
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Career Augmentation
So I've heard a radio commercial the past couple weeks and just think it is hilarious. It starts out with statistics about how a lot about a person is judged by their appearance in a job interview and that employer decisions can be made in the first few minutes. I'm with you there. I'm thinking this is an add for a women's business apparel line or an acne treatment...maybe even teeth whitening. It proceeds with a question along the lines of, "Have you ever thought of the change in your life that could occur with breast augmentation?" And you lost me...What in the world? It's not that it's being advertised that shocks me, but that it's being advertised as a good career move...really? Now unless you're applying for a waitress job at Hooters or are looking to have to file a sexual harassment complaint in your first few months of work, I'm not sure if the the two topics belong in the same commercial. Let's call it like it is! If a breast augmentation is your thing, I doubt it has anything to do with your career. Your new bikini, your loss of altitude due to age or babies, sure...but the office? Hmmm... I'm thinking, spend the thousands it would take to have a surgery like that and take some more classes in your field of work...wouldn't that be a better direct correlation? I don't know, I may be ignorant but it feels very "sleep your way to the top" in the kind of way that seems only to be in sitcoms or movies. I could be wrong. I'm not so sure I'm completely against plastic surgery but I don't know that I would say I had work done for any practical reason...that would be a lie. It'd be completely for the looks and I'd come to grips with that without feeling the need to pretend it was something else. I see the day when I'll want my well defined chin and jaw line to stick around even when jowels are forming and I'm not above doing what it takes. But it's late...I've applied my anti-wrinkle cream to my eyes and smile lines and I'm off to bed!
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4 comments:
That is hilarious. I haven't heard the ad, but I agree that the only reason it would help your career is "sleeping your way to the top.".
BAAAA HAHAHA!Amen. (that's pretty much what I say to all your posts)!
I love it!! My mother-in-law just got a card from her INSURANCE ageny about breat augmentation...yeah so it's everywhere. we had a good laugh about it though and i guess that's all that really matters. i love ya. hope to hear from you soon. oh yeah, your Christmas card is still sitting in my house because i don't have your address and i did leave a message or two but you never called me back :(...so e-mail me or something, it's already got the stamp on it, so it's not going anywhere. i sent one to your parents hope they got theirs. -alisa
Kathy Rappy! This is Tiffany Bishop (I wish I had some cool way to make my name rhyme). Anyways, career augmentation - totally worked for me. Okay, that was a total lie! I had no idea where the radio commercial was going and was sure blown back by it being a career move! I hope you are well!
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