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The Perfect Candidate, By Mark Tulin – Friday Flash Fiction

The Perfect Candidate, By Mark Tulin – Friday Flash Fiction
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The Perfect Candidate, By Mark Tulin
27/9/2019

Simon was enthusiastic, made eye contact, and asked all the right questions during the interview. He was sweating profusely, but his body language said that he wanted to work for our department store. He seemed to be the perfect candidate.

Once he began, however, he was not very cooperative or energetic. He became snarky and disrespectful to the customers, failed to keep the shelves neat and racks of clothing organized. It reached a point where his presence triggered animosity. And when he killed our top regional manager with a coat hanger, we knew that we had to let him go.
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I am an author, poet, humorist, and short story writer living in Long Beach, California. I write about various topics, from my early childhood in Philadelphia to my years as a family therapist and finally to my soul-searching in California. These are poetic narratives that may have humorous or serious content or both. Either way, I hope my poetry and stories resonate with you. My books include Magical Yogis, Uncommon Love Stories, Awkward Grace, Junkyard Souls, and Rain on Cabrillo.

4 comments on “The Perfect Candidate, By Mark Tulin – Friday Flash Fiction

  1. Theresa's avatar

    Oh, man…a read for HR Managers when interviewing potential candidates. Yikes! I know it’s fictional, but these days, you just don’t know.

  2. robertcday's avatar

    Hahaha – yeah! 😀

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