Comment on How am I supposed to obtain income?
0x01@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
This is not legal advice.
Lie.
I prefer to say “stretch the truth”. This is more common than a lot of people realize.
There is always someone getting paid more who doesn’t exactly qualify - or worse, doesn’t even try anymore.
As many people have said in the thread, it’s all about who you know. “Networking” is more important than skills in many industries.
Multiple folks at my work who have been hired after me lied so hard on their resumes. Their lies? They they have basic computer skills. My supervisor doesn’t have a real computer at home. It’s maddening.
Its liegal advice
I’m not sure how to interpret “liegal”
Is that a typo of legal or illegal?
I’m not sure how to interpret “liegal”
Lie + legal
Don’t put anything on your resume that you’re not prepared to talk about
Don’t leave anything off your resume because you know something about it but aren’t an expert at it.
9 out of 10 times the person picking your resume out of a stack has less subject matter expertise than you do.
If you can fumble your way through it, it goes on the resume. You don’t have to put you’re a god but you also don’t have to put that you only have cursory knowledge.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Unless you are apply for a government job, that could get you in legal trouble.
But non-government employers are all fair game, even if they catch your lie, they probably won’t fire you if you’ve been doing good.
Squorlple@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I thought lying was a requirement for a cabinet position /s
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
Well, at this point you might as well:
Run for office.
Lie all the way.
Who knows, maybe you become the first Lemming to become elected to office. 😉
Or if your polling is low and the odds are not good, you can just
illegallyspend all your campaign funds for vacations.YOLO
Squorlple@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
My recently re-elected county clerk is an active Wikipedia editor and Redditor; I wouldn’t be surprised if he has also partially migrated to Lemmy.
lemmylommy@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Bonus points if you have at least one felony or are a rapist or other kind of predator.
IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
There’s a weird phenomeon where if you commit 34 felonies, you become president.
Google it, its called “trump rule 34”
Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
So many people don’t realize government positions have hard and soft requirements. Usually the hard requirement is the degree unless there’s profession specific stuff, (like Computer Security requiring the certification). Everything after that is generally how well you can convince them that you do actually have experience or how badly they need bodies. You might start at a lower pay level if it’s the latter but it’s a job and it promotes on time if you stay on top of it.