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before Mr. Davis posed his question. “Are your professors
okay with you missing school when you have to travel for work?”
    I
nodded. “Yes. My professors are very supportive of my decision to seek
employment with this organization. They’ll allow me to work on my studies
remotely when I have to travel out of country for work. With the exception of Thursdays,
my classes are scheduled from four to six. On Thursdays they run from three to
nine. This class schedule runs through the end of May. I can try to move more
classes into evening slots when summer semester begins. Is that workable for
you?”
    Mr.
Scott smiled. “I don’t see why not. We try to be flexible for employees who are
working on graduate degrees. There will be plenty of occasions when you have to
put in overtime, especially when you travel out of country. It all balances out
in the end.”
    I
breathed a sigh of relief. I had assumed my class schedule would be my biggest
roadblock.
    “How
important is salary?” Mr. Scott inquired, leaning forward in his seat.
    My
eyes widened. I hadn’t expected them to bring up salary during the first
interview. “I do have bills to pay, like anyone else, but I’d practically pay you
to work in a position like this.”
    All
three of the interviewers smiled. Mr. Scott relaxed back into his chair. “Do
you have any questions for us?”
    I
shrugged. “How soon can I start?”
    Mr.
Scott smiled. “How soon, indeed.” Everyone laughed. “Ms. Stone, will you give
us a few minutes? You’ll find Ms. Garlington’s office three doors down on your
right. You can wait for us in there. We shouldn’t be long.”
    I
stood and shook each of their hands. “I really appreciate your time and your
consideration.”
    Mr.
Scott closed the door when I walked out of the conference room. I wandered down
the hall in search of Shae’s office. She was typing on her computer when I
popped my head inside her doorway. “Hey. Would you consider it a good thing or
a bad thing that my interview only lasted fifteen minutes?”
    Shae
leaned back in her chair. “Wow. Fifteen minutes? I don’t know. Were they
frowning or smiling?”
    I
plopped down in the chair across from her desk. “Mostly smiling.”
    She
narrowed her eyes. “Did you make anyone cry?”
    “No,”
I replied with a scowl.
    Shae
tapped a pen against her desk. “Render anyone speechless?”
    “There
was a moment of silence,” I admitted grudgingly.
    Shae
raised an eyebrow, but Ms. Roberts popped her head inside the office before she
could speak. “Hey, Shae. Ms. Stone, will you please return to the conference
room with me?”
    I
exchanged looks with Shae, then rose to my feet. “Sure.”
    I
followed Ms. Roberts back down the hallway. When we got back to the conference
room, Mr. Scott motioned toward the same chair I had been sitting in before. “Ms.
Stone, we’d like to offer you the position.”
    I
sank into the chair, completely stunned. “Really?”
    “I’m
afraid we can’t afford to pay you what you’re worth. The best that I can offer
is $24,500,” he responded cautiously.
    I
nodded. Shae had already warned me that the salaries were low. “Are health
benefits included?”
    “Yes.
We provide health and life insurance, two weeks of vacation, ten days of sick
leave, and we match your contributions to our retirement plan.”
    I
smiled. “Then I’d be honored to accept the position.”
    Mr.
Scott studied me as he leaned back in his chair. “We require all of our
employees to go through a criminal background check. You can begin work while
the criminal background check is pending, but you should be aware that your
employment will be terminated if there are any problems with the criminal
background check.”
    I
nodded. “I had a criminal background check completed when I went to work for
Senator Rockefeller, so that shouldn’t be a problem. Do you require a security
clearance?”
    He
shook his head. “No. We don’t require a security clearance because