Now Hiring: Beginner

"Everyone you admire was once publicly, patiently bad at it. The only difference is that they stayed for the second attempt."

POSITION: Beginner (full-time, lifelong)
LOCATION: Wherever you are right now
START DATE: Immediately

About the Role

We are seeking a person willing to do something badly in front of other people. Candidates will be asked to fumble, stammer, misspell, miss, and try again, sometimes within the same hour.

Responsibilities

1. Produce a first draft that embarrasses you
2. Ask questions that sound obvious to everyone except you
3. Be outperformed by someone younger and keep going anyway
4. Return tomorrow without an apology

Requirements

1. Experience: None, strictly none. Applicants with "some experience" often quit when it gets humbling.
2. Skills: A stubborn streak and short memory for embarrassment.
3. Education: The kind you get from falling over.

What We Offer

1. Rapid growth (unavoidable, actually)
2. Flexible hours (the work happens whenever you show up)
3. A salary paid in skill, compounding daily
4. The rare chance to become someone you have not met yet

A Note from the Hiring Manager

I know this role well, because I once applied for it.

After I lost my job during Covid, I walked my city knocking on the doors of factories and firms. I had just a associate degree to offer, and nothing on my resume matched what they wanted. Every door closed on me in that aspect. Then I made a different offer: let me bring you sales, and pay me only when I do. My first yes came from an auto dealership. I had never sold anything before, and my first pitches were awkward but blended after a few weeks.

I was not qualified for any of it, I only started anyway.

Please do not wait until you feel qualified. That feeling is not a requirement of this role, rather it is the reward at the end of it.

To apply: Start the thing today, imperfectly.

We are an equal-opportunity employer. Fear, doubt, and "I'm too late" are all welcome to apply, but none will be hired.

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