the young lady took me into the house. the first thing i noticed was that the hall
was very dark and she had left a candle burning there. she picked it up, and we
walked along more passages and up the stairs, and only the candle lighted us.
at last we came to the door of a room, and she said, "there, boy. go in.' and then
she walked away - and took the candle with her.
this was very uncomfortable, and i was afraid. however, the only thing i could do
was to knock at the door and a voice from inside told me to enter. i found myself
in a fairly large room, lighted with candles. no daylight was allowed to get in. a lot
of the furniture had shapes and uses that i did not recognise. but there was a table
with a gold-coloured mirror, and i could see that it was a fine lady's dressing-table.
in an armchair, with an elbow on the table and her head leaning on her hand, sat
the strangest lady i have ever seen, or will ever see.
- Good morning, sir.
- Good morning. Come in, Mrs. Volkova. Please, take a seat. Tell me, how long you were in your last job with "Pine"?
- I worked for "Pine" for 6 years.
- Did you hold a good post there?
- I started as a courier but a few months later I filled the vacancy of shopassistant. I had been working as a shopassistant for 3 years when I was promoted from shopassistant to Supplies Manager. And I have worked as Supplies Manager for the last few years.
- And why did you leave your previous job?
- Well, first of all the job involved much travelling but I have small children to look after. So, my heart was breaking when I left my kids home. I used to go on business abroad and sometimes I was away from home for a few days. So, I decided to quit and now I am looking for the position of shopassistant.I find it more suitable. I won't have to leave home. Besides, I have enough experience to do the job.
- Well, you have excellent references from your previous job and wide-ranging experience in trade. You'll start on 10000 rub. and if you do well we''ll review it after the term of probation, which amounts to 3 months. Have you got any questions for me?
- What are the working hours?
- The hours are from 9 till 6 p.m. with an hour for lunch. Does it suit you?
- Yes, sure. When do you want me to start, sir?
- In a week, if possible.
- All right.
- Fill in the application form and get ready to start working in a week. It was nice meeting you. Goodbye.
- Thank you. Goodbye.