Qualifying some things

Ask yourself a question.....when you interviewed for the job you have now, or the last job you had, were you not asked for a description of the skills and experience you have that would be necessary to succeed in that job, right?

I see the same, but with the added element of having worked for several years in the temporary staffing industry and in Human Resources.  In both cases verifying that someone had the ability to do a job and the experience to ensure that they would do it well were paramount considerations.

Yet in the current presidential administration, these ideas are quaint but generally not even considered.  For instance, it came to light not long ago that the latest choice by the Administration to oversee the Federal Aviation Administration was found to not have a qualification that he touted, claiming he held a commercial pilot's license that he actually does not have.  It's not essential that the FAA Administrator have a pilot's license, but rather to be honest about whether he has one or does not.

The current Secretary of Education is not an educator, and hilariously referred to the abbreviation for artificial intelligence as "A1," not "A.I."  It's happened more than once.  It's OK, she is not and was not an educator at any level, experience that would at least be helpful in running that department.

The current head of the Veterans Administration is a veteran.  But since most VA benefits revolve around medical needs for the veterans that the VA serves, wouldn't it be a little bit helpful for that person to have some background in either providing or administering facilities that provide healthcare services?

You get the gist of what I'm espousing here.  But when the sitting President lacks significant experience in government, even after serving a previous term, it's obviously not something that he and his senior staff consider an issue.

I've heard it said that anyone can be in customer service.  That anyone can answer the phone for a business.  That anyone can flip burgers at McDonald's.  I submit to you that this is not even close to the truth, that people sometimes learn on the job, but if it's not within you to be a good, empathetic and diligent customer service associate, it will be hard for you to learn enough to be successful and not frustrated.  

Rocket science is exactly that, so when some of the DOGE team were reported to have been borrowed from SpaceX, it showed plainly that even someone who is a rocket scientist may not be prepared for other lines of work.

Am I qualified for the job I currently have?  I certainly hope so!