Jobs and the car

Every once in a while, thanks to my resume being on Monster since forever, I'll get a random e-mail from someone concerning employment. Most are just kind of looking around. It's the same thing I'm doing. Sending something out to hundreds in hope for a single catch. Recruiters are the same way. The first time I was searching for a job, I came across the concept of a recruiter. I thought it was great. Go to one person, give them all the work, and sit back. No. I still haven't heard from that first guy, and I think they're all pretty sleazy now.

So yesterday I get an e-mail from a guy in Jersey. It's a recruiter. Can you call? Sure, why not. Might as well be entertained. He tells me about a vague position that I'm not really qualified for. He realized that I'm not qualified for it. So then he asks me if I know anybody who might be. No. Well, could I call him if I think of someone or if someone might be looking? Uh, sure. Sleazy. So he basically turned the whole thing around on me.

The other thing that I realized this morning is that, if I really, really wanted to get out of work for a few days, I could lie to the people at work and tell them that I was in [another] car accident. Just call from the highway or something. Then drive home. Take a few days off. When I returned -- since my parents are abroad now -- use their car instead of mine. By the time they got back, I'd "have the car fixed."

Desperate, but intriguing nonetheless.