Okay, there are limitations, even for "go everywhere" birds.

Birdman666 · Jan 19, 2016

This is actually from a Job Recruiters site, the worst mistakes people make when interviewing:

Was just weird.
"A job applicant came in for an interview with a cockatoo on his shoulder." Source: Robert Half Technology

JerseyWendy · Jan 19, 2016

LMAO! Hey, could have been a monkey on the shoulder, or a tiger on a leash???? :54:

OOwl · Jan 19, 2016

I dunno; I'd hire someone that brought a bird in on his or her shoulder.

Peppo · Jan 19, 2016

Oh my goodness.. I kinda did that... I got a call for an interview last week. When I answered the phone, Paco was on my lap and I said excuse me, I need to put my parrot down. The guy said what? I told him I had a DYH on my lap and I needed to put him down to talk coherently. I interviewed the next day. The guy said he spent the night looking up 2 headed parrots. I said no, Double yellow head. Well after that I couldn't leave the interview without showing this guy all my Paco pictures on my phone.. Needless to say, I haven't heard from them. Guess I didn't get the job. If he couldn't appreciate my Paco then I guess i DONT WANT THAT JOB ANYWAYS!

Scott · Jan 19, 2016

Conducting a job interview with a parrot on shoulder may be unconventional, but a savvy applicant might turn it into a big positive.
Depending, of course, on the line of work and desired predisposition to think "outside of the box" or show creativity. Might not be best when strict conformity to a profile or rigid dogma is enforced.

RavensGryf · Jan 19, 2016

That's hilarious! Mark, I bet there were lots of other funny 'what not to do in an interview' stories too, I can just imagine.

Of course if it were a parrot person as the interviewer, then it might actually be seen as a plus... but in front of MOST interviewers, NO. They'd consider it pretty inappropriate LOL.

Birdman666 · Jan 20, 2016

RavensGryf said:
That's hilarious! Mark, I bet there were lots of other funny 'what not to do in an interview' stories too, I can just imagine.

Of course if it were a parrot person as the interviewer, then it might actually be seen as a plus... but in front of MOST interviewers, NO. They'd consider it pretty inappropriate LOL.

Yeah there were... and that's why I started reading it... In the middle of it, was "I had a guy show up for an interview with a too on his shoulder."

Now, unless you're applying for a vet related position, or some sort of animal training job, that's probably NOT a good idea assuming you want to actually, you know, get the job...

Okay, there are limitations, even for "go everywhere" birds.

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