Job interview for an 'outsider'.
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Hi, my name is Donald and I would like to apply for the job of CEO of your company. Here is my resume.
- I notice you have never been a CEO before. What makes you think your experience as Mayor in anyway prepared you to run a business? Running a business is not the same as being a politician.
Well, they are both managerial positions, I'm sure I can pick up anything I need on the job. Besides, I have to be better than your last guy - he ran the business into bankruptcy FOUR times. And look at the IRS scandal - how could engage in such unusual tax practices? I have never declared bankruptcy and have no tax scandals at all. That's not the kind of man I am - I would never take those particular tax risks. Especially when I have such cool, new innovative ideas that the IRS has never heard of before.
- True, but you ran a city that was given a set budget and never had to file taxes. Basically I have to take your word that your new tax strategies are legal.
Perhaps, but notice my main competitor, Hillary, has been severely yelled at by the IRS and her tax issues were declared faulty, even if she was not sentenced for any crime because they had no evidence of intent. The IRS has never yelled at me for any of my tax strategies.
- But the reason you have never failed is because you have no experience. You can't get away with claiming your methods are better if you've never tried them. I'd have to be a complete idiot to trust someone that has no experience actually implementing their program, simply because they have never failed.
Look, do you want to go with someone that's had proven problems, even if they didn't get arrested, or do you want to go with someone that has no experience at all, so can't possibly have proven problems? It's that simple.
- The thing is, you have no experience, so even if you honestly and truly believe your plane will work, because you have no experience, your own opinion about your plan is worthless. It's like asking a first time pilot how well he thinks he is going to do - he doesn't know how hard it is. Tell you what, tell me your plan, and I will have it looked over by tax experts.
Oh, I can't do that. If I tell anyone the plan, our competitors will hear about it and take steps to prevent it from happening.
- Then talk about something that isn't a secret, or give me an example of how you would fix another company problem.
I'll get back to you on that later. Look, your company doesn't work. I, being an outsider, can at least try something new.
- But our company DOES work - we have a real profit. Yes, it could be better, but we are still looked up to by most of the outside world.
Trust me, ignore the statistics that show your company's doing well both economically and lower workplace accidents. Doesn't it FEEL like your company is doing poorly? So shouldn't you try something new?
- But the math says our feeling is wrong, and it's not just something new it's untested with WILD claims. I'm sorry, but we can't go with someone with no experience, no record, simply because our other main choice has made some mistakes in the past. Frankly, Donald, even if we feel bad about our economy and safety, things are going OK. It looks like we will hire Hillary.
OK, so when do I start? And when should we talk about salary?
- Goodbye and good luck with your search.
Where are you going? What's going on?
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Outsiders are a great idea for the Senate and Congress. They have experienced colleagues there that can ensure we don't screw things up too badly, and for that same reason, they need that innovation.
But Presidents are different. He is the top guy, no one can really tell him no, as he appoints his own men. That particular job needs someone with real experience in politics. Business is too different, among other things we encourage businesses to fail, while we want a more conservative approach to government.
As such no sane person truly wants an 'outsider' to be President. We need someone that has at least spent a couple of years in a political job - congress, senate, governorship, or at least mayor of a large city. That gives him the back ground necessary to judge his own ideas, as well a record for us to judge him (or her) on.
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Hi, my name is Donald and I would like to apply for the job of CEO of your company. Here is my resume.
- I notice you have never been a CEO before. What makes you think your experience as Mayor in anyway prepared you to run a business? Running a business is not the same as being a politician.
Well, they are both managerial positions, I'm sure I can pick up anything I need on the job. Besides, I have to be better than your last guy - he ran the business into bankruptcy FOUR times. And look at the IRS scandal - how could engage in such unusual tax practices? I have never declared bankruptcy and have no tax scandals at all. That's not the kind of man I am - I would never take those particular tax risks. Especially when I have such cool, new innovative ideas that the IRS has never heard of before.
- True, but you ran a city that was given a set budget and never had to file taxes. Basically I have to take your word that your new tax strategies are legal.
Perhaps, but notice my main competitor, Hillary, has been severely yelled at by the IRS and her tax issues were declared faulty, even if she was not sentenced for any crime because they had no evidence of intent. The IRS has never yelled at me for any of my tax strategies.
- But the reason you have never failed is because you have no experience. You can't get away with claiming your methods are better if you've never tried them. I'd have to be a complete idiot to trust someone that has no experience actually implementing their program, simply because they have never failed.
Look, do you want to go with someone that's had proven problems, even if they didn't get arrested, or do you want to go with someone that has no experience at all, so can't possibly have proven problems? It's that simple.
- The thing is, you have no experience, so even if you honestly and truly believe your plane will work, because you have no experience, your own opinion about your plan is worthless. It's like asking a first time pilot how well he thinks he is going to do - he doesn't know how hard it is. Tell you what, tell me your plan, and I will have it looked over by tax experts.
Oh, I can't do that. If I tell anyone the plan, our competitors will hear about it and take steps to prevent it from happening.
- Then talk about something that isn't a secret, or give me an example of how you would fix another company problem.
I'll get back to you on that later. Look, your company doesn't work. I, being an outsider, can at least try something new.
- But our company DOES work - we have a real profit. Yes, it could be better, but we are still looked up to by most of the outside world.
Trust me, ignore the statistics that show your company's doing well both economically and lower workplace accidents. Doesn't it FEEL like your company is doing poorly? So shouldn't you try something new?
- But the math says our feeling is wrong, and it's not just something new it's untested with WILD claims. I'm sorry, but we can't go with someone with no experience, no record, simply because our other main choice has made some mistakes in the past. Frankly, Donald, even if we feel bad about our economy and safety, things are going OK. It looks like we will hire Hillary.
OK, so when do I start? And when should we talk about salary?
- Goodbye and good luck with your search.
Where are you going? What's going on?
-----------------
Outsiders are a great idea for the Senate and Congress. They have experienced colleagues there that can ensure we don't screw things up too badly, and for that same reason, they need that innovation.
But Presidents are different. He is the top guy, no one can really tell him no, as he appoints his own men. That particular job needs someone with real experience in politics. Business is too different, among other things we encourage businesses to fail, while we want a more conservative approach to government.
As such no sane person truly wants an 'outsider' to be President. We need someone that has at least spent a couple of years in a political job - congress, senate, governorship, or at least mayor of a large city. That gives him the back ground necessary to judge his own ideas, as well a record for us to judge him (or her) on.
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