Bleak Expectations: A Tale of Two Interviews
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"On June 5, at 4:45pm, I will be hit by a bus.
On June 5, at 9:05am, I get hit by a door."
Malika is a recent college graduate in desperate need of a job (and health insurance). The corporate world, however, is not what she expected.
Two satirically different companies offer her financial security, but one offer comes at the price of her life and the other comes at the price of her soul.
How can she possibly choose? Can't she just never get sick and not need health insurance or something?
Does anyone actually like their job, anyway?
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