Individual Assignment 1: To Trust or to Distrust

In 2012, the first year after my bachelor graduate, I had a job interview with a college school for my willingness was to work in school. The interview went very well, the HR director speak highly of my comprehensive quality. Three days after interview, I received their call for informing me of second interview. I was surprised and very happy, and then I worked hard on my preparation, even refused some opportunities to other interviews. However, a bad news shocked me one day, I got a call from HR and said they are sorry to announce me that my second interview was cancelled because I’m not qualified after examination and verification. Just because I was not Party Member, and my seat was replaced by someone else who is more qualified. Of course I got burned because the examination of qualification should be done after the first interview rather than interim change. Until now I am still wondering why they did this to me. After this experience, I was especially depressed and felt disappointed about finding a job. Therefore I am here in Hong Kong, to learn something new, and to find another way for my career.

To be honest, I never thought I would be cheated in this process. Just as Hurley mentioned in his article “The Decision to Trust”, personality affects people to build trust. I am to some extent well-adjusted person, I believe the world is a benign place, as long as you do good things, something good will be given back to you. Sometimes my mother says, too young too naïve is what I am. At the same time, what make me feel trusted in case is the authority of this school – security factor gathering from this organization. I trusted the college because it high reputation and formalization, I know some people working in this school, and they are very satisfied about this job, so I thought it would be a wonderful job and I even planned a bright prospect for staying with this school throughout my career.

Unfortunately, sometimes the hope is bigger disappointedly. After this bad experience, I started to change my faith for life and people. Nothing would be so trusted unless you are personally involved in the details. I find myself get used to think back conversation with people, what did they say, why they said that, did I say something wrong, and I feel tired for making things complicated, but it indeed protect me from cheated by others. If this situation happen again, I would not be so excited that ignore potential possibilities. At the same time, I would never say no to another opportunity for job, because you have to hold the trust and fate in your own hand, rather than other people.

Reference

Robert F. Hurley. (September 2006). The Decision to Trust, Harvard Business Review, 55-62, 
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