We’ve all been there – a job interview approaching, nervously pacing back and forth, thinking of how you can best connect with the interviewer, how you can make a bigger impression than any other candidate. I’ve tried all sorts of things in an effort to land a job.
I usually carry gum with me to offer people – just trottin’ around the office like a bundle of energy, offering a stick to every single person. I try to give handshakes so hard, I break hands upon meeting. One time, I was interviewing for a job, and I noticed all of the previous CEOs were bald, so I bolted up real quick, bought some Gilette razors, and shaved my head and eyebrows down to the skin right then and there.
But, never once have I thought about taking the interviewers wallet. That seems like a different breed of brilliance.
Courtesy of The Japan Times – “A Yokohama man was arrested Monday after admitting he stole a company president’s wallet during a job interview earlier this month.
“I wanted to work for that company, but since I haven’t got a job I needed money,” Shogo Takeda, 24, said in owning up to the charges, according to the police.
Takeda is suspected of stealing the wallet containing ¥50,000 in cash from the president’s bag during the interview at an elevator maintenance company in Seya Ward, Yokohama, on the evening of Nov. 10.
Police believe Takeda took advantage of easy access to the bag when the president briefly left the room.
After the interview, the president noticed that the wallet had disappeared and reported the incident to the police, speculating that Takeda could have taken it. The president said only he and Takeda were in the office during the interview.
Takeda had included his contact details, including his address and phone number, when he submitted his resume. He did not contact the company to learn about the results of the interview.”
That’s hustle, folks – “I wanted the job, but I needed the money.” Shogo is a real ride or die kind of guy. If I read that quote, he would’ve been hired on the spot. I would’ve said, “you wily son of a bitch, I like your spirit.” I would’ve punched him in the face, too, but you know, this is just how good ol’ boys like me operate. We can punch each other and take each others’ wallets and clear the air with a little bit of violent rough-housing. I just have nothing but respect for that kind of confidence.
An elevator maintenance company? Red flag #1: no one wants to work for an elevator maintenance company. Should have known from the jump that this guy was coming to steal something.
In this case, though, the confidence and swag was not enough to land him the job, AND our boy Shogo handed over every piece of contact information he had to the company. You win some. You lose some.
I’m still surprised Shogo didn’t call to check on the status of his application. I thought that was a pretty standard practice in the job-hunting process. Likewise, they didn’t contact him to tell him whether he got the job or not? Typical corporate bullshit.
Man, companies these days – they just leave you hanging. I’m still waiting to hear back from companies I applied for back in 2010. Just inconsiderate. Practice better business, please.
The moral of this story is that you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
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