The way of imagination

Not what we expected.   Job interviews can be harrowing experiences; this was especially true, I imagine, during the time before social media became so popular.  Before the days of Facebook, Twitter, and all the rest, most people looking to hire a new employee would have had no idea, prior to the interview , regarding the physical appearance of the candidate.  I remember applying for a summer job 11 years ago; as I entered the spacious and mostly empty room which served as an office for the gentleman who would conduct the interview, he rose from his seat and shook my hand.  He looked me over and then repeated my name with a questioning tone, as if he wanted to confirm my identity .  I replied that I was indeed me ; however, he continued to stare at me with a confused look on his face.  “I thought you’d be taller”, he said, and then proceeded to make a gesture that seemed to imply that he had assumed that I would also be more muscular (the job involved working with homeless men –