Are there any almost-jobs you’ve dodged in the past that you’re glad you did? I feel like I’ve had some remorse over ones I missed out on, and others where I am glad I didn’t get entangled in the multicultural mess they got themselves into by not really making an investment into diverse POVs or talent.

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Just recently I was thinking about a job I turned down in favor of something else. At the time it was a good decision, but I am always kind of wondering what if? Really seemed like great people there, but didn’t seem as stable as it was really small. I wonder a lot because there is just no way to know.

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I think everything in life happens for a reason and I tend to think if the job was for me, then I would have it. That is my attitude on lost opportunities. Do you believe in a higher power having control over your destiny and serving a purpose in every step you take? I happen to think nothing goes to waste and ultimately feel more at peace knowing I am not in control because the pressure is off of me.

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I dodged a role for a company whose entire market value was based on being able to deliver goods to in-person corporate office environments. This was in December of 2019 lol. They went under in the Summer of 2020.

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I can honestly say it’s been every job I really wanted and didn’t get. Each agency had some big layoff that same year. God put me where I needed to be.

Oh plenty of those. I’ve worked a lot with staffing agencies and some of the BS jobs they send over are laughable.

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