Blog #4 Mushfaking
Mushfaking is something that everyone has committed once in their lives. I have been raised with good values at home; my mom always told me to say the truth at any time, under any circumstances. Sometimes life forces you to tell lies in order to obtain what you need. I have to admit that about two years ago I mushfaked at my interview in order to get the job. I remember that two years ago my family was passing through financial problems, and I was desperate to help my parents to bring more money home. I am a full-time student so my parents had never let me work before, but I could not stay at home and do nothing but just watching my parents working extra hours to be able to pay the bills. I decided to apply for a part-time job so I could help a little bit with the spences. I submitted my applications to work at a couple of retail stores, restaurants, and coffee shops.
One day I received a call, the Walmart's manager was calling because of my application, she was interested in me working for the company so I scheduled an appointment to go to the interview and everything. I was extremely nervous because I had never had an interview before. I watched youtube videos of how to act and respond in an interview. I really needed the job so I remember that when I sat on that chair in front of the manager I began mushfaking, when she started the interview I tried not to be nervous, I told her that I had experience in customer service because I had worked with my parents at the swapmeet before. Of course, I did not have the experience, I had never worked before, but anyways she did not have to know that, after all, I think the manager liked me because she gave me the job and I got the experience needed while working there. My first month working at Walmart was a nightmare, I was not used to working so it was difficult for me, but not impossible. I became friend with a girl who had more time working there so taught me how to do certain things that I had no idea how to do it. After one year I quitted because working at Walmart was exhausting, so then I moved to work at Kohls, they have a very flexible schedule which allows me to continue studying and work. Now when I went to the second interview I did not have to lie because I now have the experience.
One day I received a call, the Walmart's manager was calling because of my application, she was interested in me working for the company so I scheduled an appointment to go to the interview and everything. I was extremely nervous because I had never had an interview before. I watched youtube videos of how to act and respond in an interview. I really needed the job so I remember that when I sat on that chair in front of the manager I began mushfaking, when she started the interview I tried not to be nervous, I told her that I had experience in customer service because I had worked with my parents at the swapmeet before. Of course, I did not have the experience, I had never worked before, but anyways she did not have to know that, after all, I think the manager liked me because she gave me the job and I got the experience needed while working there. My first month working at Walmart was a nightmare, I was not used to working so it was difficult for me, but not impossible. I became friend with a girl who had more time working there so taught me how to do certain things that I had no idea how to do it. After one year I quitted because working at Walmart was exhausting, so then I moved to work at Kohls, they have a very flexible schedule which allows me to continue studying and work. Now when I went to the second interview I did not have to lie because I now have the experience.
Hi Michelle,
ResponderEliminarI really like your example of the time you experienced mushfaking in your life. This is probably one of the most common scenarios in which people usually mushfake. Although many people don't need mushfaking for their 2nd or 3rd interview, many people have experienced it in their very first one.I can relate to this because the same thing happened to me in my fist interview. This was 4 months ago, and I was really nervous as well. Although I didn't 100% mushfake since you could still tell that I was nervous, I did mushfake a lot of it to be able to address many things they asked me about. Although I didn't get the job, the week after I got called to another interview and I was able to control myself and I ended up getting the job. Overall what I learned from mushfaking is that it helps you get out of your comfort zone and you end up learning from it to be able to do it better in the future.
Hello, Michelle
ResponderEliminarI enjoyed reading your post! I like how you used a job interview as mushfaking because I think that’s one of the best examples. I feel like a lot of people mushfake, including myself, because during an interview it almost feels like you are improvising your answers and almost like you are trying your best to tell the interviewer exactly what they want to hear. When I get interviewed for a job, I try my best to make myself look and sound like an employee that works there so I at least “seem” comparable to a typical person that would hire; and that would be my form of mushfaking in a sense. So in your situation it is completely understandable because you were determined to help your family financially which is very respectable. When hearing advice from others for interviews when I first started looking for jobs as a teenagers I was extremely nervous, but I would always hear people say “sell yourself” which is a form of mushfaking. Great post, thank you for sharing!
-Jacob Flores
Hi Michelle,
ResponderEliminarYour story of mushfaking is very relatable, I'm sure for many people. Interviews are tough no matter how much experience you have because you are put on the spot and asked to answer questions by a person you barely know. the pressure is on to be your best and get the job. Your own personal account is very brave and it says a lot about your heart and character that you were willing to get a job to help support your family and relieve some of their stress. With your first job comes experience, and now you mentioned you have a better job that works with your schedule, that's great! Having the flexibility is so helpful to maintain stability in work and classes, I know from my own experience that working, going to class, and interning can be a lot of dedication and hard work. Good for you and thank you for sharing your story of mushfaking.
HI Michelle,
ResponderEliminarYour story of mushfaking is like the good type of mushfaking. I think it is fair to say that it all came from good intentions and a good heart. I bet you would also agree that it worked out for the better because it contributed to your growth in how to deal with jobs. Consider that one time you mushfaked as what opened the door for you to be super successful moving on in the future. I am happy that with Kohl's you got to be yourself!