This is when she leaned forward.
“We received four hundred thirty applications, sweetheart. We chose two people from those: someone else, and you.”
Me: “I see.”
What was I going to say to that?? I was stunned. A pain in the a*s a minute ago was transformed into a personal best!
Cathy: “We understand that our process has been demanding, perhaps a little unclear and intrusive. We appreciate that you’ve been fair with us and in return we’ve shown good faith by compensating you throughout this process.”
Me: “Okay — but, wait there. This process. What is this process? I hear what you’re saying and I appreciate the payment transfer, but at some point I have an identity. And my job, or whatever it is, seems like a decoy; I need to know what I’m really doing. In my life, in general, for sake
