Is it normal to blow an interview on purpose?

I had an interview a couple days ago, which was set up by some advisors from the school I graduated from. They were pushing me quite hard and always confident that I could do great things. However, the job was very difficult, vague, and lacked direction. Starting out, I don't think I'd want a job where supervisors are difficult to reach and objectives are vague. However, I just want to live easily like everyone else and I no longer have the drive to challenge myself to do things for less respect, less money, and much more effort than most others in my situation do. I feel like I'm letting my advisors down because I respect them and they've always been great to me, but when I was in the interview I purposely planted seeds of doubt in the supervisor's mind as to whether I could do it. I know I could, but I just want to have a stress-free job where I can go home and forget about it at the end of the day. I've had an arduous journey through school and now I just want to live a life where the future doesn't cause me stress constantly, where I can focus on the now. I feel like a failure for wanting it easy. Does this make me a horrible person? Am I letting everyone down? Am I being lazy?

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  • Amen brother, welcome to the NEW American Dream, getting paid the highest possible amount of money while doing the least amount of work. I also can relate exactly to the less respect, less money and MORE effort aspect as well. Why should I work my ass off at 60 hours a week for some inferior moron all while getting mediocre pay while 5 years down the line the CEO makes some stupid decision and instead of him getting canned (since he/she are buddies with everyone on the board) they lay off 6500 workers of which I am one of.

    Fuck that and fuck you Mr. CEO

    Government work is the way to go, no margins, no deadlines, hell I can fall asleep at my desk and get away with it.

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  • firefly88

    Yes you are lazy.

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  • xstarbugyx

    If you live some where where there are other job opertinities then ya it makes sense but from where I live your lucky to even get a interview I would take the job and build up some work experience to show to other jobs in the future

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  • jrphotographer

    Rebellious!

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  • Mastersash

    It's called intuition.. maybe you're advisers haven't always been so great to you. They've pushed you and have expected what their idea of greatness is for you. But if it doesn't make you happy and it disappoints them because you chose a different path (maybe a break, for a minute?), then your answer is right in front of you. Don't doubt yourself. Besides, too much stress can kill you if that's all your life is filled with... stop and smell the flowers :)

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