Tahiti Beach N°VI
I stayed in bed for 3 days unable to move but felt good on the fourth,so I started to look for another job just
after paying a visit to my ex-boss,He proposed for me to work on the outside but I knew he was doing that out of sheer friendliness since most of the job was to be done inside so I refused,he said he was sorry I was leaving
his fab 'cause I was getting along so well with his workers(some bosses really like their employees).
I didn't find anything to do for 15 days when Domi asked me if I tried to call Renato since he seemed eager to get extra workers in his company.
Renato and his partner Rocco di Vitis received me in their office and Rocco lead the interview,he took on his meanest look to ask me what I could do,I told him I was good in wood work;carpenter."Is it true or are you going to make me lose money" I answered that mean looking Italian boss laughing out "Look you two, I'm a
free man,if I say I can do it I mean it.If you don't need a carpenter then don't hire me,that's all I'm good at.
Rocco _How did you know we needed a carpenter?
I_ I idn't know,I met Renato on the plane here.
Rocco_ That won't help if you're no good
I_ What's your problem,if you think I'm not good enough,you fire me.
Rocco_ Even if you're good we might not need you for a long time because the rain season is coming and then we don't have much work.You understand that I can't fire my old workers if that happens.
I_ I understand french perfect,Rocco and I still say I'll be happy to work with you.
Rocco_ Ahh OK we do need a carpenter but don't get me wrong I want work and respect out of you,be here tomorow morning at 7 on the dot.
I left with Domi who was waiting for me outside,she heard the conversation by the window,she said
"Why did you accept the job? That guy is real mean" and that made me laugh,she was so young.
"Baby, that guy's so nice and so scared to be abused by people that he puts on the mean act every time he meets employees about a job".
"Doesn't sound like it to me,how do you figure it?"
"He likes his men so much he's telling me he won't fire any of them and that --even if I'm good--don't you understand--He's A1 I tell you"
"Well, if you say so but I'm not convinced Gerard".
That guy became our best friend for our whole stay in Tahiti and kept helping us even though I had to look for another job during the bad season. (Next post about TBWA. will be part 7)
after paying a visit to my ex-boss,He proposed for me to work on the outside but I knew he was doing that out of sheer friendliness since most of the job was to be done inside so I refused,he said he was sorry I was leaving
his fab 'cause I was getting along so well with his workers(some bosses really like their employees).
I didn't find anything to do for 15 days when Domi asked me if I tried to call Renato since he seemed eager to get extra workers in his company.
Renato and his partner Rocco di Vitis received me in their office and Rocco lead the interview,he took on his meanest look to ask me what I could do,I told him I was good in wood work;carpenter."Is it true or are you going to make me lose money" I answered that mean looking Italian boss laughing out "Look you two, I'm a
free man,if I say I can do it I mean it.If you don't need a carpenter then don't hire me,that's all I'm good at.
Rocco _How did you know we needed a carpenter?
I_ I idn't know,I met Renato on the plane here.
Rocco_ That won't help if you're no good
I_ What's your problem,if you think I'm not good enough,you fire me.
Rocco_ Even if you're good we might not need you for a long time because the rain season is coming and then we don't have much work.You understand that I can't fire my old workers if that happens.
I_ I understand french perfect,Rocco and I still say I'll be happy to work with you.
Rocco_ Ahh OK we do need a carpenter but don't get me wrong I want work and respect out of you,be here tomorow morning at 7 on the dot.
I left with Domi who was waiting for me outside,she heard the conversation by the window,she said
"Why did you accept the job? That guy is real mean" and that made me laugh,she was so young.
"Baby, that guy's so nice and so scared to be abused by people that he puts on the mean act every time he meets employees about a job".
"Doesn't sound like it to me,how do you figure it?"
"He likes his men so much he's telling me he won't fire any of them and that --even if I'm good--don't you understand--He's A1 I tell you"
"Well, if you say so but I'm not convinced Gerard".
That guy became our best friend for our whole stay in Tahiti and kept helping us even though I had to look for another job during the bad season. (Next post about TBWA. will be part 7)
posted by GPV at 6:59 AM
2 Comments:
..and that happened just because you talked to Renato on the flight in to Tahiti, GPV. It can be so odd how life moves us around and our lives form around things that seem trivial at the time.
I like the ancient Greek concept of our lives being a tapestry that Clotho weaves, each thread being a life.
It's seems schematic but it's a good and poetic representation of life as a whole.
The ancient Greeks were living free
and they developed theories that have been proved correct later on.
The ones that haven't been proved right were still poetic.
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