Shayne Topp

Some of them are normal, like, read this book on the cyclical nature of the real estate market.

But other times it's shit like, coach says I should take Friday off because sitting is the new smoking.

Not the best behavior, but harmless enough.

However, John's most recent goal caught me totally by surprise.

Last week, John said his coach wanted him to develop his leadership skills.

I asked what that entailed, and he gave me a new task.

Advertise fake job postings, one for every position on our team.

John said he wanted 30 plus resumes per day, and he'd interview the good ones.

I

I can't overemphasize this enough.

There are no job openings on our team.

John's coach apparently thinks interviewing real people for fake jobs will make John a better leader.

If someone can connect those dots for me, please do, because I don't get it.

I asked John if he was serious and pointed out that people are desperate for work right now.

His response?

Coach says real leaders are always looking for new talent.

Reason number one why I might be the asshole.

I couldn't refuse a direct request without getting fired, so I made the job postings, but I didn't list compensation in the hopes that people would see red flags.

We got hundreds of resumes, and John interviewed dozens of people.

I listened in, and they sounded like real interviews.