A study finds that because narcissists are so comfortable talking about themselves, they often impress people who are interviewing them for jobs.
Read Narcissists often ace job interviews, study finds, on News.Yahoo.com.
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raised by sociopath
Ox Drover
I agree especially when there is those of us who lost our jobs due to downsizing and are looking for employment.
I believe it to be a fact there are more criminals who have not been caught then ex-cons who have suffered the consequences for breaking the law. Scary! Obtained that information from the legal (court) system.
Truthspeak
OxD, I agree that a potential employer should have the OPTION to choose to hire an ex-con, or not. Indeed, a convicted criminal record should be considered – having someone who was convicted and served time for over 2 dozen counts of “Theft By Deception” shouldn’t be working a CASH REGISTER or any other position that would give them access to other people’s financial information!
I agree 100% that criminal records should be available. Heck, I’ve applied at numerous businesses where they inform potential employees that the business maintains the right to perform a criminal and civil background check – I just wonder if they actually DO.
raised by sociopath
Truthspeak
I was in treatment with a very knowledgeable therapist however; due to losing my job from downsizing I can not afford to be under her deprogramming treatment.
The state in which I live in has me taking part within a therapy group secessions. This is helping a lot to be near other adults who have been recovering from their childhood. We help each other because we understand each other. So far very positive results.
Truthspeak
Raised, I am SO glad to hear that – having my own “blame core” to manage, I cannot imagine the issues that were forced upon you as an innocent child. TOWANDA to you, Raised! And, hugs.
behind_blue_eyes
One last comment regarding hypochondriacs:
It is on the continuum of Cluster B Disorders that include Narcissism, BPD and Sociopathy…
Thus, part of the illness stems from these people’s need for attention. That is the part I have trouble dealing with. However, once any behavior becomes debilitating, it become real.
G1S
In July 2002, a woman was traveling back from one city to her home not far from where I live.
She stopped at a burger chain on the expressway, one of those official 24-hour reststops that have gasoline, vending machines, and many times a food court.
This was an older place so the restrooms were outside. It was the type where you needed to get the key so you wouldn’t find an undesirable waiting for you inside the bathroom.
One of the burger chain employees was an ex-con hired under the “hire an ex-con program.” It turned out that he was a very violent ex-con. He was a convicted rapist. He was a huge guy who has been assigned to clean the restrooms.
A local DA had tried to prevent his release from prison, but a judge rejected it stating that the sexual predator law applied only to specific sex crimes and the ex-con’s conviction for accosting a minor did not qualify.
She was a tiny thing who had taken and was very skilled in martial defense. The evidence showed that she had put up a powerful fight against him.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2003/09/22/convicted_sex_offender_goes_to_trial_in_restroom_killing/
He was caught because a state trooper had stopped to use the mens’ room. He heard the noise in the ladies’ room. When he went in, he saw the ex-con washing his knife off.
She did considerable damage to him before he killed her, but in the end, his size got the better of her.
The attack occurred shortly after midnight.
There was a lot coverage of this incident because she was such a talented, gifted, well-liked person with a mother who would not let the story die. Of course, there was the predictable, “What was a guy like that working in a place like this?”
Probably because nobody else wanted the minimum wage job of cleaning the bathrooms and they did say that this chain got some sort of financial consideration for hiring ex-cons.
There was something in the news about maybe the chain should do a better job of screening the type of ex-con they were hiring next time, meaning that this wasn’t going to stop even when a rape and murder occurred.
As you will read in the article below, the chain sidestepped the issue. AAA also said that this was case of being the wrong person in the wrong place. That’s the myth – it’s a one time incident and nothing could have done to have prevented it.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/1564639/detail.html
There is a Wikipedia article about the incident and a foundation now in her name. Her parents were able to have a law made in her name.
Alexandra Nicole Zapp (August 24, 1971 – July 18, 2002) was murdered in the women’s room of a Burger King rest stop in Bridgewater, Massachusetts on July 18, 2002. Section 121 of the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (P.L. 109-248) is named the “Megan Nicole Kanka and Alexandra Nicole Zapp Community Notification Program” after her and another victim. Massachusetts’ Sexually Dangerous Persons Law is informally called the “Ally Zapp” Law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_Zapp
Ana
G1S,
I remember that horrid story. So very sad and scary.
We both live in the same state!
G1S
Ana,
No kidding?
Ana
G1S,
No, I’m not kidding. Here’s how you’ll know for sure; isn’t that wicked cool?
G1S
Wicked.