So, this is kind of cool. Boing Boing thought I had something interesting to say. Chicagoist did too, but apparently not intelligent enough to use my full name or even give a link to my site. I did write that whole article, though. Hurm.

I swear this story is completely true.

WOMAN: [to cell phone] Hang on one second. [to me] Are you all hiring?

ME: We are, actually, hiring at the moment.

WOMAN: Oh, great. Can I get an application?

ME: You can apply online, or on the computer upstairs.

WOMAN: Oh, cool, I’ll do that. [to cell phone] Yup, I’m looking for a job. I just lost one.

ME: [rings out items]

WOMAN: Yeah, I just lost a job. I only started it on Monday, too. We were still training. We trained for like three days, like seven hours a day. I know!

ME: [ringing out more items, listening with interest, but trying not to appear interested]

WOMAN: It was so long. And then, like last night, I didn’t go to sleep until like 5:30 in the morning. Yeah, in the morning. I know. Because I don’t go to bed until I want to go to bed. Right. So they fired me, and now I need a job. [to me] How much?

ME: I– I’m sorry?

WOMAN: How much?

ME: Oh. $21.76.

WOMAN: [to cell phone] Ok, I’ll talk to you later.