"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Nepotism to your benefit: good or bad?

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Effington

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As of Monday I am now an unemployed man on the job market. As I was browsing careerbuilder and monster and other various sites, I decided, what the hey, why not check out the company my brother works at. I doubt there would be a position I was interested in, anyway. But I found one.

My brother is pretty high up in the company and has a decent amount of pull. Do you think it would be unethical of me to ask him to forward my resume to the appropriate manager? The company is a Fortune top 50 (that's fifty, not five hundred) and making good money, I also have a friend that works there as well and likes it, which really is unusual, considering it's corporate planning work that is generally very boring.

In other words, it's a good job and company, is it a bad idea to ask my brother to help? In terms of job requirements, I fit all of their criteria and feel I am qualified, but obviously companies like this do not talk to every applicant that is "qualified".

Thoughts?
 

"You'll Never Feel READY to Walk Over"

Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.

You've been "getting ready" for two years.

She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.

Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.

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Do you know why Jewish people are so successful? They invest into family. Ask your bro.
 
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Do you feel you have the right qualifications for the job and would perform it well? If so I see no reason in getting into a debate concerning those with a subjective view of ethics vs. those who believe there is an objectively universal/black and white definition. The main criticism of nepotism is that a less qualified relative is favoured over a more qualified but unrelated one individual. So if you are qualified ask before you lose the opportunity.
 
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sure. if it is such a good company they wont accept people that are poorly qualified so if you actually get hired (not saying you are poorly or not qualified) you'll have to prove yourself for the job. go for it man
 
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