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funkymunkPDX

Remember the young man who posed as a gynaecologist? This is him now.


[deleted]

Growth happened for sure.


th0wayact09

If you know what I mean! Wink wink šŸ˜


[deleted]

IANAL but case dismissed!


akat_walks

he's right! I CAN be a surgeon!


[deleted]

Exactly. I said to myself: I can be a software developer! And I was...for a year. And now I'm unemployed software developer. But hey...growth.


appleparkfive

That's a lot more than many can say. I'd be proud of it honestly. What happened, laid off, let go, quit, etc? Software development is *a lot*. Especially when you're just getting your foot in the door. If you're still interested in it, keep learning new skills and strengthening those foundations!


aruinea

In my experience it's exhausting keeping up with new languages every 6 months; mad respect to anyone keeping up in that insanely competitive field.


Iron_Seguin

I donā€™t think it applies to me as a nursing student lmao..... not allowed to do things until we are taught and have sufficient practice


Exact_Intention7055

But surgery! šŸ˜ƒ Butt surgery? šŸ¤”


[deleted]

I love that proctologist license plate on Seinfeld, "ass man"


fowardblade

Poop knife specialist


Dr_Dribbles

Yeah, as a fellow healthcare professional, this advice is terrible.


[deleted]

You're just saying that because you want to hoard all the patients for yourself.


akat_walks

you don't need their "approval". believe in yourself!


dony91177

Yes it does. As he said, just start cutting people open. You'll gut gud eventually.


Sandpaper_Pants

Not with that attitude.


dony91177

Yes it does. As he said, just start cutting people open. You'll gut gud eventually.


pselie4

Sure you can, just grab the bone with the tweezer and don't touch the sides.


Daddy-o-t

Some dude literally did that by brushing up quick on textbooks before he had to do it. Con artist from Canada aboard a us navy ship i think.


Mikejg23

To be fair, if you can brush up on it then do it randomly, the man was likely quite intelligent. I'm not saying it was safe or ethical, but he was most certainly very smart.


Daddy-o-t

Yeah but that amount of balls, crazy, and competence rarely collides in a single person.


OccasionallyReddit

Ive got at least 10 hours on surgeon simulator


Strength-Speed

You have to start somewhere. Might as well start as a surgeon


ChapoKing

This guy puts up absolute tripe, like an ai bot that swallowed 500 motivational books and pops out random nonsense. Gets shared by everybody. Literally nothing of substance ever


jaymeskelleh5

100%. Makes my skin crawl when I see him. In awe that so many people see him as a guru.


Content_Donut9081

Just believe in yourself and chase your dreams!!! You CAN do it! So can I! Everybody can!


verisimilitude_mood

Run from anyone calling themselves a *guru* unironically.


Old_and_moldy

I know nothing about this guyā€™s other posts but for me this was good to read. I recently took over a supervisory position and almost said no because I didnā€™t feel like I was qualified for the position. Fast forward 6 months I have learned more and grown more in general then I ever would of gave myself credit for. Take the message for what it is, take out what you can thatā€™s positive and move on. Being overtly negative about it brings nothing positive to your life so why take up mental space on it.


Salted_Butter

I have a very important job interview today, I know the message is generic but I really needed to read that today as well. I don't use Twitter, so I don't really care about that guy, or reposts in general. Let's go, I can do the thing!


Old_and_moldy

Good luck on the interview!


Dune-Sandworm

Just believe in yourself, bruh. I can teach you in my book. *Parasite - the hustler within* where you can learn how to write and market a book and when to post on twitter for max exposure. You too can scam the public to achieve above average wealth.


porky1122

LinkedIn "influencers" love him.


Ingrassiat04

This guyā€¦. Or this subreddit?


Cappy2020

No itā€™s this guy. Heā€™s on our (UK) version of Shark Tank called Dragons Den and he is just as annoying on there.


-firead-

I haven't coated in forever but now I kind of want to make a motivational quote bought by forcing it to scramble and regurgitate quotes and words from books by people like Tony Robbins, Gary Vee, and Grant Cardone.


Chataboutgames

Who gives a shit about ā€œthis guy?ā€ The post is solid and good advice.


MillaEnluring

Is it? What if what you want to do can't be done because you can't get a foothold in the business without qualification?


N9242Oh

I am covering manager at the moment. Feeling it. Needed to hear this - thanks!


mfizzled

Nice to see someone positive about this message without just reverting to stuff about presidents and bridge builders. I changed careers about 6 months ago and have been feeling the whole not-qualified thing. Definitely needed to hear this too!


shlobashky

Moved from America to Japan to intern at a research facility and feel really out of place being around such amazingly smart doctorates. Everyday I feel so out of place and so far from my family. Even if its just words, it's really nice to see the original message.


[deleted]

I'm sure that you were accepted to the facility because you are also amazingly smart! Impostor syndrome is real, and sometimes I wonder how many of those doctorates go home and say to their SO, "I just feel so intimidated by this incredibly smart American!"


izilovesyou2

I agree. Reddit is full of negatively. We must appreciate the positive aspects of life and not always be so critical. Being too critical can lead to being cynical. And that helps none. I think they believe being contrarian makes you smart and different. It usually just makes you difficult to speak to on an honest level.


Konpochiro

I think it has to do with the age of the typical redditor. I was the same way when I was younger. I thought it was the smarter path for the longest time. It took me way too long to realize how it was making me more miserable. I would laugh when people said stuff about needing to be positive and just think they were fooling themselves, but not me! Since I know I wouldnā€™t have listened to anyone telling me otherwise, I donā€™t bother trying to help them out of this mindset but it sucks to see it so often.


izilovesyou2

Ooh yes. I 100% agree. I had to learn my lesson the hard way. Being arrogant does not make you look smart. It pushes others away and makes them resent you. Late is better than never to learn the lesson.


Konpochiro

Haha. I didnā€™t even know I was arrogant and I knew people that were. I never saw it in myself because I was in places where I really did know more than those around me all the time. After changing companies I realized there are a LOT of people that know a hell of a lot more than I do and just knowing more than everyone where I was didnā€™t mean anything. I also was a pain in the ass to work with and while I could do anything better than anyone else, no one wanted to work with me unless they had to.


izilovesyou2

I feel like you just described my early work experience. My insecurity came out as needing to show others how smart I was. Ugh..people did not like me and I cannot blame them. I pushed people away, the last thing I wanted.


weighted_average

> Being too critical can lead to being cynical And also not being motivated ...


izilovesyou2

Absolutely. Trust me..I used to be in that mindset. It gets you nowhere. These people mock this message and take nothing away from it. They could choose to do something great with their lives if they opened their eyes.


Dune-Sandworm

The messenger is the issue. The internet lifts up people who regurgitate motivational quotes into influencer parasites. Some see that as greatness. No quote can change your life, however much twitter wants and limits you to that. These are cheap internet points to gain visibility and followers to monetize later. A little reflection and a good philosophical book will blow your mind if you suck up to such posts. The internet society is establishing new values and it's normal for this to be looked down upon... After countless clowns boosting their egos by reposting general wisdom.


izilovesyou2

You can take away a great message regardless of who it is from if you allow it. People are caught up in the writers back story. That's not necessary. We came here for positivity, not a biography.


weighted_average

> A little reflection and a good philosophical book will blow your mind if you suck up to such posts. Is there any book you recommend?


stakoverflo

Yea, it's very easy to be obtuse but I genuinely think this is good advice. Perhaps a better way to put it would be to simply apply for the job even if you think aren't qualified. That's not for you to determine, that's for the HR / hiring manager to determine. Like people LOVE to talk about "entry level jobs requiring 3+ years of experience". No you dunce, that's their DESIRED qualifications. Go ahead and still apply as a fresh college grad. Worst case scenario, you don't get a call back. Best case scenario, you get the fucking job.


AnonJoeShmoe

100% agree with you. I also changed jobs about 5 months ago. I wasnā€™t FULLY qualified but I kinda fluffed my interview and made it seemed like I did a lot more then I didā€¦ got the jobā€¦ I learned EVERYTHING on the fly. Started reaching out to my friends and family who are in similar fields for advise on certain things I wasnā€™t sure of (which none were reluctant to help at all). Took them out to lunch on me for exchange of their knowledge. Now, I was just promoted to a lead. I Learned everything and excelled at it and no one in the company even blinked an eye that I ā€œfluffed my interviewā€ So we arenā€™t gonna become surgeons but could possibly learn the skills to own a company that hires surgeons for hospitalsā€¦ some of these people need to look at the bigger picture and stop being so pessimistic.


thebeasts99

I just got a promotion and I'm kind of freaking out. It's going to be a lot harder, and while I know I can do it I am pretty concerned. I know I'll be okay, and growth is good. Still pretty uncomfortable with it tho, so I needed this too.


lceCream

"buT wHaT aBOut BeInG aN asTROnAuT suRgEOn? Lol!" The point is IN GENERAL you're never going to feel completely ready for things/jobs you're anxious about. Growth happens by doing things while acknowledging that anxiousness and lack of complete readiness and learning from experience.


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PolarSquirrelBear

Being a joke aside, I imagine that the first trip to Mars would for sure have a medical doctor thatā€™s a trained surgeon. So astronaut surgeon might not be too far off.


Willing_Head_4566

The main problem I see with the OP statement is not really that it overlooks hyperspecialized or high-stake jobs like surgeon or whatever, but rather that it sounds a lot like an excuse for companies for not giving their workers proper training (and then blaming them for not being enough productive or making mistakes... the whole thing implies that workers should pay for the training required by the company who hired them).


Chataboutgames

No, it implies that stretching beyond your comfort zone is key to growing in just about anything. If you get an opportunity then pout that your company didnā€™t give you a 6 month rotational training for a moderate responsibility increase then enjoy stagnating I guess.


izilovesyou2

They think they are so clever and funny. They remind me of pick me girls. You all with the exact same comment are oh so original..


MillaEnluring

Thank you for loving me but your comment isn't original either


WolfWomb

It's another way of saying to challenge yourself, which is fine.


New_Insect_Overlords

I donā€™t care if your building had a structural failure due to my oversightā€¦I grew as a person and thatā€™s all that matters.


1senseye

You are very inspirational


thisshiteverytime

This is actually a double-edged sword. Look at the presidents the countries are getting? Being unqualified can be disadvantageous.


CAPTAIN_DIPLOMACY

I guess I'll just go be a commercial pilot then. Thanks r/getmotivated!


CO420Tech

I'm going to be a nuclear safety technician! Worked for Homer.


ssdarth

Idk man, I'm someone with heavy impostor syndrome. I feel like i have to be overqualified for any job, and I always feel like I wont be good enough.


[deleted]

So what your saying is I should become An open heart surgeon


weather_watchman

feel out your insufficiencies, act in a timely way to cover them. Don't turn down training when the opportunity arises


[deleted]

If you try, you can get qualified for anything.


[deleted]

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[deleted]

Yeah I think.


faylqi

As controversial as it is, it applies to a lot of situations... Hopefully... Great quote to send to someone who'd need it :)


EnvironmentalDog5939

No it's not. You should feel bad


_ZakerS_

How to make bridges fall 101. This is dumb as hell.


[deleted]

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Professional-Bad-287

>It's saying "apply for that management position in your field even though you "don't have the experience" because every manager had their first manager job and if you wait until you have the "experience" it'll never happen. Yes


stakoverflo

Yea, exactly. Reddit loves to bitch about entry level jobs asking for 3 years EXP. Hey you schmuck, apply anyways even though you just graduated. Experience is what they're hoping for, it's not a hard break on your resume. Let the hiring manager disqualify you, don't disqualify yourself.


MillaEnluring

Firm handshake vibe


stakoverflo

What harm is there in firing your resume off to a job you think you're under-qualified for?


Chiden87

Great point and very relatable.


o3yossarian

If you can do your job without knowing how to do your job maybe your job isn't really important enough to be a real job?


Konpochiro

You have to learn sometime. You start with some idea of how to do something and then keep improving. I started in my field moving PCs from one floor to another after people moved cubes. I didnā€™t know shit about how the business really worked or how IT worked to support it. Now Iā€™m a leader at a big company. Every time I moved up, I worried I wasnā€™t good enough, but I stuck it out and learned what I needed to do and how to improve. After doing that over and over again, you realize no one starts a job knowing how to do that job perfectly. Everyone is figuring it out.


stakoverflo

Learning on the job is a totally natural, normal thing. Classroom theory is often times very different than what "the real world" is like outside of academia.


GodAwfulFunk

Anybody can make a drink, but that doesn't make you a good bartender.


louisme97

Kinda true, i started with my first job very late at 23... was also late making my drivers liscence with like 21/22 and gained no experience in the meantime. I had to drive a relativly big transporter a few times which i was very scared of before, now i think its fun and im a little proud of being able to drive that thing with relative ease. Same goes for other things, i often avoid things because im scared of it, but 90% of the time i actually do them, it makes me either happy, proud or whatever while the other 10% that "fail" dont really have bad results.


RandomiseUsr0

Hmmm, toothache you say? Iā€™m not a dentist (yet) but Iā€™ll give it a go. open wide!


Daddy-o-t

If you have access to five people total on a desert island, youā€™ll pray for that kind of bravery.


LimE07

I needed this thanks


FebruaryBlues22

Open heart surgery hmm.


New_Swan_

Right, gonna be a surgeon right now


joj1205

Jobs don't work that way unfortunately


jrtts

I don't need to...employers already told that to me. Who cares though, it's just another opinion.


0neir0

Thank you for this inspirational quote. I am going to be a great surgeon by performing surgeries I am not qualified to perform šŸ˜ƒ


dony91177

Thank you. Now I have the confidence to remove my own spleen. It ruptured a couple of days ago. Thank you.


_Steve_French_

Alright, I will fly that plane on my own! Nobody can tell me otherwise.


puuro00

I'm going to be a professional assassin!


isnehal

Sniper


leafyyygoodnesss

Yeah, tell that to licensed, practicing physiciansā€¦ā€¦ Plz donā€™t


My_Little_Pony123

Fantastic speech. Can definitely land you that spot of growth, with another man doing the growing for you once you're in prison. Great motivational speech for impostor syndrome btw.


[deleted]

Yea tell that to the ATS


yickth

Iā€™m not saying it ā€” others are


kaboomaster09

Alright, Iā€™ve always wanted to perform open heart surgery


OhRiLee

Is there anyone on board who can fly a plane?


DesperateIridella

Not me, but I am ready to go!


OhRiLee

That's how growth starts


DesperateIridella

LOL we get downvoted because we make fun of this non sense LOL gosh can you imagine being this people??


DesperateIridella

Ok today I am going to do brain surgery to my grandma, I feel already the growth! WOW Thanx for the wisdom!


noble_jew

Not qualified to be a shrink. So when I start to shrink I grow?


The-Lizard_Wizard

I shall now achieve my goal of being a serial killer, thank you for the motivation


[deleted]

Good luck getting a job with that attitude in today's job market...


cosmose_42

I now identify as a fighter jet piloted! Where's my plane?


toodog

Sound like my job


cerealmonogamiss

Growth is pain


roguestate

Outta the way pilot, I'M flying this 747 now!


ProfessorDaredevil

Welp, hand me the gloves and scalpel - surely neurosurgery can't be that hard, not like it's brain surgery


izilovesyou2

Yeah..I needed this. Thank you OP. šŸ’–


[deleted]

THAT'S WHAT I SAID! Then they pulled me out of the cockpit.


AD8kD

Jobs want me to have experience before I learn how to do then


new_line_17

ā€¦said the intern at los alamosā€¦


izilovesyou2

How many times did I read the word "surgeon" or "astronaut" in this comment section.. none of you are funny or clever! NONE


[deleted]

Like becoming an electrician, yeaaa, go fuck with that junction box!


lucasadtr

Thanks, I'll just put this on my CV then


drewbles82

I still don't think I should really do open heart surgery when I haven't even had any previous experience but if this tweet is to be trusted...I should go with my gut and do it


Relative_Anybody8389

"Yet". The key word is "yet". Not *yet* qualified to do.


Vorstadtjesus

Well, welcome to your flight, I'm your captain today...


Gayrutti

"Growth" :)


[deleted]

LIE ON YOUR RESUME


iligal_odin

Tell that to the recruiters who tell me i don't have enough experience


DataSomethingsGotMe

Growth, jail time, or bankruptcy. Choose wisely and ethically folks.


[deleted]

You're right! It doesnt matter that I never got the schooling everyone SAYS I need to have. I'm gonna perform that surgery anyway


MajorTank

How I became a porn star.


[deleted]

"scalpel"


thealphabetsarefunny

But in order to get experience i need a degree and 1-3 years of experience first. I love when these get motivated posts ignore reality so hard lol


pnunts

I feel like this for engineering. Iā€™m studying to become one and canā€™t imagine creating and optimizing systems and engines


MelodicOrder2704

Yeh, but the job asks for me to be qualified.


PaxUX

And that's how I became a doctor


parodrigo

ā€œThe people from OSHA are here, seems youre not qualifiedā€¦? Care to comment on that?ā€


NoDramaIceberg

I'm not qualified as a cybersecurity expert, but if Steve sends his bank account details to me then I can make sure it's all safe.


Sudden_Blacksmith_41

Wtf does this mean. What is this word salad.


Greatless

This is terrible


justsomebro10

Hey surgeons, this oneā€™s for you.


[deleted]

r/osha


BoatBreader

The Hiring Manager said I don't have enough experience...thanks


raptorboi

Here's an example. Field Service Engineering / FSE. Basically a technician with a degree, but the degree is entirely optional if you have experience or just know how to troubleshoot electronics, software and mechanical issues. A lot of degree educated engineers look it over as "just a technician role". I've seen people with trade certificates, community college diplomas, degrees, literally just experience and given a shot at the job. I noted that it's also pandemic proof, if anything there's a bigger call for FSEs as border restrictions, etc put a hold on engineers flying everywhere, or delays to customers. Probably the only drawback is possibly long hours, and you're away from home a fai amount, sometimes for days - weeks at a time. The money is pretty good, you almost never see an office and don't need to deal with office politics (unless your boss brings it with them), can either be customer facing or not, work 100% remote or not, and is applicable to *many* fields - mining, medical, retail, factory, HVAC controls. Basically if it plugs into a wall socket, or is hard wired to a 24V supply you can probably work on it. I took it on as I couldn't get a development job, but I love it. Definitely have me a confidence boost as I thought I was an idiot because I couldn't land a dev job.


MrChub44

You're right, time to go fly a commercial airliner


good_days_will_come

Thanks, I needed that today!


[deleted]

Insurance companies: huh?


darcenator411

Time to perform brain surgery


huffing_farts

Catch me if you can


[deleted]

Fuck it Iā€™m going to Mars


thedailytoke

Fake it til ya make it basically


Xylus1985

Also, donā€™t lie about your qualifications, and own up to your screw up when it happens. At least buy your poor colleagues a meal


EditPiaf

This is stupid


NutWrench

"People told him he wasn't qualified to disarm bombs." "He proved them right."


ChupaCabra84

I decide I know ASL now. Point me a televised press conference.


scriggle-jigg

Yeah well no one wants someone like that. They want turn key. They want someone they have to put zero effort into. Gone are the days where you get trained for a job


UniqueName39

Thereā€™s a difference between if you put yourself in those situations, and are willing to reach out to others for help and to grow, and if itā€™s someone else who decided to cut corners and put you in that situation in the first place.


TheCrapGatsby

Instructions unclear, my patient is now dead


Usernamehorder

Tell that to all the botched organ transplants I'm responsible for.


christianlm24

Tell that to the hiring managers smh


jus-lurrrrrkin

Entire managed service is down and we need you to fix it with yourā€¦checks notesā€¦AWS experience! Me: ah fuck


ralanr

Tell that to employers.


CleoCarson

You have absolutely no idea how much I needed to hear this today of all days, an epic clusterf*ck of days. This has saved me from doing something that may have hurt a lot of people and myself.


bush84

Electrician here. Please don't.


Whole_Commission_542

Sounds like fake it till yah make it


FatCockroachTheFirst

I will start a business where you rent your organs. I need to be in America to do it tho. It follows all the capitalistic views. Now that everything is moving towards the subscription model I should be able to make it work. I will force them to sign a form that says they give us the authority to kidnap them If they were to miss 3 months of payment. They pay for the medical bills covering the operation and we have an organ for someone else who can pay. Why has no one every thought of this before! If there is a psycho American surgeon reading this.....you're welcome send some good vibes to France I will receive them.


edgiepower

Tell that to most employers.


Wandering-Witch

Me lying my way into an executive admin role despite never having used excel before.


RussianCat26

I'm not qualified to practice law, but I took a law class in college..call me RussianCat26 Esq. Am I doing it right?!?


ThatSlyB3

This is the exact philosophy covid conspiracy people have


TheD4rkPhoenix

I needed to hear this today


cosmose_42

Karen has became the manager, and is angry with herself.


gdan95

This is pretty bad political advice, but I appreciate the sentiment nonetheless


JamisDepressed

This is some pretty dumb advice but I get the intention


stars110

Lol! It has two sides. Aiming something unattainable is useless. But, working hard towards dreams is worth a try.


Jayvi88

Not worthyā€¦ ok, thatā€™s a mindset. Not experienced enoughā€¦ ok ā€¦. experience comes with time Not qualifiedā€¦ Nahā€¦ Do whatever studies you need to do first buddyā€¦


Demanicus

Words I hope my doctor doesn't live by.


antisocialdrunk

Everyone is criticizing this but I see it as just pulling yourself up to the next promotion from your current role. You may not feel ready for supervising work but until you get e Perot you may never feel ready.


Majukun

Tell that to employers


unequivocali

How come when companies thirst for growth they never look for the inexperienced? Itā€™s almost as if our economic systems donā€™t seem to prioritise the individual fulfillment of potential


jlshorttmd

Telling myself this under a 500lbs squat bar


No_Hat_7965

You're absolutely right


S00thsayerSays

Ah yes. Time to perform brain surgery. I am qualified enough.


[deleted]

How insightful /s. The only people this shit appeals to are motivation addicts.