The attached career infographic highlights the rockets I’ve caught in the Cellular Phone, Health and Publishing, Office Equipment/Software, and Photography industries. After today, it looks like it’s time to catch a new rocket!
Written 4-5-2021
Three years ago, I bet on an underdog — LG Mobile Phones.
In a US Market dominated by Apple’s iphones and Samsung’s android phones, I took a sales position as a LG Mobile Phone Branding Agent so I could use my story-telling skills to motivate cellular carrier store employees to consistently sell our phones.
In the story of David vs Goliath, I often can’t help myself. I almost always root for David because he feels that size doesn’t matter, it’s HEART, COURAGE, and COMMITMENT that matters.
Well, today, there was a press release saying the game is now over. Officially. In South Korea at the headquarters of LG Electronics it was announced that the LG Mobile Phones division will soon cease operations and be gone by July 31, 2021. https://www.lgnewsroom.com/2021/04/lg-to-close-mobile-phone-business-worldwide/
The Goliaths won this time.
Although I should mention that I’m not alone in this underdog thing. Scientists have found our love for the underdog is quite real.
https://www.vox.com/2015/3/20/8260445/underdogs-psychology
A few different psychology researchers have investigated our love for the underdog, and they’ve found that it’s pervasive.
Theory 1: We root for underdogs because of schadenfreude.
One theory, put forth by UC San Diego researcher Nadav Goldschmied, is that our love for the underdog is basically an expression of schadenfreude — pleasure we experience due to the misfortune of others. We resent powerhouse teams that win every year, the thinking goes, so we root for them to lose.
Theory 2: We want the world to be just.
Another way to interpret this result is that deep down, we want the world to be fair.
Theory 3: We don’t want to get our hopes up.
Psychologists consistently find that people get more joy out of unexpected successes than expected ones, and similarly experience more pain from unexpected failures than ones we anticipate. Some researchers point out that this could provide a good reason to root for the underdog: you have less to lose if your team loses, and a lot more to gain if it pulls off an upset.
Bottom line, it’s time for me to secure a new gig. Currently, multiple retail sales reps often greet me by calling out, “LG Ed!” So, it looks like it’s time for a new handle!
What should it be this time? A well-paid position with a Hugh Goliath, or maybe, just maybe, another fun position with another sexy David that could really use my help more than a Goliath might possibly need.
Is it just me, or doesn’t it feel like it is David’s turn to win again!?!
C’est la vie’ At this point, it would be fun working for another Goliath or another David, wouldn’t it? They both have that ongoing chance to keep winning!
So, who do you know that needs help?
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