The first question?
"This isn't on my list of questions for the interview today, but I want to start with it anyways. Are the words 'fag' and 'retard' and 'bitch' still in your vocabulary for interacting with people you feel better than?"
If they had had coffee that moment would have frozen in the cup.
Apologies toppled over a desperate plea for employment. The applicant looked destroyed but acknowledged it had been a fair question.
"I'm not that guy anymore," he said.
"Good, because I'm not hiring that guy, lets go through the rest of the interview."
What followed was a typical interview.
"Am I going to be considered for the position?" he asked.
"Yes," the interview said, "but I have to really think about it."
"That's fair."
"More than fair!" The words slipped out of my mouth without me being able to stop them, the two of them snapped their heads over to see me.
I just waved and pretended to look at the paper.
So well written, and I loved your guest appearance in the conversation.
ReplyDeleteAnd they both got it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAlways good to recognise "more than fair"; when people go above and beyond.
ReplyDeleteRemembering when I was "that girl" too.