Showing posts with label Flannery O'Connor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flannery O'Connor. Show all posts

Thursday, August 5, 2021

A Series of Job Interview Questions That Don't Make It Clear Whether You're Interviewing for Jordache or Doordash


Let's say you're at a job interview and you somehow forget which company you were there to interview for– Jordache Jeans or Doordash. Here now are some questions the recruiter would ask you that would NOT help you figure that out:

"Are you willing to do the necessary legwork?"

"What kind of manager are you? Do you have drive? And can you seize the reins of a project?"

"Do you like helping serve customers, finding the right fit for them?"

"We're like a family here. Do you think you could get along?"

"You must have plenty of enthusiasm at this job. Bursting at the seams, in fact!"

"Our brand is well known. But we're all about growth."

"Meet our project managers– Jean and Tugo."

"When can you start? Can you hit the ground running?"

"We do have casual Fridays, although that won't matter because it's all remote now!"

Monday, March 20, 2017

We Need To Talk About Ginge

I got this postcard in the mailbox a few months ago- not stamped, which means she DROPPED IT IN MY MAILBOX. This extremely enthusiastic real estate agent Sarah "Ginge" Calhoun seems nice but is coming on too strong, like a divorcée at speed dating.


Witness:

1) getting familiar fast with the nickname thing
2) YOU + ME + WE
3) the word "love" is bolded three times
4) oversharing of all contact information
5) an invitation to tea


Now, I'm sure Ginge is a lovely person and perhaps a darn good real estate agent, but she might need to pump the brakes a little for my comfort. I'm not even looking to sell my house or buy a new one, and I already feel like she'd show up at my door at 8am ready to talk MIDCENTURY MODERN HOMES AND HO INSURANCE. Worse yet, I feel like if I ever tried to go with another real estate agent, she'd boil my rabbit.

Ease up, Ginge!