How do I avoid making a bad impression in interviews? I think that I'm a secret misunderstood genius, I despise helicopter authority and being "groomed" for management, I think that having a job and capitalism is fucking gay
I would like to be a scholar, an artist or an expert but I'm locked into wage labor

>>33302715 (OP)
What areas are you, or do you wish to be, expert in?

>>33302755
I had a further though. Your post is a little cryptic but I gather that you want a career that makes full use of your talents and tendencies. I would (yet again) recommend reading What Color is Your Parachute? by Bolles. The idea is to craft a somewhat unique job for yourself that someone will eagerly hire you to do.

>>33302755
>>33302771
I'm a bit overgeneralized and I'm forced to work so much its hard to continue studying
I'm a longtime guitarist and music composer. I'm getting better at singing but I struggle to write relatable lyrics; I naturally write dark, obscure stuff but lately I've made some dirty funny rude songs
I've made some strong progress with math, physics and computer science. I find this sort of thing a rewarding struggle but I know it will be a long road to continue down/ I have an intuition that studying calculus and physics will potentiate my artistic endeavors
But I really do need to concern myself with money at this stage in my life. I'm not happy scraping by the way I have been and I want to start building a comfortable life
>What Color is Your Parachute
I'll take a look

The thing is, I'm very very far away from connecting my passions with capital. I feels like I'm living two different lives and I'm almost afraid of letting the world of my passion connect with the world of money. My mental health is not great, like I said I often disappoint authority figures and have a tendency to get angry

The question you should be asking when it comes to working a job that you don't want to make a career is, "How easy am I to work with?"
If you aren't already working in a highly competitive field, that will help you conserve the energy needed to pursue other things.

>>33302872
That's a good way to look at it but unfortunately as I deal with the daily repetition of work my ego grows over everything I do until I view myself as a dark messiah and any opposition to my plans and routines that I use to soothe my mind are intolerable
Every day is a battle and I cope by refining myself mentally

>>33302715 (OP)
Dunning-Kruger is very real: If you think you're a genius, you're more likely to be a midwit. Your arrogance will be palpable in interviews and it'll be very off-putting.

>>33304443
this, if an interviewer has "arrogant" in his notes it's pretty much certain you won't get the job

>>33302715 (OP)
>I think that I'm a secret misunderstood genius,
Absolute proof that you are not

>>33304443
>>33304566
I know I'm not Issac Newton but when I look at the progress I've made while I've been supporting myself financially, emotionally and intellectually I can't help feel good about it. I just wish I started earlier when I didn't have bills to pay. Every job wants to take everything that I've got . Part time work isn't enough to to have food, shelter, and a car let alone education

>>33304443
What can I do to alleviate this issue?

>>33304531
I wouldn't even say I'm truly arrogant just very confident about my competence . I guess that's not what people like to see in an employee. I do admit sometimes I let slip my feelings about corporate dogmatism and how my long term goals are to improve my personal capabilities , probably fucks me out of the job at that point

>>33305291
>I wouldn't even say I'm truly arrogant
Ah, well, that settles it then

>>33305297
Would you like to reason with me or just take petty jabs?

>>33302715 (OP)
I would hire you if you said all that. Maybe it is not yet okay to say fake and gay but, soon.