[Sca-cooks] Central Market interview.

[Elaine Koogler]

Gunthar, you are one lucky man! I thought I had a job like 
that...writing for a firm that was producing software that was helping 
people instead of blowing them up! But I found out that their ideals 
were more of the gutter type...a great disillusionment for me. I feel 
quite certain you won't have the same experience! I just got another 
response to one of the seeminly hundreds of applications I've sent 
out...it looks like a great job except that it would involve a commute 
of about 2 hours each way! Sigh. Maybe they'll let me telecommute! That 
would work.

At any rate...good luck...and congratulations!

Kiri

Michael Gunter wrote:

> Well, a bit after I got home from my first interview I got a call for
> another with the Deli/Cheese manager, as you all know.
>
> I had a delightful talk with the Dept. Manager and the Counter Manager
> and we seemed to really hit it off. (On the way to the office I got into
> an argument with them about why they have Parma Ham, Proscuitto,
> Pancetta, ect...but no Smithfield Ham. They said they are very proud
> of their international menu so I countered with, "So just because it
> is American you refuse to carry arguably the best ham in the world?".
> The funny thing is by the time we got to the interview they were
> agreeing with me.)
>
> Although I have no experience in a deli or restaurant type environment
> they decided to hire me. The main reason is that the Dept. Manager
> wants the department to become known for fun. She wants to create
> the deli equivalent of the Seattle Fish Market. And my job will be to 
> make
> the customers want to come back. So, they didn't really hire Michael, 
> they
> wanted Gunthar.
>
> Another nice thing is that when I filled out the application I had no 
> idea what
> to put for salary. I decided to put down a basic Help Desk salary, if 
> they couldn't
> meet at least that then I couldn't really work full time. She said 
> that was a bit
> more than they pay people in the position they wanted me for. But, 
> because
> I seem to be exactly what they are looking for they will pay it.
>
> I have to go through all the drug and background checks as well as all 
> the
> orientation stuff before I can start work but it looks like I finally 
> have a job.
>
> I have spent the last several years being miserable in the computer 
> industry
> feeling that was the only way I could make a living. I finally 
> realized that I'm
> still poor as a churchmouse and miserable in the bargain. I may as 
> well do
> something I may love and be poor.
>
> So, hopefully next week, I'm going to be the chief entertainer in a place
> where I can sell fois gras, caviar, cheeses, etc....
>
> Gunthar the entertainer.
>
> (Oh, and I finally got my contacts today so I will get to fight this 
> weekend.)
>
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