Another great way to impress at a job application

[JustADude]

nope. suspenders support from the top, garters support from lower down.

That would be a "Garter Belt", I believe, which is often seen combined these days with corset/bodice type lingerie, if I'm thinking of the right thing.

And if you wonder how a guy knows this stuff... well, lets just say I liked to be able to give an informed opinion when my fiancee dragged me into Victoria's Secret to help her pick stuff out.

[Barefootgirl]

A garter belt (often called a suspender belt in the UK) is for ladies stockings. Garters, however, are for men, to keep their socks up. They go around the calf, just below the knee and the socks clip on.

Some old fox-hunting types also wear riding boots with garter straps, which are attached to the top of the boots and again, go around the calf just below the knee.

Even more complicated, a garter can also be a little frivolous silk-and-lace elastic thingy that a bride wears OVER her stockings, just above the knee, to be her "something blue". Some classless brides like to throw it to the crowd in the same way as others throw their bouquet.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Offtopic; I hate stockings. They're so uncomfortable. I prefer tights.

On topic; I have a white blouse and smart black trousers that along with my ankle boots (polished to a blinding sheen!) is my interview outfit. I hate the blouse with a passion, as I live in t-shirts normally, but I wear it cuz it's smart and gives a good impression.

Also; worst application ever was a form sent to the pizza place; when the boss opened the envelope he was knocked sideways by the worst stink of cheapo perfume ever. O_o The girl sending in the form had sprayed it with perfume before sending it. Needless to say, she didn't get the job.

[JustADude]

Some classless brides like to throw it to the crowd in the same way as others throw their bouquet.

Actually, the bouquet is for the women to catch for luck in finding their own future husband, while the garter is supposedly the same type of tradition for the men of the wedding party.

Not sure where that tradition started, but that's the logic behind it.

[Jester]

Even more complicated, a garter can also be a little frivolous silk-and-lace elastic thingy that a bride wears OVER her stockings, just above the knee, to be her "something blue". Some classless brides like to throw it to the crowd in the same way as others throw their bouquet.

JustADude is correct.

The garter toss is not something "classless brides" do, but a pretty much standard tradition. Depending on how rowdy the bride, groom, and crowd is, it can be anything for a blushingly innocent thing to downright raunchy, but with very few exceptions in my experience, it is generally not "classless." The tradition is simple: after the bouquet toss, the bride is sat on a chair on the dance floor, and the groom removes the garter from her leg. After that, all eligible bachelors in the room are gathered around, and the groom tosses the garter over his shoulder in much the same manner as the bride tossing the bouquet, and whichever eligible male catches it is, according to the tradition, the next one to be married (in exactly the same manner as the eligible female catching the bouquet is supposed to be the next bride). One tradition also holds that the guy catching the garter and the girl catching the bouquet are supposed to share the next dance. This can result in very touching and/or very amusing situations, depending upon whom catches what.

Also, the garter is not always "something blue." I have seen it be "something old," "something borrowed," and "something new." I have also seen it where the garter is neither old, new, borrowed, or blue, but just the garter. (Remember, the bride is giving this part of her wardrobe away, so she may not want to give one of the four traditional parts away.)

For those wondering how I know so much about this, I have been to over 200 weddings. At over 150 of those I have been the DJ orchestrating the various events, including the bouquet and garter tosses.

I have also been a guest at several weddings, in several bridal parties, and of my first three garter tosses as one of the "eligible bachelors" I caught two of the garters. That was in my twenties. I am 37, and have yet to be married. So much for tradition!

[symposes]

Actually, the bouquet is for the women to catch for luck in finding their own future husband, while the garter is supposedly the same type of tradition for the men of the wedding party.

When my father got married a few years ago, there were two single men at the wedding. One of his nephews, and me. He just walked up and stuffed the garder in his pocket. hehe.

[tollbaby]

I got canned from my last job. Yeah I did.

Had an interview yesterday, and they asked why I don't work there anymore - I said because the job doesn't fit right, it's too....Rigid. And when I say Rigid, I'm talking Asking for Toilet Paper Squares to Take A Dump Rigid.

So I answered, Its too...rigid. It's hard to do thinking of your own, which is something I need to have in a job.

don't think I got this job but it's practice in interviewing.

cutenoob

Saying that the job was not a good fit is one thing, but saying that the employer was too rigid is a mistake. It's a misleading statement to the prospective employer. Instead of saying something negative about the place of employment, turn it around and make it about you (not say something negative about you, but specify what *about you* didn't fit the job). Where you said you needed to have some independence and freedom to think in a job, that's a positive point. But calling the job or employer "rigid" is a negative statement and will impact the prospective employer as such. You can say that you're a person who enjoys a challenge and thinks well on their feet, and as such, you felt a bit stifled by the limitations of the position.. that sounds really good, and it's not a negative complaint about your previous employer.

[Naaman]

But I digress. The seven days of the week are based on the six days that God created the Earth in, plus one day of rest. ("On the seventh day, God rested"--we work 6, rest 1. 6 + 1 = 7) Even as the western culture has become more secular, we've never bothered changing the calendar--it's too mush of a pain in the ass. Even back then, the ten-day calendar was officially used, but almost everyone still used the seven-day week--even government official who were not supposed to.

(and CrazedClerk)

Seven day weeks were around before Christianity:

Various groups of citizens of the Roman Empire adopted the week, especially those who had spent time in the eastern parts of the empire, such as Egypt, where the 7-day week was in use. Contemporaneously, Christians, following the biblical instruction, spread the week's use along with their religion.

From Wiki

[Jester]

Seven day weeks were around before Christianity...

Yes, they were. But the Bible passage mentioned was not a Christian Bible passage, but rather from the Old Testament, aka the HEBREW Bible. Which is about, say, 5,000 years old or so.

Anyone want to take a guess where the Romans and others probably got the idea of a 7-day week from?

[hotelnpa]

Something that I notice on applications is misspellings. I've seen enough spelled like enuff so many times, as in "not enuff hours."

You would surprised how many people do not sign their applications, or miss entire sections.

[bendertiger]

I waz two grate at my job that I wanted to leve.

Seriously though, do applications REALLY 'go through' like that? I'm surprised there are so many people out there who can wipe their own ass and breathe!