There’s a middle-aged man I know (though I’m planning to cut ties with him, so I don’t even want to call him an acquaintance anymore…) who constantly brags, “I’ve changed jobs eight times! I’m more capable than your average university professor!”

At first, I vaguely thought, “Oh, so he must be capable,” but I have never once seen him actually get money out of a business owner, despite accompanying him to around ten company visits “for the sake of learning about the real world.” Most of the time, he’s either firmly turned down or skillfully brushed off with, “Money? Ahaha…” Apparently he has three children, but his beloved car is a kei car, and he doesn’t seem to own any other vehicle. He also lacks much of a clean, well-groomed appearance and always wears the same clothes. Because he was so excessively confident, I didn’t think much of it at first, but little by little, I’ve started to feel almost sorry for him. Since he lives in a rural area—not one of the regions considered a “major city,” but genuinely the countryside—has he ended up even more like “a frog in a well”? To be honest, I find myself thinking, “I’ve met plenty of much more impressive men through Universe Club.” Sorry, this is turning into nothing but a rant, so I’ll get to my questions. (汗) ① This man said, “Even if I’m turned down, I’ll go back and pitch to the same place five or six times.” If someone keeps coming to sell you something after you’ve already said no, it must be incredibly annoying for a busy business owner. What do you think? ② Strictly speaking, changing jobs eight times actually means he has changed jobs nine times. Until just recently, he was a university employee, but he quit that job too and is now unemployed (and isn’t looking for work). Apparently, he didn’t simply resign—he abandoned all the work for a major university project that had already been scheduled to begin the following academic year, causing such a commotion that the matter reached the university president. According to him, “Capable people quit smoothly,” or something along those lines. Is that really how it works? Even when they abandon an important project? To me, this also looks like nothing more than self-centered, inconsiderate behavior. I’d like to hear what actual business owners think of someone like this.