RE: Striving for the Best: Reflections on Effort, Results, and Life Lessons

The bad thing about making some effort when it comes to looking for a job, or even a job at a company, is that the results don't depend on you alone. I've had frustrating experiences where I was fired for no reason, or where I couldn't get a job simply because someone liked someone else's face better. It's sad when effort doesn't pay off, and in those cases, when we don't have control over the result, it's really frustrating.