This reminds me of a situation that happened at my previous job, for some reason. A lady applied, was interviewed and when the hiring manager called her previous employment her previous manager disclosed she had a lot of no call no shows. So our hiring manager didn’t pursue it any further. Somehow a month later the…

When I did hiring, I basically only called references to see if they were real. If they were not (which happened a lot) then I dismissed the resume. Why lie when any friend or previous co-worker will give you a reference? Other than that references always gave the same practiced responses. I let the interview do the…

This is absolutely correct when providing an employment verification. When calling references you may ask a little more info, basically limited to the above article.

ROLF this is good, thank you!

Holy crap I loved these books when I was little. I loved the art, the stories, how they just felt scary. Goosebumps was a close 2nd.

I get this tactic seems to be successful. However, whenever someone does this to me, albeit salesperson, my boss/co-workers, etc. I instantly shut them down. There are not too many more annoying persuasion tactics out there than this and this one to me feels fake, rude, and bait-y.

It’s called taking the high road. People will express their opinions no matter what. If religion didn’t exist they’d use something else. Bickering with them will get everybody nowhere fast. Yes I realize the hypocrisy of my statement.

I remember doing an experiment in college to determine how much electrolytes sports drinks really contained. It’s small. I mean it’s so small that the tap water we tested was far higher. In fact the sports drinks we tested were barely above our distilled water control. So, depending on where you live, you’re better…

I have absolutely no doubt Amazon was granting a lot of refunds. I used to sell on Amazon and as a seller it wasn’t a great experience. I shipped everything over $50 in value so it required a signature upon arrival. AND YET, people would claim they never got their products, even though they signed for it. Sure some…

No shit (pun intended). I’m not really surprised someone studied this, haha!

Pics or it didn’t happen.

Great tips. I have never encountered a wolf before, but I have encountered bears, bob cats, and mountain lions. From my experience all large predators are very curious by nature. If you’re in a very remote area, expect them to be very curious about you. It’s usually hard to tell when you’re at risk of danger or if…

HA! ....so true

Uh, hate to break it to you but underwear isn’t doing a thing to keep the fecal particles contained when you fart.

Ummm, why all the negative comments? Nobody has ever slept naked? Sure it’s not suitable to do it all the time. Some living arrangements outright make it impossible. I say if you can, do it.

I too think luck is amazing. I guess we just have better luck with luck than Tom has had with luck, because he’s unlucky or something.

It always amazes me how late some people start. I got a credit card the first month I had my first job in High School at 16. By the time I graduated college I had a great credit score that afforded me a lot of nice things. Right after college I got an okay job in a crappy town, but my credit score helped me get my…

The GTR and the P100 are by far the closest in terms of type and use of the car. The GTR might not have two extra doors, but both are similar in price, both are loaded with technology, and both are actually practical toys. I would love to see a side by side comparison of the two.

Folks never think it will happen to them. Texting, drinking, playing a game, eating, any distraction while driving really, nobody ever thinks they will be the ones to cause harm to another person while driving. They think, oh I do this all the time, or I’m a fantastic driver, or whatever, then bam. This is just how…

Hey, throw yourself out there to be judged so blatantly and I will crash through that door like the CoolAid man. It’s a matter of common courteousy - you could avoid the entire situation by asking the person behind you if you can recline a little. I mean in reality who is going to say no other than someone who would…