It’s not easy being green on a job interivew.
I went on this funky job interview.
One for a job that I really wanted. It was at this up and coming place. Movers, shakers, jackhammer and bulldozer types all working there.
Things were going okay, till the interviewer asked the question, “If you had to select a color to pick your personality what would it be?”
“Well,” I stammered and looked down at my hands. Then I glanced up real quick like, then back down and started pulling on my rings.
What should I say? What do they want me to say?
“Blue, er no. Make that green. Or maybe blue-green.”
Calm, deep, cool. Clear.
Super, that’s not very inspiring, Jamie.
I should say “red.”
As in Red Hots, a fire, a fire engine, The Wicked Queen’s apple.
Coca cola, red hair, the burning hot coils on the stove and a bloodied nose.
A matador’s cape, the nighttime sky and your car’s engine light when it’s about to die.
Yes, nothing half throttle about red.
I thought I had found something against the rule.
Watermelon. But I had to concede it’s really pink on the inside.
The interviewer (a red guy for sure) stared at me twiddling my jewelry.
In a panic, I whispered, “green.”
As in grass, frogs, leaves.
Limes, margaritas and trees.
Recycle, reuse, refuse and peas.
That << yawning >> sound you heard is the interviewer.
Then I quickly changed my answer to “blue.” “Yes, I’m more of a blue.”
As in sky and water.
Water and sky.
Sky lazily dipping down to drink of the water.
Water spewing ever so delicately up to embrace the sky.
Oh there’s also,
A skink.
And a baboon’s rear.
Skim milk?
<< BAM >> That was the sound of the interviewer’s head hitting the table as he had fallen comatose asleep.
No, I’m not really a red girl.
Not even a red girl trapped in green girl’s body.
Even if I sliced my arm open sitting there in that office of slate and glass, I couldn’t fake red.
Looking over Mama Kat’s writing prompts this week . . .
4.) Write a blog post inspired by the word “red”.
What color are you?
What an interesting interview question! Maybe you should be a rainbow since you have good ideas for so many of the colors … I am or sure what color I would be …. I need to reflect on that!
Mauve, I just like the word.
Mauve. That’s a good one Katie. Sounds most exotic.
Melissa. A rainbow — another good creative response. Alas, I don’t think that quickly when I’m not in front of a keyboard. Not that I think quickly there either. You can get away with a lot of slow thinking at the computer — unless there’s a deadline looming.
I hate interview questions like that. I mean, wtf? If you’re looking for ‘go getter types’ talk to the person. Do they seem energetic and aggressive? No need to fall back on the faux psychology stuff.
LOL. One of best red prompts I’ve read here at Mama Kat. I’m a green girl. Ha.
Sounds like something he ripped off from a Barbara Walters’ pre-Oscars special!
You are such a green girl and I am sure you didn’t bore the man to tears. It would be impossible for you to be boring, at least how it seems to me.
Have a great weekend and I hope you get the job.
xoxo tiffani
How I hate job interviews… that said, I can honestly say I’ve never gotten this question. I can’t imagine there’s a right answer, they’re just looking for how you think it through — and I doubt he was bored, at all. Did you get the job? What was it for, if you don’t mind me asking…?
That was too funny. Good read.
That is a tough question! Totally using it for next week’s writer’s workshop! Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂
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