Chapter Nine
Although the new year started out well with Stroud, the same did not hold true for Ever’s work situation. The best efforts of the telemarketing staff were not enough to significantly increase enrollments during January. Even though Ever was setting between six and eight interviews a week, it was no guarantee of enrollments. Most prospective students simply did not have the money and were unwilling or unqualified to take out loans.
Nothing new there. Ever had similar experiences at two other schools, one of which was now in receivership. Generally, she enjoyed the work, but morale was down among the faculty and the transient telemarketers had little stake in the school’s success or failure. Telemarketing jobs were a dime a dozen.
Ever tried to maintain her optimism and, for
