And f**k employers who do this, too

"Failure to complete all of the required fields may result in your application being disqualified from consideration. The information entered in the education and work experience sections are auto screened by the system based on the basic qualifications of the position."

The life and death of a coffee mug

Publications Professionals is one of the agencies I'm registered with.

After I passed their three-hour test, they got me a temp job in 2002 at K12 Inc. that turned into a permanent job. Shortly after I started that temp assignment, PP's prez stopped by to say hello and give me this coffee mug.

Since I quit the K12 job in 2007, PP has not given me a single assignment, despite my numerous requests.

I am going to figure out a most pleasing way to smash the coffee mug to smithereens.

By the way, could they have done a worse job with the selection of the "PP" fonts!