Of course I'd drive my Bus to a job interview. It gives your prospective employer an fairly accurate picture of what they are getting for their money. The real issue is FAILING to drive your beat-up and tired looking crate to the initial meeting. When I first applied to work here at RAND in 1985, I drove our Fiat 124 because I thought it made me look half way presentable (though I probably had to fix something on the way to the interview; thank God for small tubes of hand cleaner). I got the job but on my first day I drove in the Bus. Parked it in the lot, grabbed my lunch, and went in inside. When I came back out at noon, I went to where I thought I had parked the Beast but couldn't find it. I assumed that senility had set in prematurely but when I searched the entire lot, nada. Why anyone would steal my nine-toned, loud and obnoxious, and barely running hulk was beyond me. I went to the security desk to report a stolen car and was flabergasted to learn that a secretary had reported that strange people were living in that wreck and the guards dutifully had it towed and impounded. Hmmmmm. Should have driven it to the interview, I guess.
Nick
|
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.