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I hated interviews where they’d ask the questions that were easily answered by looking at my resume. This was all intimidation and I was already over it.
“Most of my experience comes from the projects that I did while in school. I’ve been looking for something to work my way up. It’s been my dream to work somewhere as great as this.”
A little brown-nosing never did any harm, right?
“Let’s just get to the chase. Tell me why you think I should give you consideration when you lack the skills and experience.”
She sat down at the desk in the office she led me to, staring at me across it as I took my seat. I swallowed hard but held my back straight, staring at her straight on.
“Because I want this, plain and simple. I’ve practiced for this. I have done countless scenarios. We actually apprenticed at a local place, so I do have experience despite what it looks like. I’m determined, I’m a hard worker, and I will put everything I have into this hotel, ensuring that it’s thriving and ensuring that our customers have their best experience.”
“Hmm.”
That was all she offered as she looked down at my resume on the desk. She tapped her red-painted fingers, as if the silence would intimidate me.
Finally, she looked up, grabbed my resume in her hand, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it in the trash can next to her desk.
“Let’s be real. I don’t think another omega working here is a good idea, nor do I think you’re going to do a good job. I think this interview is done, Miss Winters.”
“That’s your loss, then,” I said evenly, standing up and straightening my outfit before turning and walking out of theroom. There was no way I was letting that snotty bitch know how much her words bothered me.
When I walked out the door, Theo and Jordan were waiting, but I bypassed them, heading for the crosswalk and hitting the button. I knew my face was a mask of fury, but I needed a minute before I got in a car with all the tension that already existed between us.
“Hey, what happened? I take it, it didn’t go well?” Theo said, falling in step beside me.
“No, she had no intention of hiring me. She literally just wasted my time asking questions she knew the answers to, just for her to crumble up my resume and toss it in the trash right in front of me.”
My words came out in a rush, and he shook his head.
“Sorry, Tori, that’s harsh.”
“What a bitch,” Jordan offered.
“She was,” I said, letting out a little laugh. “I need some chocolate.”
They didn’t argue as I went into the coffee shop that I’d been in far too much lately. It seemed all the businesses that I had found interviews for were on this damn street. Maybe it was cursed.
Maybe I was cursed.
It felt like my family name was haunting me, that they were giving me the benefit of an interview just to see where I sized up and then dismissing me immediately as a dumb omega.
“Have you done a lot of these interviews lately?” Theo asked.
“Too many to count,” I admitted, “and they all end pretty much this way. I interviewed there last week,” I said, pointing out the window to the corporation across the street.
“Wait, those two aren’t even close to the same type of job,” Jordan mused.
“Nope,” I said, “but I have to pay the bills somehow. Do you guys want anything?”
The barista sent the people in front of us on their way before turning to us. Jordan looked at her, giving the smallest hint of a smile, and I felt jealousy spike in me. I had to bite back a growl and stop myself from glaring at her.
It took everything in me to keep my face straight as she did the same to Theo.
Finally, she turned her smile on me. The fact that it was just as bright had me calming down, realizing she was just doing her job.
What the hell was that, Tori?I asked internally, knowing damn well that was out of character for me.
“Caramel macchiato, please,” I said as I handed my card over. Jordan started to do the same, but I beat him, giving him a smug smile before turning my attention to her so I could sign the receipt.
