You can imagine my excitement when I read the subject line of this email.
Who was searching for me and for what reason? I was able to think of only 2 possibilities: a long lost relative died and his attorney was trying to find me to inform me of my substantial inheritance or I forgot about a savings account I opened 50 years ago that has now grown to over $1,000,000.00.
But alas, apparently putting retired on my LinkedIn profile does not exempt me from searches, so these 5 people wanted to consider hiring me for a job. Yuck comes to mind. This quickly transformed from a dream come true to a nightmare. The 5 companies considering me were most likely Elm Street Industries, Jacob’s Ladders, Arachnophobia Motors, Schizoid & Phrania LLC and Styx River Shuttles.
For now I am off the job market and will continue relying on my Social Security pension and, of course, the kindness of strangers.