Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Silence Isn't Golden

When I was in high school, I had a Spanish teacher who loathed me for some reason. (Though perhaps some of the more critical readers of my blog postings may easily see the reason.) One day we had an in class “festival” in which students had to prepare Spanish or Hispanic food for class, which we would consume while playing some Spanish vocabulary games (or so I recall).

The teacher and a few helpers came around passing out the various treats. The teacher came around to each group at one point and served some sort of cinnamon twists (probably purchased at Taco Bell). When she got to our group, she asked if anyone wanted any. She served some of the students, and I responded that I would like some. No response. Sometimes I can be a bit quiet, so I asked again. Some of the other students exchanged glances at the awkwardness of the situation. Still no response, and no cinnamon twists. The teacher proceeded to move to the next group.

Now, this blog isn’t Esq. Never’s therapy session to recount his various instances of childhood trauma. I only use the anecdote to demonstrate that if you don’t want to deal with someone, the easiest and often most effective way to dispense with that person is to avoid addressing him.

What relevance does this have to the non legal job search?

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1 comment:

  1. Esq Never: I like your blog. Thanks for letting us in on this. A question: when does one simply write their legal education off for a loss and either try to get training in another field like nursing/physical therapy/occupational therapy etc. or just try to get an entry level job at Target/WalMart and pretend law school didn't happen. I mean as for the latter option, it seems like if you could get through law school you'd be a prime candidate for promotion in these high turnover businesses.

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