79: Starting A New Job

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  *Dennis / My Oc Elizabeth ( Dennis misses having a job that he can work with animals, so he starts a new one at a petting zoo )


Dennis was starting his new job at the petting zoo today and was really nervous but excited at the same time as he walked to reception to ask for his new boss.

An older lady was behind the desk "May I help you young man?"

"Uhh yeah, my names Dennis Crumb...I'm starting my first shift today, I was told to speak to you when I got here"

"Oh yes, pull up a stool and I'll ask you some questions"

Dennis sat down near her and waited for the questions.

"Okay first off, what kind of experience do you have working with animals or around them?" she asks.

"I used to be a maintenance man at another zoo where I worked before" he told her simply not wanting to go into too much detail.

"Well here we mostly need clean up work around the cages and fixing anything that needs to be fixed, do you think you could handle that?"

"Yeah, yes I can do that" he said excitedly.

"Alright pretty soon we will be having new babies being born from some of our animal mother's, so you might have to step up a notch in helping with that" she tells him, handing over a name tag and outfit for him.

"What do you need me to do?" he asked.

"Well we might just need you to help with the birthing if needed and cleaning after, if that seems like something you can do?"

"Uhh yeah sure" he nodded.

"If you're not comfortable with that, that's fine"

"No I'd love to its just...I have OCD" he said looking embarrassed.

"Oh I see, well think of it as a learning experience, if you see it and don't think you can handle it then you can go do something else" she tells him with a kind smile.

"Okay" he said following her to the enclosure.

"Do you want to see the farm animals?"

"Yes please" he said eagerly.

She shows him the different areas, they have some horses, goats, mini pigs, ducks, chickens, bunnies, ponies.Dennis's eyes lit up as he saw the animals.

"If you do this job good then you just might become manager" she tells him.

"Wow, thank you" he said gratefully getting a little tearful.

"Just promise me you'll keep at it"

"I will I promise"

"Good, then you got the job"

"Thank you so much" he said.

"Not a problem, see you on Monday at 11 am" she shakes his hand.

"I can't thank you enough" he said shaking her hand back.

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Dennis was at home the next morning preparing himself for work, checking and then double checking that he had got everything.

Maggie runs into the room and hugs his leg "I don't want you to go"

Dennis picks her up and holds her tightly "I know sweet pea but the animals need me" he explained to her.

"I need you too" she rubs her eyes.

"I'll be back before you know it" he promised.

"Are you helping babies?"

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