Sometimes I think I have imposter syndrome. Then this person shows up.
Are you even good enough to have impostor syndrome?
Now you’re just fucking with me
Are you even worth it to be fucked with?
Absolutely. That’s the one thing I got going for me - an absolutely unjustifiable amount of self esteem.
can i have some pls
Nooo, I’m not. hangs head in shame
So you feel like you’re an imposter syndrome imposter?
A poser poseur
sus
It’s on Reddit so guy’s probably a bot
My advice for anyone in a similar situation is to go for a job in a different field.
Tell them that you reached the goals you had set for yourself in your previous field (PhD, published peer reviewed works etc). Tell them that you feel it is time for you to explore other fields and that you have an affinity with the one you’re applying in. Then tell them the most important thing you learned during your previous endeavors: you have the capacity to learn and adaptI’m following this dude from now on. Who knows when he burps out another wisdom nugget from his mouth.
Edit: I’m following this dude/gal/person/dragon/alien/chair from now on. Who knows when he/she/they/it burps out another wise nugget from his/her/their/its mouth.
Still learning to be all inclusive. It’ll take me a while.
Don’t worry, I’m pretty sure dude has basically become a gender neutral term at this point
It’s actually gander neutral now. We’re all just silly geese.
HONK
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It won’t be gender neutral until a straight man can say he hooked up with some dude last night and not be assumed gay.
Woah, good point! I guess I didn’t think of it that way
well they already can, cooperative fishing FTW
Man, that edit is super weird lol
they burps out
Bingo
This guy’s cover letter
Dear Hiring Team,
I would like to be considered for this role, I have a PhD and have all of the qualifications on paper. I’ve even published in the area you are hiring for, but really you should consider me as an entry level engineer. I don’t know a lot, and I get confused sometimes. But, please hire me.
Best,
- The Guy Who Applied, PhD
I feel like you all are misplaying your hands. Find contractors that work for the govt.
They can bill the govt much higher rates because you have a PhD. They don’t have to pay you the extra. You could literally tell them that. Pay me at a junior rate and keep the difference until I prove I’m worth more.
You’d be straight revenue/profit for them. and it gets your foot in the door and you start getting actual experience.
This. As someone who runs a consulting business that works extensively with New Space startups doing business with big aerospace contractors and government entities, my only question is “What’s your PHD in?”
We probably won’t need you to really do much work. Just learn about our projects and come to meetings so you can talk about them. Heck, I’ll write you scripts and give you a sheet of the softball ass questions we expect and the answers to them we want you to give.
Could you tell me more? I’m in this situation and would love to learn more.
Me, looking for technical writing jobs after writing a highly fucking technical dissertation: I have a PhD but I’m pretty burned out on being a try-hard so I’m just looking for a straightforward 9-to-5.
Them: We’re worried you’ll be bored.
Me: Anyone would get bored doing this, at least I’ll be good at it.
Them: No.
What is my greatest weakness?
I’m aware of my own gaps in knowledge. I have a PHD but the more I ponder on what I learned and the program I was involved in the more I realize what I don’t know.
My greatest strength?
My willingness to not give too much weight to what I know and focus on what I don’t know.
if i was hiring, you would be the top candidate
Just… Say that you have a bachelor’s degree and that’s it? You really have it anyway for fuck’s sake!
Fake it till you make it. That’s what everyone else does.
This is unfortunately the way of the world, the only difference between you and the others, is, that many people do not feel like charlatans, and believe their own bullshit.
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Hrm, ngl this username probably helps? 😜
Say you spent it working in McDonald’s. They won’t bother checking.
Same goes for ToysRUs or Radio Shack— the absence of findable evidence would work for you here
Yes! That’s the mememe
unrealistic, everyone knows mcdonalds only hires other people, never yourself.
Welcome to the teeter totter of employment. Best you can do is be 100% honest about your situation and hope they are looking for that more than a sheepskin
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