Traditional Text Hexagram 4 line 5 – The job interview (a story by A Friend Overseas)
I was teaching ESL online, but my company went bust, so I had to look for another job. This was just after the new Chinese government rules came in and a lot of companies were in trouble, which meant a vast hoard of teachers looking for jobs. I found it difficult to get even an answer, so when I did finally get an interview I was keen to do my best. There were a lot of questions, technical stuff to work through and even though I prepared quite there was a glitch when I came to the big day. The interviewer was not friendly and did not offer a second chance, just cutting me off.
Nevertheless, I persevered and persuaded admin to give me another shot. This time I doubled checked everything with even greater care. I did the interview and passed easily. The interviewer then told me about the job. He apologized and said the salary was not what they advertised, in fact it was less than half (it was not high in the first place). In addition, I thought a company that fragrantly misrepresents itself in an ad might not even pay out at all. So, I had to turn it down.
Wilhelm/Baynes: Youthful Folly has success. It is not I who seek the young fool; the young fool seeks me.. Perseverance furthers.
Well, I was taken for a fool and was the seeker, though I was not successful.
Wilhelm/Baynes: line 5. Childlike folly brings good fortune.
I was acting in an innocent manner, but there was no good fortune here. However, I only lost a bit of time and getting practice with interviews is a good thing in itself. Perseverance furthers. You can’t always get what you want.
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