Professionalism

Jesus. People expect you to jump through hoops, scale burning buildings and then just drop everything at their beckon and call.  I have touched on professionalism before in this blog and obviously no one I know is reading it.  Employers expect every inch of you to be efficient, prompt, and executable on whatever level they deem necessary while according none of these attributes in return.  So now I find myself still on the job search after graduating in 2007 with my Bachelors of Science, BS is what they call it and BS is about all it is.  The degree hasn't landed me a single interview and all the positions I have been offered have been on the spot and have nothing to do with my degree.  So not only are people not prompt in returning phone calls or emails but when they grace you with one they expect you to be available immediately?!  So the latest was a phone message that went something like this:
" So John this is Joe Blow, received your application a few days ago, errr, weeks ago, and well you are asking for a little too much money but if we can come to an agreement you can start monday the 13th."

I received this message mid-day on friday the 10th from a man I have never even met and have no idea if I would really like to work for him. Yet he thinks I will tell my current employer to shove it and hop on board with a message like that.  All because he finally has some heavy lifting he doesn't want to do by himself.  Hell Blow, had you responded to my application when I submitted it I would have been able to start by the 13th, now you will probably pick up some 18 year old short timer and forget about me.  I guess we will see.