Listening to the kids tell me about their futile efforts to locate employment gave me an idea. Seems that many of the jobs being offered want ten years of experience for an entry level position or something equally ludicrous. So I'm thinking, let's give them what they want. We'll start The Standard Reference Company which will be in the business of providing whatever kind of references you need to satisfy these absurd requirements. Ten years experience at an entry level job? Sure. 25 years managing a global empire? No problem.
It would be difficult to make such a business operate profitably for more than a week or two before the whole thing collapsed, but then I got to thinking. While it might not be a good idea for an actual business, it could make a framework for a show about such a business. You could write it as a comedy, ala The Office, or you could write it as good guys scamming evil corporations, like The Sting, or you could write it as psychopaths subverting well intentioned businesses. The possibilities are endless.
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This statement is due to not having the caffeine from the morning coffee at full volume.....I heard that companies were given "covid relief" money if they were hiring people. Turns out all the companies had to do was "act" as if they were looking for new hires. They didn't actually have to hire anyone.
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