I peeked at your website and your profile. I’m not surprised you struggle to get jobs… Do you realize these profiles will turn up when recruiters and hiring managers google your name? You’re basically telling them two things when they skim it.
First, on this forum, your headline says, my work isn’t a priority in my life, it’s behind church. Church is about as popular as Congress in this industry. There’s a very funny HBO Silicon Valley bit about coming out to your gay dad as a Christian, that’s a little too close to reality for comfort (like that whole series).
Second, and more importantly, your LLC’s front page tells visitors, “I probably have ODD and am a gender discrimination lawsuit waiting to happen.” Is that the message you’re trying to send? Mate, never mind getting jobs, you’re not even making it past the HR screen with such sloppy social media hygiene.
Have you ever heard the phrase “hide your power level?” That doesn’t even really apply here, actually. You don’t have to hide your faith or your politics. Just don’t make it your introduction. First impressions matter, a lot.
So no, it’s not that you couldn’t have had a job. You’re just choosing to have an extremely unprofessional online presence, and that has consequences.
Am I being unfair, biased, uncharitable, judgmental? Sure, probably. I don’t know you, and I didn’t look very hard. But do you really think the average employer or customer is any better than me?
> Am I being unfair, biased, uncharitable, judgmental?
Yes, you are.
> But do you really think the average employer or customer is any better than me?
In my area, yes. My area has more people that would not see my profile as a problem. I'm not in Silicon Valley.
And if I'm not hired because I won't put work first, good.
> Second, and more importantly, your LLC’s front page tells visitors, “I probably have ODD and am a gender discrimination lawsuit waiting to happen.”
You read that wrong. I am saying that I use those words in writing my blog posts, something that would have been normal 10-20 years ago. If that's a gender discrimination lawsuit, well, I just don't belong in this world anyway.
First, on this forum, your headline says, my work isn’t a priority in my life, it’s behind church. Church is about as popular as Congress in this industry. There’s a very funny HBO Silicon Valley bit about coming out to your gay dad as a Christian, that’s a little too close to reality for comfort (like that whole series).
Second, and more importantly, your LLC’s front page tells visitors, “I probably have ODD and am a gender discrimination lawsuit waiting to happen.” Is that the message you’re trying to send? Mate, never mind getting jobs, you’re not even making it past the HR screen with such sloppy social media hygiene.
Have you ever heard the phrase “hide your power level?” That doesn’t even really apply here, actually. You don’t have to hide your faith or your politics. Just don’t make it your introduction. First impressions matter, a lot.
So no, it’s not that you couldn’t have had a job. You’re just choosing to have an extremely unprofessional online presence, and that has consequences.
Am I being unfair, biased, uncharitable, judgmental? Sure, probably. I don’t know you, and I didn’t look very hard. But do you really think the average employer or customer is any better than me?