I had a fare yesterday, a young lady from New Jersey who had driven up here in early monday morning traffic for a job interview. As soon as she got in the cab to go to the airport it was obvious that she was more than a little upset about something so I said hey whats goin' on? you okay? She said it was one of the worst days of her life so i said come on, whats going on, talk to me baby.
Well, she'd been working in a coffee shop down there in Jersey even though she had a college degree and I said yeah i got one of those. I guess one of the regulars at the restaurant is the CEO at this company in Braintree but they have an office in NJ too, so this guy was impressed by her attitude and offered her a good job. All she had to do was come up here with him and interview with 7 other people. After about the 6th interview she was so tired and hungry that she broke down crying and she feels like she blew the deal. There were still a few tears now but she was angry and sad at the same time, swearing and saying how cruel the whole thing was and talking about getting seriously drunk as soon as possible. You have to admire that.
I think if the CEO likes you and drives you 4 hours to Boston you're probably in pretty good shape for the gig, right? She even said the lady she cried in front of didn't have much authority anyway so I'm thinking she's got the job, but I'll always wonder.
The one thing that will stick with me is a thing she said about going for happiness when it comes to her job and everything else. She was happy pouring coffee.
Sometimes someone comes along out of nowhere and starts talking and it sticks with me. It jogged a memory of a teacher I had once when he asked the class what we wanted for ourselves in the future and a lot of us said we just wanted to be happy. But no no that's not a good answer. Its not specific enough. Seems like its never enough.
Well, she'd been working in a coffee shop down there in Jersey even though she had a college degree and I said yeah i got one of those. I guess one of the regulars at the restaurant is the CEO at this company in Braintree but they have an office in NJ too, so this guy was impressed by her attitude and offered her a good job. All she had to do was come up here with him and interview with 7 other people. After about the 6th interview she was so tired and hungry that she broke down crying and she feels like she blew the deal. There were still a few tears now but she was angry and sad at the same time, swearing and saying how cruel the whole thing was and talking about getting seriously drunk as soon as possible. You have to admire that.
I think if the CEO likes you and drives you 4 hours to Boston you're probably in pretty good shape for the gig, right? She even said the lady she cried in front of didn't have much authority anyway so I'm thinking she's got the job, but I'll always wonder.
The one thing that will stick with me is a thing she said about going for happiness when it comes to her job and everything else. She was happy pouring coffee.
Sometimes someone comes along out of nowhere and starts talking and it sticks with me. It jogged a memory of a teacher I had once when he asked the class what we wanted for ourselves in the future and a lot of us said we just wanted to be happy. But no no that's not a good answer. Its not specific enough. Seems like its never enough.
2 comments:
I feel bad for the girl. I hope she gets the job! :)
i love what she said. about being happy pouring coffee. i totally agree. all you need is to be happy. it IS enough....
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