It was all there to see..

 

 

 

"Restrained Chaos"

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The signs of future unhappiness were there to see. I did see them, I simply made the mistake of ignoring what I saw. So many red flags flying.. some of the bigger ones: - The phrase in the job description "service as a practice" - this usually means unpaid work. - The principal interviewer spoke for most of the time during the interview and he spoke mostly about himself and his accomplishments - almost as if he were interviewing.  - There was no organizational plan in evidence. "Winging it" was a phrase that was used.. - They hired me without checking my references. This was most surprising and concerning to me because it indicated a lack of thoroughness on their part. In the end, this was an invaluable refresher course about why I should never again ignore the internal bullshit detector in my head that was sounding a klaxon warning and flashing bright red...  ~