I was joking when I asked. She did say it was the most comfortable interview she had been through.

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I'm guessing you have a good enough sense to say that as a joke and do it in the correct situation. Risky, but I did think it was funny and I'm guessing she did too.

Then again, I'm sure that, if she has experience, the kids give her more than you can ever dish at her.

I once went to an interview for a job I wanted badly when I was bed-ridden with the flu. I put lots of drugs in me, went to the interview, sneezing and blowing my nose, and literally passed out in the guy's office.

I didn't get the job.

I like to think I'm bullet proof. Of course, I'm not, but I like to think so.

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and the sequel jump started the career of Forest GOAT.



previous small parts in Fast Times and Vision Quest, but i believe COM immediately led to Platoon, Good Morning, Vietnam, and Bird. His Filmography after that is amazing. Crying Game, Ghost Dog and The Last King of Scotland (obviously) were transcendent performances.

He is Goat

lol his laugh at 1:54

oh lord and the end of that scene. Pure magic

I had an all day job interview about 30 years ago. It was in another city - about a 4 hour drive. I was scheduled to meet a bunch of folks in the morning, go to lunch with a different group, then meet with more people in the afternoon.

When I got to the parking garage and stepped out of my car, my zipper broke open. I tried to fix it, but no luck. So, I spent the whole day with my suit jacket on and buttoned and me trying to make sure it covered everything up.

Fun times.