INTERVIEWING: Is Committing to Just One Employer a Good Thing?
When most of us were children, we envisioned growing up, getting married and staying married for ever and ever.
Hey - have you ever heard a child tell you s/he wants to be divorced when s/he grows up?
During our teen and early adult years, most of us played the field. That is to say, we dated more than just one person. In fact, many of our parents objected if we "got too serious" or "went steady" with someone when we were young.
Quite a few continue this practice well into adulthood, having a few significant others but not fully committed to any of them. Why? Some like the excitement and some just don't want to be alone.
Since so many people have played the field - and continue to do so - why is it that most adults commit themselves to just one employer? When you're dating more than one, after all, your heart isn't totally crushed if one of your significant others breaks it off; you still have one or more. But when you have just one job and you lose it, you're left without a steady income.
Do you continuously commit to just one job? And if so, why? If playing the field when dating is a good idea, then why do so many of us take the opposite approach when it comes to work? And if you date more than one simultaneously and don't tell the parties involved, do you tell prospective employers during your interviews that you have other jobs?
Hey - have you ever heard a child tell you s/he wants to be divorced when s/he grows up?
During our teen and early adult years, most of us played the field. That is to say, we dated more than just one person. In fact, many of our parents objected if we "got too serious" or "went steady" with someone when we were young.
Quite a few continue this practice well into adulthood, having a few significant others but not fully committed to any of them. Why? Some like the excitement and some just don't want to be alone.
Since so many people have played the field - and continue to do so - why is it that most adults commit themselves to just one employer? When you're dating more than one, after all, your heart isn't totally crushed if one of your significant others breaks it off; you still have one or more. But when you have just one job and you lose it, you're left without a steady income.
Do you continuously commit to just one job? And if so, why? If playing the field when dating is a good idea, then why do so many of us take the opposite approach when it comes to work? And if you date more than one simultaneously and don't tell the parties involved, do you tell prospective employers during your interviews that you have other jobs?
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