(Author’s Note: I am not sure about the things that are going on in my current life right now. I will update as I can, but I am not sure when I’ll be back to extra writings on the blog besides Friday Fictioneers. Here’s today’s offering.)
PHOTO PROMPT – © Marie Gail Stratford
The Name Of The Game
by Miles H. Rost
Mark Daniels kept clicking the mouse. He was barely listening to the person in front of him.
“And that’s why I can be the best at your company.”
Mark didn’t look up, but kept clicking the mouse.
“Alright. Thank you for coming in. I’ll contact you if you got the job.”
The interviewee just looked at him funny, then turned around and left out the door. Mark waited until the door closed, and he tore up the resume.
“Not gonna waste my time.”
He kept clicking on the mouse, looking at the scantily clad women on his screen. A small smile came across his face.
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Well with his charisma I think he might be wasting his time with any ‘real’ women so he might as well carry on at what he obviously does best. Nice take.
I’ve known people who do exactly this in real life. It’s one reason I have a bit of an aversion to corporate culture.
I dislike this interviewer immensely. I think it probably happens more often than we like to think. Well done.
It does. It does.
Dear Miles,
I’d say the interviewee is better off not working for that sleaze ball anyway. Nicely done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
You are correct. This is one reason why I really dislike the corporate world.
Most respectable companies have provisions in place to defend against “casting couch” syndrome.
Good piece.
What Rochelle said was the firs thing that went through my mind, too. One of these days, however, porn sites will be blocked, what does he do then? Great characterization, I hate the guy. 😉
Trust me, I hate the guy too.
I agree with Rochelle. I wouldn’t want to work with that dude if he can’t even give me a few minutes of his precious time. Imagine what the job would be like. Well done!
I should think most companies have firewalls to stop this kind of thing. I did research on oral care products. The number of banned websites..
Many do, but some people are able to get around it. I only know about that because I saw it when I was working in the USA.
Seems the interviewee lucked out after all, she got the hell out of there.
Yep.
Lucky escape there. Nicley penned.
For the interviewee or the recruiter? XD
unexpected twist at the end there….the interviewer’s position will be open soon at this rate of clicking. Nicely done.
One would only hope so.
Ick. People like him make my skin crawl.
Well written, Miles.
Mine too.
Well that guy sure dodged a bullet! He doesn’t know how lucky he is to have NOT been selected! Well done!
Talk about wasted time… at least he could have been reading blog-posts and it would have made sense.
A lot of this is my feeling about corporate culture and looking for a job.
Interesting take, loved it.
Oh, Miles! I was on the opposite side of the desk at an interview like this. What a nightmare! Fortunately, the interviewer was a woman more interested in playing Solitaire than looking at porn. Unfortunately, I nearly broke my neck driving to an unfamiliar location on rain-slicked streets only to be insulted when she informed me that my qualifications were meaningless to her. If only I had been the Ace of Spades, right?
Good story to match my photo. I’m pleased.
All my best,
MG
I was on the other side of the desk as well. And I knew that the guy was looking at porn. The glazed eyes were the indicator.
Why waste everybody’s time even bothering to hold an interview.
I’m clicking on my mouse while writing this….
Randy
HA! XD
Well, you wouldn’t want to work there anyway – what a jerk! Nan
Yep.
Miles,
it sounds from the comments that you struck a chord with this story. 🙂 I think I agree with the others that the person interviewed dodged a bullet and can hopefully find a better person to work for. Nice irony with his line “Not going to waste my time.”
-David
Heh heh heh. I apparently did. Which is good. I think I may have to extend this one.
That interviewer is abominable…i understand your detestation for the corporate world….great characterization….
There are so many examples of HR departments doing exactly what was mentioned in the story, it provides disallusion to people who are trying to find their way in the world.
Mark sounds like a terrible boss. Good for the interviewee he didn’t get the job.
Mark is an amalgam of folks who don’t pay attention and cause the loss of a lot of potential talent. It’s a major problem with HR departments.
Perhaps, but thanks to them, the number of entrepreneurs is increasing ….
True. Though for those who do not have such spirits, it can be a bit of a headache having to go from place to place.
Sad. I’ve known it to happen. Strange corporate world we live in …
I pray I don’t have to enter it. Avoiding it is fine for me.
mmph. An impatient clicker I see 😉
A junkie always needs their fix.
This guy seems a tad distracted or is it addicted? Nice take. People can click their life away.
Most certainly addicted.
It seems like who he is looking for he is not going to find in person.