Demotivation - Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people.

CONSULTING: If you're not a part of the solution, there's good money to be made in prolonging the problem.

Insanity - It's difficult to comprehend how insane some people can be. Especially when you're insane.

Interviewers want to see how people approach problems and determine if they were creative in finding a solution to a tough situation.

Mediocrity - It takes a lot less time and most people won't notice the difference until it's too late.

Pessimism - Every dark cloud has a silver lining, but lightning kills hundreds of people each year who are trying to find it.