Too smart to be a cop?

[merithyn]

I applied for a job that is about a 5 minute walk from my current apt. The interviewer flat out told me that he had concerns that I'd be bored and leave because of my intelligence.  I was: not amused though he was right it was a boring job.

That's why I got fired from the University. The woman in charge of me was afraid that I would quit due to boredom, so rather than wait for that, she fired me.

[PDH]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

Who cares?  I'm out of here.

[ulmont]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

Depends on the job.  When I worked as a programmer for the Vanguard Group (first job out of college), I only lasted 9 months.  When I went to give notice, the response was "Yeah, we could tell you were too bright to stick around here."  In more challenging jobs, though, I've stuck around for 6 and 7 years...

[garbon]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

I've no idea. I can tell you though in my case that I was likely to leave the job as it was boring and I just wanted something easy in the short-term.

And really while money was an issue at my last job, I always knew I'd leave at some point as the work was too easy.

[Tonitrus]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

Perception is reality.

[CountDeMoney]

I got out because I was smart enough to figure out I was too overqualified to put up with that monkey shit fight of a zoo department.
So maybe they've got a point.  But it would never be about boredom, no matter where it is.

[mongers]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

Yes, see my CV.

Hell, I've even 'walked out' on myself a couple of times. 

[Phillip V]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

Yes, see my CV.

Hell, I've even 'walked out' on myself a couple of times. 

How do you walk out on yourself.

[DGuller]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

With boring shit, probably.  Smart people like to be intellectually challenged, that's probably why they're smart.

[mongers]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

Yes, see my CV.

Hell, I've even 'walked out' on myself a couple of times. 

How do you walk out on yourself.

Fold the business, move on to something new and start afresh.   

[Phillip V]

I like a "boring" job as long as they pay me lots of money for little work.

[garbon]

I like a "boring" job as long as they pay me lots of money for little work.

No it ends up kinda soul crushing. Sure it beats being unemployed but it isn't very fun to spend a large chunk of time doing dull things.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

Bored?  I don't know.

I could definitely seem employers or managers being worried that potential hires are too smart to put up with their bullshit in the long term, and too talented to need to.

[Phillip V]

I like a "boring" job as long as they pay me lots of money for little work.

No it ends up kinda soul crushing. Sure it beats being unemployed but it isn't very fun to spend a large chunk of time doing dull things.

That's why I say "little work". If there is a lot of down time on the job in between "boring" taks, I can do the main things in life that I enjoy, such as reading and writing.

[Barrister]

Is the thesis even true?  Are smart people more likely to grow bored and quit?

Bored?  I don't know.

I could definitely seem employers or managers being worried that potential hires are too smart to put up with their bullshit in the long term, and too talented to need to.

But it's not really an intelligence issue.  It's a talent/qualifications issue.

I can understand thinking "this guy is way too qualified - he'll have too many other opportunities, and will leave within a few months".  But talented is only very loosely connected to intelligence.