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HI WHY ARE WE YELLING

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:21:18 +0000

Looking for a waitressing, bartending or other food/beverage/hospitality type job in South Florida? If so, I’d like to say how sorry I am about that, for a variety of reasons, not least of which is job posts like this one. … Continue reading →

Things That Don’t Exist

AvoidThisJob — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:20:40 +0000

Today’s lesson is a hard one. And like all hard lessons, it shall neither be the first, nor the last time you hear it. But here we go again. ATTENTION PEOPLE OF THE WORLD. It’s time to get real. Look, … Continue reading →

Party In The USA

AvoidThisJob — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:13:11 +0000

There’s no better way to introduce this “job” than through the words of our submitter, R.K., when asked if he/she had anything else to say about this ad: “Just, what the hell is she talking about?” What indeed, Mister or … Continue reading →

Shake It Like A Polaroid Picture

AvoidThisJob — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:06:47 +0000

With the national unemployment rate hovering around 10%, these days employers don’t need to seek out applicants; they can just sit back and wait for the job-seekers to come to them. Spend time writing up a cogent, comprehensible job post? … Continue reading →

Getting Paid For It

AvoidThisJob — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:09:57 +0000

Ah, the exclamation point! Admittedly not the most versatile of all punctuation, but the exuberant little fellow has its time and place, and is certainly beloved by AvoidThisJob. Let’s have a brief refresher, shall we? Things Exclamation Points Suggest Innocent enthusiasm! … Continue reading →

If Only

AvoidThisJob — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:12:10 +0000

REGRET. One of mankind’s most powerful emotions. From the tragic: Dear Friar Laurence: Wow. I REALLY wish I had waited a little longer to take that poison and follow my lover into her “grave.” Awesome plan, buddy. That worked out … Continue reading →

Notable Quotables

AvoidThisJob — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:28:11 +0000

Dear Everyone, Who told you you could use quotation marks for emphasis? No, seriously, this is not a rhetorical question: WHO WAS IT, and how did this nightmare begin? Who or what is responsible, so that we might blame and/or … Continue reading →

Brevity Is The Soul Of Wit

AvoidThisJob — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:13:03 +0000

Thanks to Twitter, texting and instant messaging, there has never been a more glorious time for creative abbreviations and shorthand. Though Shakespeare once wrote, “Brevity is the soul of wit,” he could not in his wildest, Midsummeriest dreams have imagined … Continue reading →

It’s Not Rocket Science

AvoidThisJob — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:16:36 +0000

For all of the fears, complaints and concerns about the current state of America’s educational system, it’s important to note that this country continues to foster and encourage some of the greatest minds in the world. Geniuses abound, people like … Continue reading →

Questionable Questions

AvoidThisJob — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:42:31 +0000

One of the classic hallmarks of a Job To Avoid is the “Question As Subject Line” schtick. As we’ve seen in previous entries, from the odd to the off-putting, the answer is almost always a resounding “No.” Sprinkled in, you might reply … Continue reading →