Going on that first interview?

[JGATZ]

Anyone thinking of or already has scheduled that first interview with ERAC, please keep some things in mind. First off, take a look at this site. If that doesn't scare you away, go into the interview. After you have initially shown some competence, you will see some roles reverse. You will notice that instead of you selling yourself to the potential employer, they will attempt to sell themselves to you. They will tell you it is an awesome opportunity to run your own business, make great money, and have fun doing it. It sounds like every new college graduate's dream, and it is supposed to. You should ask yourself, "Why are they hyping this up so much, and why do they seem to be pushing the job on me?" There are few possible answers to this question. First off, the recruiter gets comission off of how many new hires s/he brings in. Second, the longer you believe in "the opportunity", the longer you will stay, which means more comission for recruiters and the higher ups. Finally, they figure that if you take the job,they will get at least a few months of cheap labor out of you given that their pay is laughable. Remember that starting salaries are based on working 50 hours and week, and this is including being clocked out for lunch 5 hours a week regardless if you take one. By doing more than one interview, you are set up to believe that the job is extremely important and competitive. It helps to justify why you'd take the job in the first place.

The irony is that Enterprise knows that money motivates us but chooses to hold it in front of us disguised as opportunity, promotion, and the success of others in the company. The MT then resembles a hardworking mule being ridden by a white haired man in a suit who is dangling a carrot in front of its mouth as it trudges on. The relationship between the Enterprise Dream reminds of a quote from one of my favorite books. It is very fitting if you read between the lines…

"Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter--tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.... And one fine morning-- So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past."

[yambag]

and class, just to further illustrate JGATZ's point, let us reflect back to just under a year ago, when a young man was making a choice that many said was a bad one:
"Ball's in my court..."
notice how even the most optimistic get soured in a few short months?
don't let it be you

[JGATZ]

Originally Posted by yambag

and class, just to further illustrate JGATZ's point, let us reflect back to just under a year ago, when a young man was making a choice that many said was a bad one:
"Ball's in my court..."
notice how even the most optimistic get soured in a few short months?
don't let it be you

"The ball's in your court..." I remember those words. They sounded like a challenge as if he was trying say you'd be stupid to turn this career opportunity down. Hooray for cognitive dissonance! Luckily, I never fully bought in after finding this site and seeing all the brainwashed ERAC employees at training. At least, I won't be scrapping ice off cars or listening to deadbeat customers complain that I can't rent them a Cadillac with a debit card. Yes, even if I were to run it as credit...

[yambag]

Originally Posted by JGATZ

"The ball's in your court..." I remember those words. They sounded like a challenge as if he was trying say you'd be stupid to turn this career opportunity down. Hooray for cognitive dissonance! Luckily, I never fully bought in after finding this site and seeing all the brainwashed ERAC employees at training. At least, I won't be scrapping ice off cars or listening to deadbeat customers complain that I can't rent them a Cadillac with a debit card. Yes, even if I were to run it as credit...

so what type of new job did you get?
i moved west and got a good job in commercial construction
i love my new job
:)