So what’s an Asshump? That would be me, and here’s why: I am the WORST judge of employees EVER.
For instance, I hired a guy that we will call “Mark”. Mark had a couple of qualities that can be good or bad, depending on the person. He had a lot of sales experience (which is good, unless they have bad habits) and was a tad smug (good from a confidence standpoint but bad if it’s all ego).
As usual for me, this guy turned out to have the winning combination of bad habits AND an out of control ego. Thankfully, we figured it out after a few days and cut him loose. The next morning when I opened my email, this was waiting for me:
Dear Asshump,
Thanks for the great opportunity you gave me. Three days on the phone. Three f*****g days. I don’t know how you determine someones ability after 3 days, especially after that top-notch training I was given! Go screw yourself.
“Mark”
And the legend of the Asshump grows. So with this blog, I will share some more sad stories of hirings past and present. You can share yours too.
As for “Mark”, I should mention that in those three f*****G days, he managed to spend about 3/4 of his time reading ESPN.com, surfing online news and shopping for bikini wax.
And the legend of the Asshump grows. So with this blog, I will share some more sad stories of hirings past and present. You can share yours too.
As for “Mark”, I should mention that in those three f*****G days, he managed to spend about 3/4 of his time reading ESPN.com, surfing online news and shopping for bikini wax.
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