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By Mike Huber<\/h6>\n

Just to preface this blog, I am not too much of a political person.\u00a0 For me, the current political scene is an ongoing series of Melrose Place episodes that play out in the background as entertainment. I really don\u2019t give it too much thought otherwise.\u00a0 For others it seems to be deeply rooted in them to be for one side or the other, even at times they switch sides like when Macho Man became a bad guy in the WWF. At any rate, I wanted to state that prior to this write up.\u00a0 Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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In 2016 I found myself dating a girl I had met on Day 1 in boot camp at Fort Jackson, SC.\u00a0 Soldiers were still segregated then between male and female, except on KP.\u00a0 We hit it off and dated for a bit in Fort Gordon, GA as we were both communication specialists.\u00a0 That faded as I was shipped off to Korea for a year and we lost contact.\u00a0 Fast forward 23 years or so and we happened to reconnect when we were both living in Seattle.\u00a0 I was working remotely and she was quite high up in Seattle\u2019s city government.\u00a0 She was very politically active (as you can imagine being in Seattle).\u00a0 That was fine and I didn\u2019t give it much notice or bother, and I was always well behaved at dinners with the mayor and the other work functions I tagged along on.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for her to start pushing me to take my career more seriously and move from being a project manager to higher management positions. \u00a0The push wasn\u2019t a bad thing from her perspective I am sure, but I was content where I was. I was great at my job, I could travel, and I had a great team (both on my projects and in my managers).<\/p>\n

This didn\u2019t stop her from mentioning at every dinner with friends about her wanting me to take my career to the next level.\u00a0 The nagging just didn\u2019t end. Quite often when I am being pushed to do something I really don\u2019t want to I either dig my heels in and refuse or\u2026 I go FULL into it so obnoxiously that the point comes across pretty clearly as to where I stand. Even as a child if I got in trouble at school (a daily occurrence) my Mom would make be bring wood up from the basement and to protest this more than once I would bring up so much, and stack it so high, that they would need a step ladder to use the top pieces.\u00a0 For good or bad, my mentality hasn\u2019t changed much over the years and with the girlfriend and her crew constantly nagging me about my career it was time to take action and put this to bed.<\/p>\n

It was a Friday evening in 2016 and we had a group of her city workers and their spouses over for dinner. As the conversation drizzled on I was waiting for my moment. As she was telling one of her friends how well I had been behaving the past week, I decided it was time.\u00a0 I took a knife and softly dinged my wine glass. \u201cI have some big news, guys.\u00a0 I have formally applied for an upper management position.\u00a0 Actually, a VP position and I feel I have a great chance here and this can really boost my career.\u201d\u00a0 Everyone was happy; a few claps even ensued.\u00a0 I was then asked what company was this VP position in?\u00a0 I proudly slammed the write up below down on the table while loudly saying \u201cVP OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BABY!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Dear Sir, I would like to apply to be your Vice President in 2024. I am a highly motivated individual with valued skills both in leadership and management which will enable us to lead this country as it has never been led before. My skills have been honed beginning in my youth as a soldier with the 82nd Airborne Division. These skills have only grown throughout my life as a successful graduate of Boston University, and as a leader in the field of project management. Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to working with you to make America great again. <\/em><\/p>\n

Sincerely, <\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Huber, PMP<\/em><\/p>\n

Well, as you can imagine that announcement went over like a fart in church. Nonetheless I stuck with it and doubled down asking if any of them had applied for the VP position.\u00a0 Of course, none had, so I made it very clear that I now had a better shot than any of them.\u00a0 Needless to say, I got the reaction I was looking for and my career aspirations were never discussed again.\u00a0 I accomplished my objective.<\/p>\n

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Now, in 2024 I find myself currently without a job, so I formally applied yet again and, so far, I have only received the photo reply you see above.\u00a0 My Dad says I will have to return and work from Washington D.C. if I get the job, but I think as a VP I can be remote and work from abroad (I will negotiate that once I am formally offered the position).\u00a0 I am expecting either an offer letter in the mail or a phone call in the next week or so.\u00a0 I will keep you in the loop on how this new career path works out.<\/p>\n

Thanks for your support!<\/p>\n

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