Anthropomorphized animals in comics are common, but sometimes confusing. How much are we supposed to think of these as having dog characteristics, and how much as human characteristics?
In this case, the applicant put of their resume that they rolled over in 2017 — 9 years ago if this isn’t a rerun. Is rolling over a good thing, showing the ability to master a skill, or a bad thing, like giving up or showing too much subservience.
Or, is it necessarily a resume (since it’s more than one page) — maybe an assessment by an outside agency?
Another anthropormorphized animal comic, but this one is in the LOL category. (not a CIDU)
It’s definitely a resume. The hiring dog says so and there’s no indication that it’s trying to mislead us. Given that, I think it’s safe to assume rolling over is positive, since you don’t put negative things on your resume. So the hiring dog is just asking the applicant about a skill it’s used in the past, which is a normal thing to do in a job interview. It’s just dog skills instead of human vocational skills.
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Yes, obviously there’s some sort of word play involved here. Ir’s a double meaning of “rolled over”. Dogs at play roll over, and rolling over is something a job applicant might put on his resume. That much is clear.
But I don’t know what the second sense means. What is rolling over in the work history sense? I’ve never heard it before.
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Rolling over is something one does with a limited-time financial instrument, like a six month CD….
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I wonder if “rolled over” in a job context might mean “sought a higher position in another company.” But that’s a guess born of ignorance.
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Andrew Millar has it.
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“Rolling over” can also mean being conciliatory in a dispute or negotiation. It’s not a good indication for a sales position. You don’t want a salesman who offers too many discounts.
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As Mark in Boston notes, “rolling over” can mean being too conciliatory.
It could also be that “rolled over in 2017” indicates an accomplishment that is now too far back to be relevant. For example, if you got an AI-related certification back in 2017, that certification is now far out of date. 2017 is 63 years ago in dog years.
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