Redistribution: only for personal, nonprofit use. Short Summary: Career woman interviews the wrong college grad.
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Please, if you are under the age of 18, don't read this material. Just wait a few years and you'll be all good and legal for this kind of stuff. Now for the rest of you, Enjoy!
Phoenix Arrow
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Look at her being all sweet and pretty, probably fresh out of college. All these young professionals now a days think the world owes them something, like their 24 and they've waited long enough for success. She probably thinks she's good enough to do my job. To hell with experience, she's young, that must be enough. Ya right!
Well, even IF I do decide to hire her, she'll be starting at the bottom. That's for sure.
I am Amy Margret, Senior Accounting Manager at J.L. & Cohen. Ok so there are plenty of 'Senior Managers' working here, but its still a heck of a good title and I didn't get it overnight. I also happen to be the one in charge of hiring a new Jr. Exec to my department. That is why this baby- faced princess is waiting outside my office with her carefully prepared interview notes. This is likely her first interview out of college. Gosh, shouldn't she be going for secretary positions at this point in her career?
Oh well, I might as well get it over with. Pushing the button for my very own secretary, I told her to let in our visitor. Another moment and the pretty thing was strolling into my office.
The first thing that caught my eye wasn't the fashionably modern interview outfit, with the low cut cleavage peek and mid-thigh short skirt. Nor was it the long beautiful black hair, or high heels. Instead it was that confident annoying smirk I just cant stand seeing those young people wear. What the FUCK was she so DAME confident about?
"Are you Miss Margret?" She questions me, too dumb to figure out the name on the door.
"Yes hello, I am Miss Margret."
"Wonderful to meet you, I'm Monica Stevens. Thank you so much for agreeing to meet with me."
I begrudgingly extended my hand to her outstretched arm and offered her a seat.
"Please Miss Stevens, get comfortable and have a seat."
"Mrs!"
"Excuse me?" I looked at her confused.
"Please call me 'Mrs. Stevens'. I am married!"
Married??? This girl is just a child and she's already married? How does she expect to launch any kind of a career when she's getting married at such an early age? Just look at me. Being single has allowed me to develop a very distinguished career to be proud of. Sure it isn't as easy to meet someone now as it once was say 20 years ago when I was her age, but I feel I made the responsible choice.
"Ok, Mrs it is. First of all, welcome to J.L. & Cohen. I trust you were able to find our location ok?"
"Oh it was a breeze. Only problem I had was finding a place to park my car. I really have my eye on one day getting a reserve parking stop."
Again that stupid smile. Like hell I'd give her a reserved spot. For 15 years I struggled to park my car until the company finally gave me a spot. The only place she'll have reserved is all the way in the back next to the garbage dumpster.
"Yes, well parking can be tough. We often get a lot of traffic from all the customers that visit."
She just gave me that stupid perky smile of hers.
"So it says here on your resume that you've just recently graduated college with a 3.8, not bad!"
"You like that don't you?"
I paused for a moment, disliking her arrogance. "Yes, it is very impressive. Well as you may know, here at J.L. & Cohen we are looking for bright new employees who can make a long term commitment to the company."
"Oh I would very much love to work here long term."
"I'm glad to hear you have that kind of an outlook. In time that will help you climb high up the corporate ladder."
"Climbing up sounds very nice, but I am a very ambitious person Miss Margret. I plan on making a significant contribution immediately any where I work."
There she goes, the typical out of college grad thinking she's smarter and better than those of us who've actually been doing it.
"My my my, you are certainly eager aren't you. You know the position we are hiring for is Jr. Exec don't you?"
"Yes, I am very aware of the position you are interviewing, and I just know I am the perfect fit."
Gosh, what confidence. It makes me sick.
"What makes you so sure? You know I have a whole slate of highly qualified people coming in today for the same position. What makes you so much better than them?"
"Miss Margret, I don't know who those people are. The only person I'm concerned about is myself. I AM the person for the job."
On second thought, maybe her confidence wasn't as sickening as I had thought.