I had my first job interview today. I felt like i was a drama student. What is it about getting employed that makes you feel like you are putting on a performance, an action that requires us to downplay our lesser attributes and pretend, for however long, that we are "perfect for the job." I have realised how societal norms expect us to always be that which we are not-perfect. We can no longer be flawed beings in this world. You are not allowed to look different, make mistakes, show emotion, basically, be human. It's like we ourselves are turning into the robotic machines we are failing to build-perfectly functional yet deviod of any emotional capacity. Today, i felt like a liar in that interview. All I wanted to say was "honestly, I can do the job, i need some training but I have the heart." Yet, I had to pretend that I know everything. There is definitely an artform to conducting an interview, a manipulation of the audience. And if you play your cards right, no matter how moronic you are, you will get it. Just look at Bush!!!