Houshphandzadeh wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:yeah, most jobs (in my field) do that and it makes total sense for everyone

You're in a weird quasi academic field though, where letters of reference are common.

no, they're not common. to get in to grad school, they are. fellowships, maybe. but just to apply for a job? not a common requirement at all

Werthless wrote:

Napalm wrote:not interested.

<--superior

I think I'm getting old, since a lot of memes now just seem dumb to me.

Houshphandzadeh wrote:

TenuredVulture wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:yeah, most jobs (in my field) do that and it makes total sense for everyone

You're in a weird quasi academic field though, where letters of reference are common.

no, they're not common. to get in to grad school, they are. fellowships, maybe. but just to apply for a job? not a common requirement at all

Houshphandzadeh wrote:

Swiggers wrote:

Houshphandzadeh wrote:what the hell is with jobs wanting three letters of recommendation with the initial application. you really think I'm going to bother three people to write a letter for a longshot at your job? #$!&@ YOU

It's probably so they can weed out people who are not really, really serious about it.

yeah, I sort of hear that, but any library job is going to get hundreds, toward a thousand, applications no matter what. say you whittle that down to a hundred, that is still just a ton, hours and hours, of working people's time wasted

Houshphandzadeh wrote:Ffs this isnt my first library app its around my hundredth

Swiggers wrote:I have no idea what "Harlem Shake" is.

Houshphandzadeh wrote:handling a book from 1580. new record for me

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