Ever had the feeling you just weren’t the kind of person someone had in mind when they designed a form?
A couple of weeks back I was filling in such a form which was asking for details of all the companies I’ve worked for over the last 5 or so years. In addition, they wanted contact details for my line managers at those places of work.
Hmmm, you kind of know they want to get references from these places which is difficult when your current company is your own and the previous one was joint-founded by you and others. I just knew as I wrote the details down it wasn’t going to work. Sure enough…..
“Could we please have contact details for business referees that can confirm Mr Creswell’s involvement with Lone Crusader Ltd“.
There now, wouldn’t it just have been eaasier to do what everyone else does and ask for referees rather than last places of work and line management? 
Being outside the demographic is sometimes a compliment and sometimes a curse…….
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