When New Hires Become New Fires

(We have a group of new hires coming into our call center who are a bit overdressed for the positions they have been hired for. I have been at this job for two years, and am at work wearing a shirt and jeans, sneakers, etc. I run into two of the new hires in the break room.)

New Hire #1: “Man, would you look at that.” *points towards me as I make coffee*

New Hire #2: “Yeah, what the h***, man? How’d he even get an interview?”

(I realize that they think I am a new hire like them, and finish making my coffee while they speak about me like I’m not here.)

Me: *turning to them* “I got my interview three years ago, and I blew them out of the water. Good luck making your 90 days with an attitude like that.”

(I walked past them, coffee in hand. I didn’t expect either one to last longer than a month.)