Time Out_英语情感故事

he was the president of a major advertising firm and i was a very young management consultant. i had been recommended to him by one of his employees who had seen my work and thought i had something to offer. i was nervous. at that stage in my career, it wasn’t very often that i got to talk to the president of a company.

the appointment was at 10:00 a.m., for one hour. i arrived early.

promptly at 10, i was ushered into a large and airy room, with furniture upholstered in bright yellow.

he had his shirtsleeves rolled up and a mean look on his face.

“you’ve only got 20 minutes,” he barked.

i sat there, not saying a word.

“i said, you’ve only got 20 minutes.”

again, not a word.

“your time’s ticking away. why aren’t you saying anything?”

“they’re my 20 minutes,” i replied. “i can do whatever i want with them.”

he burst into laughter.

we then spoke for an hour and a half. i got the job.