Tell a fish success is measured by climbing a tree, and he will spend his whole life thinking he’s a failure.

What skills, attitudes, personality traits have you seen mismatched to a certain job that later made the individual an awesome worker in another job?

  • JohnyRocket
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    5 days ago

    Having a brain is wanted in most professions, however the military would preffer brainless suicidal muscle sacks.

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      4 days ago

      Same with policing. Most police departments (in the US at least) basically don’t want folks above C-student level. There are tests required to be a cop and it’s possible to be rejected for doing too well on them.

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      Only for infantry, and only at the lowest levels. They want people to obey, but not be duller than a sack of hammers.