One of my goals in writing this blog is to help bridge the generational gap by showing employers that sarcasm, piercings, and tattoos aren’t always an indicator of someone who won’t perform well. In fact, sarcastic, tattooed, freaky punk rock people may prove themselves to be top performers if you give them the chance. But this should not be taken to mean that all social norms have changed. Some behaviors are still stupid, no matter what year you were born.

Take, for instance, a young woman who dropped in to apply at the retail store where I work. As she filled out her application, she was sitting on her boyfriend’s lap. Bouncing up and down. While he slapped her ass.

Really.

Upon seeing this, our HR manager quickly determined that no interview would be necessary with this particular individual. To this I say: Good call. Save that time for the kid with the tattoos who will work his butt off. (And not in the way the girl was.)