New Dream Adventures of Raven Knight

2017, 05-02

Dream Job

I am in an office building waiting for an interview for a new job. I remember that I am here looking for a job in town so I won’t have the hour and a half commute each way to get to work any more. I am afraid I will have to take a cut in pay, but the extra time I’ll have and the gas I’ll save will make it well worth my while. I have the idea I am here interviewing for a data entry job, which should be sufficiently mind-numbing so I have enough mental energy to work on making video games when I get home from work. I sit in the waiting room for a bit and then a woman comes out and introduces herself as Amy Rhinds and leads me to her office, which is a very nice office. I wonder if she is the CEO to have this office. I sit in one of the chairs beside her desk as she sits in her desk and smiles. As she is about to start the interview the office door opens and a man comes in. He sits in one of the chairs, but Amy doesn’t respond. I figure he must be sitting in on the interview for some reason.

The interview begins and Amy is asking typical questions I would expect, how fast I type, what software experience do I have, do I have experience with databases… I answer each one to the best of my ability. Then the man gets up from the chair and walks over to me. He says something about dreams. My first thought is that he is saying I must be dreaming if I think I will get this job. But I really want it, and since Amy isn’t paying any notice to him, I decide not to, either. She asks me a couple more questions, and I try to answer them without being distracted. The man, now next to me, is still talking about dreams. I tell him my real dream will come true after I get the job. Amy just looks confused and asks who I am talking to. She can’t see the man at all? I think I have just messed up my chances at the job. The man is still talking about dreams, but now I’m mad. He says to check if I don’t believe him. Amy brings the interview to a close and says she will get in touch with me if I’m chosen for the job. I leave, feeling really down. I already know I won’t get the job. It’s back to my hour and a half commute. Fun. I am about to leave the office building when I wake up.