You stop in mid sentence and you hang your head down.\n\n"I, I, I'm s-sorry I'll go," You say, unable to look up.\n\n"Hey now, no need for that it's okay," your boss says, "Not everyone can tell at first look."\n\n"All right, so what now?" You ask.\n\n"Well, now we go for lunch and paperwork, and I'll set you up with training tomorrow," He says, getting up.\n\n"Okay sir," You say, getting up as well, and opening the office door. You spend the next 15 years at one of the best jobs you ever had before moving on to the next one. On occasion, you smile and look back at one of the oddest, shortest interviews you've ever had.
"Ha ha no, it's good to know we have another coffee drinking though, me and Bobby can't drink it all ourselves. But no I'm being serious. We have laws that force us to keep track of these things and we must be compliant in them. I'm sorry if it makes you uncomfortable and I'd rather not if I could but that's just the way things are now. Besides, I can't tell either." You shake your head and something bursts out of your mouth!\n\n[["HOW COME YOU CAN'T I'M..." And then, that's when you truly realize that he is also BLIND.|Blind]]\n\n[["WELL TOO BAD! I'M DONE HERE!" |Leave]]\n
The Short Interview
"No it doesn't. But we have company records that need to be compliant with the law over gender dispersal. No really it's a thing. We have other laws we need to be compliant with too. Now. Are you white or black?"\n\n[["Ha, you mean coffee right?"|Coffee]]\n[["Does it really matter?"|Matter 2]]\n[["White."|Result]]\n[["Black."|Result]]\n[["What?! That's racist! I'm outraged! Good bye!"|Leave]]
The man stares blankly for a moment, then shrugs. "Spoken without hesitation. At least your honest, and that's okay. So. Male or Female?" You blink a couple times. It's on your CV, why are you being asked this, oh, oh THAT. Well, of course, it's simple.\n\n[["Male."|Male]]\n[["Female." |Female]]\n[["Does it really matter?" |Matter]]
"Wait, wait please! It's not what you think! We have to keep our records compliant with the law wait please!" He shouts as you slam the door. You think it's utter bull and head home, you'll not work at a place like that. A few months later your still looking for a job and casually, look up that law in the local library. Sucks to be you, it was true! You wonder what would have happened if you'd stayed.\n\n[[Restart.|Start]]
You sit across from a potential boss. He's leafing over your cover letter. He sighs.\n\n"Well, I best we best get through with this," He says. You are already doubting your chances.\n\n"So, first things first. Where'd you grow up?" He asks. It's on your CV though. You hope he's not trying to pull a stunt or test your character. Better answer though.\n\n"South by the [[tracks."|Tracks]]\n"By the [[beach."|Waterfront]]\n"City apartments [[in town."|Uptown]]
"How's the sleep? Ha ha just kidding. I hear you get used to it. So your a Beavers fan I take it?" He asks. You mentally roll your eyes, this interview already got odd.\n\n[["BEAVERS!"|Agree]]\n[["Nah, I don't watch sports."|Agree]]\n
"Ha ha no, it doesn't. Male, female, nonbinary, etc, white black pink blue, it doesn't. But unfortunately we have laws in this country that must be met and keeping track of our diversity (which, is not a bad law or thing to do mind you) is one of them. Besides, I can't tell either and having a clear mental picture of a person helps me visualize them better." You shake your head and are about to say something when you THEN notice it.\n\n[[He truly IS blind. |Blind]]
"Okay ma'am, that's cool, don't get too many woman hires. Now one more question and we're done. First is skin color. White or black?"\n\n[["Ha, you mean coffee right?"|Coffee]]\n[["Does it really matter?"|Matter 2]]\n[["White."|Result]]\n[["Black."|Result]]\n[["What?! That's racist! I'm outraged! Good bye!"|Leave]]
"Wow, I just don't get city folk. What with all that noise and all. So, you catch a lot of Browns games I take it?" \n\n[["BROWNS!" |Agree]]\n[["Are you kidding, have you seen their standings?" |Agree]]
"Man I'd love to live near the ocean, to be able to hear it all day, that'd be something. So Whitty Bran has had some season huh?"\n\n[["Yeah, he did an unbelievable cutter right?"|Agree]]\n[["Who?"|Agree]]
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"Okay sir, that's cool. Now one more question and we're done. First is skin color. White or black?"\n\n[["Ha, you mean coffee right?"|Coffee]]\n[["Does it really matter?"|Matter 2]]\n[["White."|Result]]\n[["Black."|Result]]\n[["What?! That's racist! I'm outraged! Good bye!"|Leave]]
"Ha, cool. I really don't care, it's good to know we can agree to disagree on some things and still be good with each other. Now another thing. If the world were split between direct pure good and direct pure obvious evil, which side would you choose?"\n\nYou steeple your fingers together. [["There is no cause greater then the greater good of course."|Honest]]\nGrin devilishly. [["What else?"|Honest]]
"Well, okay. Thank you this has been great. I'll pass you for review and we'll call you in a few days to see if you made it." You nod and respond in kind, shake the man's hand, and leave confident you have a job. Over the next few days though you hear nothing. And over the next month you are still looking for a job. You have to wonder where you went wrong.\n\n[[Restart.|Start]]