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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.
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 Monday March 17 2008

Bizarre Interview

A Geek in Korea writes about a job interview his wife had at a public school. The questions asked are bizarre and clearly the people in charge of hiring are clueless about the qualifications an English instructor needs. I’d even go so far as to say they are unqualified to be conducting interviews. Bizarre. go read it.



Sean. inscribed these words of wisdom on Monday Mar 17, 2008 at 09:43 PM
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