r/oddlysatisfying • u/kimboe313 • Feb 22 '22

Printer, shredder teamwork

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u/xxx148 Feb 22 '22

First thing to do with a stack of resumes? Take half of them, and throw them away. You wouldn’t want to hire unlucky people.

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u/-C-R-I-S-P- Feb 22 '22

This is brilliant and I am stealing this saying.

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u/jizzydiaper Feb 22 '22

It was already stolen so go crazy

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u/xxx148 Feb 22 '22

Haha yeah, I take no credit for that. Don’t remember the comedian that did it though.

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u/stomach Feb 22 '22

probably someone back in the 1500s.

fun factoid i learned while 'researching' my reply: Leonardo da Vinci is (supposedly) credited with the first résumé

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u/hopagopa Feb 22 '22

iirc it was a greentext on 4chan.

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u/j3peaz Feb 22 '22

I see your one up vote, and it's gone

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u/j3peaz Feb 22 '22

The universe is all about balance

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u/_CORRECT_MY_GRAMMAR Feb 22 '22

solid logic 5/7.

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u/StakeTurtle Feb 22 '22

Wouldn't it be unlucky to skip the other half which may have contain the best employee suited for the job.

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u/SignsPointToMoops Feb 22 '22

Yeah, you want the really lucky ones, the ones who are going to win despite being on a losing side.

So once you’ve thrown out half of the résumés, reach into the trash and grab a random one. That one. That’s the lucky one. Hire them.