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A Day in the Life of a Flounder

Which is what I’m calling this piece
inspired by a graphic that I just saw
in my feed on LinkedIn which was
entitled “A Day in the Life of a Founder.”

It looks to be a riff on the graphic of
the evolution of man that starts out
with a stooped ape-like figure and
winds up an upright human-like figure.

Except in this case it starts out as a
standing but slightly stooped human-
like figure that gets more stooped
then is seated with its hands over its

ears but by the end is sitting prostrate
on the floor with its head bowed as if
in prayer or obeisance. You get the idea, 

surely. But what’s funny to me about

this is that, well, I’ve been getting notices
from LinkedIn about jobs commensurate with
my experience (as they say). When I’m not
doing this (and, rather, getting paid), I’m

an Executive Assistant, by the way. Have
been for over 30 solid years now. That’s
my plug, in case you’re hiring. Haha. Any
way, the funny thing is that for some reason,

for several months now, LinkedIn has
been sending me, in addition to Executive
Assistant (and commensurate) job listings
on pretty much a daily basis, listing for jobs

with the title “Founder.” Founder? Really?
Who advertises for a job with the position
of Founder, I wonder. Wouldn’t the Founder
have not only found that job on their own,

but have founded it, so to speak? Seriously,
I am so intrigued by this conundrum that I
haven’t even opted out of receiving them. So,
much to my amusement, they keep coming.