Cuckoo for Coco Wheats

[figmo]

Yesterday I tried them. I like them. The cocoa in them is rather mild. I can see how a cereal like this, when eaten by a young kid, could imprint for a lifetime.

I had another bowl today. It's not as intense a chocolate hit as I might like, but it's pleasant.

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[barbara-the-w.livejournal.com]

Here's a question for ya. When people ask me why I'm leaving my current employer, how do I respond?

(without frothing at the mouth, that is?)

*wryly*

[figmo.livejournal.com]

Here are some stock answers:

• I'm looking for a change.
• I'm looking to grow in a different direction than I'm able to in my current job.
• Your opportunity looked interesting.
• I'm looking for different challenges, and the current situation doesn't allow me the kinds of opportunities I'm looking for. (Be prepared to talk about what you are looking for!)
• There was a change in management, and I'm not happy with the direction the company is going. (Be prepared to talk about it in "positive" terms -- what you would like to see rather than what you don't like.)
• I'm looking for a different kind of company. (This works best if you're in a small company and interviewing at a larger firm or vice-versa.)

In one case I was able to be blunt because the company's stock had nosedived from $25/share when I started to $5/share nearly a year later. I didn't have to say "management isn't paying me what I'm worth," but instead used the stock market reference (which they could look up) to see I wasn't making this up.

When I was leaving a job because I was put under a junior f***ed-up boss who clearly wanted me out, I was lucky because AOL was buying out the company. I was just able to say "I don't want to work for AOL because I don't think my job will be around in a year." (I lost one job in the final interview that way, but I actually turned out to be dead-on right.)