I used to be a VP at a large national bank chain, but on Valentine’s day and Mother’s day I would take time off work and help my wife out at her flower shop to deliver flowers in some upper end neighborhoods around .

Had one person I dropped flowers off for his girlfriend/wife say to me…”you are a courteous fellow, you know if you applied yourself more you might be able to do better than a menial minimum wage job”

I smiled a walked away…knowing the truth.

Fast forward two weeks later, I had an interviewee come in for a position my group was hiring for. My assistant brought them to my office and….

The look on his face was unforgettable…all I said was “your inability to look at realities beyond the surface view of a situation makes you an unqualified candidate for this position…I wish you the best”