Okay, there are limitations, even for "go everywhere" birds.

Birdman666

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Presently have six Greenwing Macaw (17 yo), Red Fronted Macaw (12 yo), Red Lored Amazon (17 y.o.), Lilac Crowned Amazon (about 43 y.o.) and a Congo African Grey (11 y.o.)
Panama Amazon (1 Y.O.)
This is actually from a Job Recruiters site, the worst mistakes people make when interviewing:

Was just weird.
"A job applicant came in for an interview with a cockatoo on his shoulder." Source: Robert Half Technology
 
I dunno; I'd hire someone that brought a bird in on his or her shoulder. :)
 
Oh my goodness.. I kinda did that... I got a call for an interview last week. When I answered the phone, Paco was on my lap and I said excuse me, I need to put my parrot down. The guy said what? I told him I had a DYH on my lap and I needed to put him down to talk coherently. I interviewed the next day. The guy said he spent the night looking up 2 headed parrots. I said no, Double yellow head. Well after that I couldn't leave the interview without showing this guy all my Paco pictures on my phone.. Needless to say, I haven't heard from them. Guess I didn't get the job. If he couldn't appreciate my Paco then I guess i DONT WANT THAT JOB ANYWAYS! :)
 
Conducting a job interview with a parrot on shoulder may be unconventional, but a savvy applicant might turn it into a big positive.
Depending, of course, on the line of work and desired predisposition to think "outside of the box" or show creativity. Might not be best when strict conformity to a profile or rigid dogma is enforced.
 
That's hilarious! Mark, I bet there were lots of other funny 'what not to do in an interview' stories too, I can just imagine.

Of course if it were a parrot person as the interviewer, then it might actually be seen as a plus... but in front of MOST interviewers, NO. They'd consider it pretty inappropriate LOL.
 
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That's hilarious! Mark, I bet there were lots of other funny 'what not to do in an interview' stories too, I can just imagine.

Of course if it were a parrot person as the interviewer, then it might actually be seen as a plus... but in front of MOST interviewers, NO. They'd consider it pretty inappropriate LOL.

Yeah there were... and that's why I started reading it... In the middle of it, was "I had a guy show up for an interview with a too on his shoulder."

Now, unless you're applying for a vet related position, or some sort of animal training job, that's probably NOT a good idea assuming you want to actually, you know, get the job...
 

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