As even my boss knows -- or at one time knew -- occasionally during five years at my current station of employment, I have looked in the local classified ads under section 820 ("Jobs -- General") and sent out cover letters, résumés, and hundred-dollar bills in an attempt to secure a different job. Occasionally, these people will call me back to set up an interview. However, it is never called an "interview"; it is always "we would like to talk with you about the job," or "we would like to meet with you about the job," or "can we set up a time to discuss the job?" or "sorry, our going rate to get a job is five Ben Franklins, not just one." Why is that? Are they afraid the word "interview" will scare off potential candidates?
[Upon further reflection, I have removed the second half of this entry for reasons that the clever among you might be able to figure out. If not, please e-mail me at you_know_where@that.place.]
i sincerely do not know what you are doing here. are you lost? were you
looking for your delicate calico cat, and did you follow her up two flights of stairs
to this room? she is not here. she was here, yes. we gave her a warm bowl of milk, we talked with her about campaign finance reform for a time, and then she bid us good day. i believe she was
going to the post office two blocks down, but i don't quite recall.
for surely you did
not find your way from prinsiana, the least traveled site on
the internet. if you did, though, perhaps you are looking for humor. perhaps you are looking for profundity. perhaps you are looking for answers.
i'm sorry, but you shall go naught-for-three.
