Hishem AzzouzHost Of Recruitment Mentors Podcast

I was like "Oh my God, I'm Beyonce"

Name: I was like "Oh my God, I'm Beyonce"
Uploaded: 2023-03-09T17:15:01+00:00
Duration: 45 s
Channel: Hishem Azzouz
Description: In this candid monologue, the speaker reflects on their past shortcomings as a manager, admitting they were impatient and expected others to work exactly…

9 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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In this candid monologue, the speaker reflects on their past shortcomings as a manager, admitting they were impatient and expected others to work exactly like them, which made them a difficult colleague. They recount a previous role as a restaurant supervisor where they earned a good salary and learned to treat every customer—whether ordering chips or a glass of rosé—with the same respect and without judgment. The speaker then describes a later career shift into recruitment where their earnings jumped to roughly four times their previous income. This sudden financial boost triggered an inflated self‑image, leading them to feel like “Beyoncé” and momentarily believe they had become someone they were not. The narrative blends self‑critique, lessons about humility, and the psychological impact of rapid salary increases.

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I was, I was a terrible person to work with, really. That's why I can't manage. Like, I've not got the patience and I expect everyone to do it the way that I do it. Reality is they're not. Like, no one's the same. That had to sink in real quick, you know. I had a pretty good job prior to working in recruitment. I was a supervisor of a restaurant and I earned really good money. And that's how I learned to talk to people and have no judgment on where you come from, because I had the same conversation with them as I would with someone that's just coming for a bowl of chips and glass of rosé. No judgment here, like, we all love it. I think that when I started making good money again, but it was probably 4 times the amount of money that I'd made doing that other job, I was like, oh my God, I'm Beyoncé. Like, I just all of a sudden got in my head and thought I was this person that I wasn't.