Work related.

Now this might come as a surprise for those who knows me. But I think very highly of myself. I firmly believe that I can just walk in to any random company or office, and find one person that I can outperform on his job. Its not that hard.

Grocery store - I can pack/unpack groceries just as good as anyone else. Probably better.

Salesman - How hard can it be? You're selling stuff, probably stuff that some people want. The people that want what you sell are going to buy it no matter who the salesman is.

Butcher - Again, how hard can it be? I know which end of the knife is the sharp one. Chop chop, no problem there.

Bus driver - I got a driving license, so whats the big deal? A bus might be a little bit bigger than my car, but I bet its all just about the same.

Construction worker - Yeah, someone tells you what to build, they give you blueprints and all the materials you need to get the job done. Sooo hard.

Teacher - I know stuff! I promise I do, and I can pass my knowledge on to others, no problem there. Especially when it comes to children, because they wouldnt know if what I said was wrong anyway, and if they question me I could just say "Because it just is that way".

psychiatrist - I'm a pretty good listener. And from my understanding, people who go to psychiatrists usually just need someone to listen to them. Most of them already know the answers for their questions, they just need someone they can vent to in order to get their thoughts straight. And pills, oh the pills. Let's not go there.

Priest - Just because I dont believe doesnt mean I cant convince others to believe. Besides they have this guide book called the bible anyway. Basically all you need to know as a priest is how to read. I can read.

Broker - Now this is something I think I'll be very good at. I'm always broke, and shouldnt have a problem to make other people broke as well. This would definitely be a job for me.

Now as you can see, these are just some examples of jobs i could easily do. Only problem is I don't have official papers saying I can. Whats up with that anyway? In what way would it benefit me to lie and say I can do something I cant do? I'd just embarras myself and get myself fired, see? In my opinion, it should be enough that I walk in somewhere I wanna work and tell them I can do this. If I had any doubt in myself, I would never say I could do it in the first place. It makes sense to me.

Now, when it comes to jobs that I'm very familliar with, as welder. I take it as a big insult that companies I apply to work for want papers on it. I've been working as a welder for 10 years, I know this job. But rather than put a little trust in me and let me show them what I can do, they prefer to hire some dude who dont even know what a welding machine looks like, but he got some paper saying he knows how to weld, because he read a book about it. What the hell?

And they want references! What an insult! But really, if I have travelled all over the world welding shit for people, then who the hell am I going to have as my reference? Does it make sense that someone who sat in an office 2000 miles away from where I worked, and who has only seen me once when I signed the contract should be my reference? That doesnt make any sense at all to me. Now I have tried to use people I have worked together with as my references, but the companies I've applied for say they are "unreliable", because they are my "friends". Common, they have been WORKING  with me, hence they have seen me perform with their own eyes. But yea, why dont we ask this guy in a suit that have never even seen me work how well I perform, that makes alot more sense.

Or you can just hire this guy over here, the one who knows how to weld in theory, because he read about it. And someone wrote him a note saying "good job, you have read about welding. And I gotta say you read it very well".