No Experience Needed by Mr. Wishy-Washy

I was looking in the want ads last week. I do that occasionally as an exercise, in case some day I may actually have to do it for real. I usually only go through the 'trades' and 'technical' sections.

Imagine my excitement at seeing a "no experience needed" listing in the technical section. You almost always need a BA, if not a Master's Degree for these jobs. I read on. Though university schooling is required for this job, this TV station rescinded this requirement. It surprised me at first; then I considered the 'correct' to 'incorrect' ratio in this industry, and saw the logic.

If your financial advisor had this bad a record, you'd fire him. Depending how you bet, you'd go broke at the roulette wheel. But radio and TV stations let them hang around. This station in the ad figures: get someone without any schooling, and save lots of bucks in salary and benefits. Anybody off the street can't have any worse a record. They couldn't have a worse record than American Indians who whooped it up with flailing tomahawks dancing for rain. (I remember that from cowboy and indian movies). Even if it didn't work, the chief's wisdom was never in question. If it failed, Chief would say, "We try again tomorrow".

How many times have you seen a 7-day forecast with no rain all week. By Wednesday, several of your neighbors are feverishly hammering away building an ark.

Looking back at the ad again, I see the pay is decent, and it's an inside job. Great for the hot, sticky summers. I put in my application for the weatherman's position. I may have a new job by the end of the week.

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