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adminTom had just been fired from his job at a local bookstore, so he decided to hit the pavement and start looking for a new job. After sending out a bunch of resumes with no luck, he decided to try his hand at some in-person interviews.
He had an interview scheduled at a tech company the next day, so he went to bed early and set his alarm clock. But, as luck would have it, he overslept and woke up with only 15 minutes to spare before his interview. He quickly brushed his teeth, threw on a suit, and hopped in his car, praying he wouldn’t hit any traffic.
As he pulled up to the company’s parking lot, he realized that he had left his resume at home. He frantically searched through his car, but it was nowhere to be found. “Great,” he thought. “This is going to be a disaster.”
He walked into the building and tried to compose himself. He walked up to the receptionist and told her he was there for an interview. She looked at him skeptically and asked for his resume. He nervously explained that he had forgotten it at home and apologized profusely.
The receptionist sighed and told him to take a seat in the waiting room. He sat down next to a man who looked like he had just stepped out of a GQ magazine. He was dressed in a custom-tailored suit and had a Rolex on his wrist.
“Great,” Tom thought to himself. “I’m screwed.”
As he waited, he watched the other candidates go in and out of their interviews. One after another, they walked out with big smiles on their faces. Tom started to get more and more nervous.
Finally, it was his turn. He walked into the interview room and was greeted by three stern-looking people in suits. They asked him a series of questions about his experience and qualifications. Tom tried his best to answer them, but he stumbled over his words and couldn’t remember some of the details he had rehearsed the night before.
Just when he thought things couldn’t get any worse, he sneezed and accidentally sprayed one of the interviewers with his snot.
Tom’s face turned red with embarrassment as he apologized profusely. But, to his surprise, the interviewers burst out laughing. They told him that they appreciated his honesty and sense of humor, and that they would be happy to give him a shot.
Tom walked out of the interview room feeling both relieved and confused. He couldn’t believe he had just sneezed on one of his potential employers and still managed to land the job. As he walked out of the building, he realized that maybe, just maybe, things were starting to look up for him after all.
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