Your eyes kind of glaze over briefly as you listen to the woman onscreen. This woman on the other side of the Skype call isn't unattractive, but still a far cry from beautiful. Although, the accent is definitely a plus. Just as you decide that the problem is probably those wispy bangs hanging over her forehead, you remember with a start the active webcam perched on top of your monitor.
You blink hard, winding up to make a big show of actually paying attention, but the truth is you're just not feeling it. The other companies that interviewed you were closer and paid better. You responded to the German chair manufacturing giant almost on a lark. Some feature in that magazine you read sometimes had listed them as being very forward-thinking. Noveau. Leading-edge. Other made-up words.
She's slowing down now. She might have noticed you aren't really listening, so you smile and nod sagely at the screen. You wonder if she just lost the glasses, she would be a total fox. Like on TV. You're not really sure you would want to design chairs, anyway. You're more of a desk man. While it's true that you have a lot of big workplace furniture design ideas, they are mostly about desks.
Now she's talking about some benefits you will enjoy as an employee. That might be cool to listen to.
"Our corporate campus is the largest in the city. On site, we have a full gym, tennis courts, and an Olympic-sized swimming pool. We have daycare, a library, and an erotica glen. Also available to our employees is a garage of electric commuter cars that we're very proud of!"
You're not sure, but you think something got your attention there.
"What was that last one?" you ask.
"All employees can use one of our electric sedans to travel between the workplace and the home. We're very committed to 'going green.'"
"No, I don't think it was that one."
"Full-sized gym? Resource library?"
"No, it was some sort of... glen?"
"Our erotica glen?" she laughs a bright little laugh. "Oh, you Americans! Things are always so uptight over there!" Without lingering on it a moment longer, she continues listing other amenities and employee benefits.
You tune her out completely. Guess who's moving to Germany!
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