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Originally Posted by GoodVibrations101
My father has been giving me job advice ever since I was a teenager. It is his favorite--and only--topic of conversation.
But I work in academics, and my father doesn't understand the requirements of different sorts of jobs in my industry. But he thinks he has it all figured out. He keeps advising me about things to do, and most of his advice is unworkable.
Plus, my father is a doomsday sort of thinker. He always expects the worst and counsels worst-case scenario thinking. So when something in my career does go wrong, he isn't sympathetic, but he says, "I told you so!"
Does anyone else get bad advice from family members or from friends, who think they have good ideas?
Does anyone else have a family member who is a worst-case scenario thinker who always expects the worst to happen?
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Oh yes, my dad LOVES to tell me how I should handle job interviews when he has NO experience in my field. He works in aviation and I work in nonprofit development. He has no experience in philanthropy but he loves to tell me what I should do to land a new job. Furthermore he likes to try and tell me what to do with every aspect of my life. He's a ******* control freak.
I no longer have contact with him because of his controlling and narcissistic nature.
On another note, lots of people try to tell me I should only have a 2 page resume. And that works if you are entry level, but if you're required to show a 10 year history in the field as well as education, include an executive summary, and awards and accomplishments, I'm sorry 2 pages doesn't do it. And BTW, my 3 page resume and 2 page cover letter get me an interview almost every time, because they show my ability to write, think, and communicate. So my point is, things are different depending on what field you are in, and if someone isn't in that field, they should acknowledge that they don't know much about how things work in that field.
I'm sorry your family is doing this to you. The best advice I can offer is to ignore him or just change the subject or spend as little time with him as possible.
Good luck,
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