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Congratulations, You Get the Job.

Characters on the stage:

Dharma : Male, early 30s, reserved. HRD Manager.Anna : Female, early 50s, indecisive, friendly. Chairperson.

ona!han : Male, mid "0s, nea!, diligen!, smar!.

#heresia : Female, early "0s, o$!spo%en, !eenager&ish.

'mily : Female, early "0s, $n%emp!, free&spiri!ed.

(!ephanie : Female, early 30s, emo!ional, sensi!ive. 'mployee.

Characters on voice over:

)aren! : male or female, mid !o $pper 50s.

Melissa : female, early !o mid 30s.

De*ora : female, mid !o $pper "0s.

Setting:

It is a part of a coee manufacturing company oce. The stage is divided

to two. One for the HRD Manager’s room one for the waiting room. In the

HRD Manager’s room there is a white!oard one "arge ta!"e a computer a

te"ephone some fo"ders some stationery one comforta!"e swive"ing

chair one comforta!"e chair two sing"e seats and a sma"" coee ta!"e.

The "ounge room is p"ain with a regu"ar sofa coee ta!"e a ca!inet of

snac#s and one framed picture of motivation. It is afternoon. The stage

sme""s "i#e coee.

$ade in to "ounge room. Two peop"e %Dharma and &tephanie' are drin#ing

coee together. They %si"ent"y' chuc#"e together and enthusiastica""y

chatting. $ade to HRD Manager’s room where the (hairperson sits on the

chair ca""ing some!ody. $ade to the "ounge room one more time. Three

peop"e the )o! hunters are sitting there waiting. $ade out.

$ade in.

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Dharma is typing and c"ic#ing something on the computer. The te"ephone

rings.

Dharma : Hello

)aren! 12.4 : Ah.#his is )a% Dharma, correc!Dharma : +es, ho can 6 help yo$

)aren! : )a% Dharma, i!7s 8$i!e sad for me %noing !ha! my da$gh!er

has !o go !o !he or%place on her on 1 pause4.

Dharma : +es

)aren! : 9ell, here7s !he !hing. (he7s a oman, and !o *e hones!,

yo$r oce is a *i! far from o$r ho$se, yo$ %no. Can7! yo$

1 pause4 yo$ %no, reloca!e or some!hing

Dharma : (orry !o say, ;$<)a%, *$! i!7s no! possi*le !o reloca!e. A! leas!

for no, i!7s no! so possi*le.

)aren! : Can7! yo$ do some!hing a*o$! i!

Dharma : =o! righ! no, *$! 6 can a*sol$!ely comm$nica!e yo$r

aspira!ion once e have a mee!ing.

)aren! : 9ha! a*o$! carpool 6!7s easier !han reloca!ing, don7! yo$

!hin% 6 !hin% my da$gh!er needs a carpool. #he company

sho$ld have i!, yo$ %no.

Dharma : h, so !his is a*o$! carpool. Alrigh!, ;$<)a%. Carpool no!ed.

)aren! : Don7! >$s! no!e i! don, do some!hing? +o$7re HRD aren7!

yo$ 6magine ha! happen if my da$gh!er go! acciden! +o$

%no !here7s!ega" everyhere no. 9ha! ill yo$ do if my

da$gh!er go! ro**ed or any!hing

Dharma : ;$<)a%, 6 ill de@ni!ely disc$ss a*o$! !his i!h !he *oards

*eca$se !here are a lo! of carpool demands. 6 hope yo$ can *e

pa!ien! a*o$! !his and 67ll con!ac! yo$ righ! aay hen carpool

is availa*le. #han% yo$ and good af!ernoon.

)aren! : %ay. ood af!ernoon.

Dharma gets up from his seat goes to the white!oard. There is a "arge

word *(+R,OO- and some "ong drawing stic#s !eside it. Dharma ta#es a

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mar#er and draw a stic#. Then there’s a #noc# on the door and +nna goes

in.

Anna : Hey, Dharma. Are yo$ *$syDharma : =o, no! really. 9ha! is i!, ;$

Anna : 1wa"#s to the sing"e seat 4 (o 6 !old yo$ earlier !ha! 1"oo#s at

the white!oard pause4 ha!7s !ha!

Dharma : h, $m. =o!hing, i!7s >$s! a lis! of demands from !he

employee7s paren!s 1goes to the sing"e seat and sits down4.

h, yo$ an!ed !o !ell me a*o$!B

Anna : +es, righ!. 6 !old yo$ earlier !ha! 6 have !o connec!ions

friends !ha! 6 o$ld an! !o or% here. A! @rs!, 67m really no!

s$re ha! !o do *eca$se e7re only loo%ing for someone in

epor! impor! adminis!ra!or and !ha! posi!ion ill *e @lled i!h

one of !he candida!es la!er on. 6 don7! !hin% my friends li%e

!ha! sor! of !hing anyays. 9ha! do yo$ !hin% 6 sho$ld do

Dharma : 6 !hin%

Anna : 6 have a feeling yo$7re going !o say Eadd !hem !o a par!ic$lar

!eam7 or Ema%e ne posi!ion for !hem7 *$! for me !ha!7s no!

8$i!e doa*le, Dharma. oo% a! !his company. #he *$ilding is

8$i!e small, even !ho$gh e7re no! a small man$fac!$ring

company and 1 pause. &nis4 i! smells li%e coGee all !he !ime,

doesn7! i!

Dharma : 9ell, 6 !hin% i!7s *eca$se e sell

Anna : CoGee, 6 %no. 9ell, !his *$ilding is no! eno$gh !o !a%e !o

addi!ional or%ers. 6 mean, !here7s one !ime 6 an! !o have

l$nch in !he pan!ry and i!7s f$ll of people. #hen 6 go !o !he

lo$nge, and g$ess ha!

Dharma : i!7s also f$ll

Anna : )recisely. #hen, 6 have !o reserve my par%ing space no. #he

par%ing lo! is ge!!ing f$ller and f$ller for as far as 6 %no.

Dharma : Ah, yes. A*o$! !ha!. 6 !hin% 6 have a good sol$!ion for yo$.

Anna : 9ha!7s !ha!

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Dharma : 9ell, !he employees can go !oge!her in one or !o car. 6n my

opinion, i!7s 8$i!e convenien! *eca$se !he employees on7!

have !o go here *y !hemselves and !hey7re safer !ha! ay.

Anna : #ha!7s a good idea. ;y all means, enco$rage !hem !o s!ar!going !oge!her here.

Dharma : 6 !hin% i!7s *e!!er if !he company provides i!, yo$ %no, i!

shos !hem !ha! e care for !hem.

Anna : yo$ mean e *$y ne cars and give i! !o !hem

Dharma : =o! necessarily *$y !he cars, 6 mean e can con!ac! people

ho are illing !o lend !heir cars and

Anna : And e need !o add more s!aG !o !ranspor!a!ion

Dharma : =o! eac!ly. 9e >$s! need !o pay !hem mon!hly.

Anna : 9hy do e need !o pay !hem mon!hly #hey or% here and

!hey ge! !heir paychec% mon!hly. #ho$gh yo$7re righ! !o add

more of !heir paychec%, *$! !hey have !o do !heir >o*s and e

can7! add more s!aG here.

Dharma : 9ha! 6 mean is, e loo% for people ho don7! mind !o lend $s

!heir cars and !heir a*ili!y !o drive, !ha! ay e don7! have !o

*$y ne cars or adding e!ra or% load !o !he c$rren!

!ranspor!a!ion s!aG.

Anna : h, yo$ mean li%e a carpool

Dharma : +es, !ha!7s ha! 6 mean.

Anna : h, hy didn7! yo$ say so a! !he very *eginning 9ell, yo$

sho$ld hold a mee!ing i!h @nance and logis!ics !eam !o see if

i!7s possi*le or no!.

Dharma : 6 ac!$ally did, !ho$gh i! as no! a proper mee!ing, more of a

cas$al conversa!ion a*o$! !his pro*lem.

Anna : 9ha! did !hey say

Dharma : #hey said carpool is a good idea *$! e need !o have a

mee!ing i!h everyone @rs!.

Anna : 9ell, !ha!7s ha! yo$7re gonna do righ!

Dharma : +es, ;$.

Anna : ood. 6 alays %no yo$7re relia*le 1 pause4.

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Dharma : 1 pause4 sho$ld 6 ge! yo$ coGee

Anna : h, please no. #his *$ilding smells li%e coGee and 67ve *een

smelling coGee everyhere since !his company moved here

eigh! years ago. 6! smells nice, don7! ge! me rong, *$! 6 >$s!rarely6 !hin% never drin% coGee no.

Dharma : 1chuc#"es4 righ!. A c$p of !ea, may*e

Anna : =o, 67m @ne, 67m @ne. ;$! !han%s for !he oGer 1 pause4.

Dharma : 1 pause4 6s !here any!hing yo$ an! !o say, ;$

Anna : Hmm, 6 !hin% so *$! 6 forgo! ha!. ;eca$se 67m s!aying here.

+o$ %no hen 6 feel li%e 6 sho$ld s!ay !here7s some!hing in

my mind.

Dharma : a*o$! mee!ing may*e

Anna : =o, i!7s some!hing else.

Dharma : 6 !hin% i!7s some!hing !o do a*o$! yo$r fr

Anna : h? A*o$! my friends? 1"aughs4 6 go! carried aay i!h yo$r

carpool !hing !ha! 6 forgo! a*o$! my friends. +eah one of !hem

needs a place here and 6 an! him !o *e placed in mar%e!ing

comm$nica!ion. +o$ need !o ge! one o$! and ge! him or her !o

ano!her posi!ion. #o a !eam !ha! lac%s or%er.

Dharma : 6 need !o ge! one o$!

Anna : +es, yo$ need !o ge! one o$!. =o, 6 %no !ha! one girlB

ha!7s her name

Dharma : ;$! 1 pause4 6 need !o ge! one o$!B again

Anna : 6 %no !his m$s! *e sad for !hem, *$! my friends6 $sed !o

oe !hem some!hing. #hey ere !he ones !ha! @nally

managed !o in!rod$ce o$r coGee !o ;elgi$m, yo$ %no. #hey

have friends !here, visi!ed !here one !ime, and *ro$gh! !his

coGee i!h !hem and !hey !ho$gh!f$lly shared i! i!h !heir

;elgian friends and !he res! is his!ory.

Dharma : h, so !ha!7s ho e ge! !o epor! !o ;elgi$m.

Anna : AmaIing, righ! #heir friends are so %ind, !hey shared o$r

coGee !o someplace else and yeah, yo$ %no !he res!. 6!7s all

!heir doings and 67m forever gra!ef$l. Anyays, 6 don7! really




%no ha! happened !o !hem, !hey >$s! en! *ro%e all of !he

s$ddenmay*e i! has some!hing !o do i!h !heircafJ, 6 don7!

%noand !hey need a >o* righ! no

Dharma : 6 see. %ayB $hB 1sighs4 )heB Here7s !he !hing, ;$..Anna : yo$ feel sorry for !he one !ha! go! %ic%ed o$! la!er

Dharma : !ha!7s one of !hem. 6!7s *eca$seB 6 reposi!ioned several

!imes already and yo$r employees are no! so happy a*o$!

!ha!. #hey have !his fear and feeling !ha! !hey7ll *e moved o$!

sooner or la!er. 9hich more or less eplains hy Chris!ine

from epor! impor! resigned.

Anna : 9ha!, really

Dharma : +es, and for me, 6 never feel good a*o$! i!. 6 !hin% every*ody

ecep! yo$ and people ho feels sec$re a*o$! !heir posi!ion

gives me s$ch s!in% eye. 67ve heard a *i! of omino$s hispers

*ehind my *ac%. 67m l$c%y eno$gh no! !o receive any

*lac%mail.

Anna : Come on, really6!7s pro*a*ly >$s! yo$r imagina!ion.

Dharma : 9henever 6 go !o !he lo$nge !o ge! a snac% or a !ea and !he

room happens !o *e f$ll and lively, people immedia!ely !$rn

silen!. (ome go aay and some s!ay, and hen !hey s!ay,

!hey *egin !o !al% 8$ie!ly. 6 feel li%e 67m in a @lm here 67m !he

devil or any!hing.

Anna : Really 9ha! ma%es !hem do !ha!, 6 onderB

Dharma : 9ell, 6 !hin% 1 pause4 may*e i!7s *eca$se in !he pas! co$ple of

years yo$7ve done !his reposi!ioning a*o$! fo$r !imes.

Anna : Fo$r !imes in !he las! !o years 6 did !ha! 9oB od, 67m

no! aare of i!a! all.

Dharma : m 1 pause4 yes.

Anna : 9hoa. 9ell, o%ay !hen, $m 1 pause4 ell, ne! !ime yo$ mee!

!hem >$s! !ell !hem !ha! i! as *eca$se of me. #ell !ha! !o !he

ne! girl as ell, ho a*o$! !ha!

Dharma : =o, 6 can7! do !ha!, ;$.

Anna : 9hy no!

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Dharma : 6 can7! >$s! !ell !he employees !ha! i! as yo$ ho %ic% !hem

aay 1 pause c"ears throat 4. (o, $m..ho is !he $nfor!$na!e

person going !o *e

Anna : od, $nfor!$na!e person. +o$ ma%e me even g$il!ier, yo$%no.

Dharma : Righ!. 67m sorry, 6 didn7! mean !o. 9ha! 6 an! !o say, is ho

Anna : (!ephanie? #here. 6 remem*er !he name. +eah, go ge! her.

(he7s no! so good, in my opinion. #o me, she ge!s easily

dis!rac!ed. Don7! yo$ no!ice 9hen yo$7re !al%ing !o her a*o$!

!opic A, for ins!ance, she can s$ddenly diver! !he !opic !o L. 6

don7! %no ha!7s i!h her.Anyays, 6 have !o go *ac% no

Dharma : 1 pause4 m..o%ay. 67ll call her, *$! 67m sorry, 6 have !o do

some in!ervie sessions i!h !he candida!es @rs!. #hey sho$ld

*e here righ! no.

Anna : %ay, !hen. 6 sho$ld le! yo$ do yo$r >o*. 6 have !o go *ac% !o

my room no. #oodles? 1e/its4

Dharma : Alrigh! 1goes to his seat dia"s a num!er 4. De*ora, please ge!

me one of !he candida!es here. #han% yo$ 1hangs up4.

ona!han : 1#noc#s then comes in. 0onathan is neat"y and

conservative"y dressed. He a"so put on a nice shirt tie and

shoes. His hair is com!ed !ac#. His face is c"ean4 ood

af!ernoon, ;apa%.

Dharma : Af!ernoon. )lease si! don. 9ha!7s yo$r name

ona!han : ona!han, )a%.

Dharma : h, ona!han. ona!han, yes 1ta#es a !rown enve"ope from

his fo"ders4. 67ve read yo$r res$me. +o$ s!$died acco$n!ing,

didn7! yo$ 1the phone rings4 ec$se me, sorry. 1 pic#s up the

phone4 +es

De*ora 12.4 : )a% Dharma, !here7s a candida!e ho7d li%e !o have !he

session i!h yo$ no, )a%.

Dharma : good, please !ell her !o ai!. May*e in !he lo$nge. 67m

in!ervieing no, so she can have her session af!er !his.

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#han% yo$, De*. 1hangs up c"ears throat 4 sorry a*o$! !ha!.

)roceed, please.

ona!han : +es, )a%.6 s!$died acco$n!ing from a rep$!a*le $niversi!y. 6

@nished i! on !ime i!h high )A. 6 also @nished my $niversi!ys!$dy !hro$gh scholarships.

Dharma : 6 can see !ha! from yo$r res$me. (ome!hing ca$gh! my

a!!en!ion. +o$7ve or%ed for a large paper man$fac!$ring

company *efore and yo$ decided !o resign af!er !o years.

Can yo$ !ell me hy yo$ did !ha!

ona!han : +es, !ha! !ime my fa!her go! sic%. My mo!her had passed

aay and 6 had !o !a%e care of him as ell as my *ro!hers and

!he ho$se.

Dharma : h 6 see. 67m sorry !o hear !ha!. 6s he o%ay no 1the phone

rings pic#s it up4 Hello

De*ora : )a%, !his is !he same candida!eshe an!s !o %no ha!

!ime she can do !he in!ervie.

Dharma : )ro*a*ly in !en or @f!een min$!es. May*e less. 67m no! 8$i!e

s$re, can yo$ please >$s! !ell her !o ai!

De*ora : +es, )a%. 1mum!"es ta"#s to the naggy candidate4she an!s

!o %no !he precise !ime *eca$se she an!s !o go gra* a

snac%, )a%.

Dharma : #ha!7s alrigh!. (he can go. #ell her !en min$!es. #han% yo$,

De*ora 1hangs up4. (o, $m. Ho7s yo$r fa!her no

ona!han : m, yes.#han%f$lly he7s 8$i!e heal!hy and 6 can or% no.

;$! !o *e fran%, )a%, he can7! or% f$ll&!ime anymore so no

67m !he one ho s$ppor! !he family. (o 1pa$se4, 6 do hope 6 ge!

!he >o*.

Dharma : 6 see. 6 feel sorry for yo$. (o yo$ *asically have a fa!her and

*ro!hers !o !a%e care of

ona!han : +es, )a%. #han%f$lly my *ro!hers $nders!and o$r si!$a!ion.

ne of !hem has a par! !ime >o* hile s!$dying in $niversi!y.

My yo$nges! *ro!her has learned ho !o help my fa!her7s

*$siness. 9henever 6 ge! home my *ro!hers have done !he

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dishes and pre!!y m$ch all !he cleaning *$! la$ndry. 6 proceed

!o do !he la$ndry and !hen ma%e !he dinner.

Dharma : (o yo$ all pre!!y m$ch give each o!her7s hands no

ona!han : 9e are all e have, so e have !o. #ho$gh, ac!$ally, 6 reallyen>oy my daily ac!ivi!ies.

Dharma : Don7! yo$ feel !ired or *ored

ona!han : f co$rse 6 feel !ired *eca$se 6 can *arely res! af!er 6 ge!

home, *$! 6 alays sleep righ! af!er doing !he la$ndry,

coo%ing, and cleaning and hen 6 a%e $p in !he morning, 6

don7! feel !ired anymore.

Dharma : so ha! do yo$ do hen yo$7re *ored

ona!han : 6 !a%e a al% for a min$!e or !o. $s! a al% aro$nd !he

oce, !hen 6 $s$ally don7! feel *ored anymore.

Dharma : %ay 1pa$se, !hin%ing4 so ha! did yo$ do in !he paper

company

ona!han :6 $sed !o *e a corpora!e acco$n!an! s!aG. ;roadly spea%ing, 6

record and analyIe o$r clien!s7 @nancial informa!ion, !hen 6

provide i! !o !he managers. My speci@c d$!ies ere proposing

ays !o enhance reven$es, red$ce some cos!s and improving

pro@!s, acc$racy&moni!oring, improving *$siness eciency,

and 6 reg$larly organiIe and main!ain @nancial records of !he

company.

Dharma : Did yo$ or% in a !eam or

ona!han : 6!7s @f!y&@f!y. (ome!imes 6 had !he for!$ne !o or% in a !eam,

especially in *$siness eciency rela!ed ma!!ers, some!imes 6

had !o or% *y myself. 67m o%ay i!h *o!h or%ing s!yle, *$! 6

ac!$ally prefer !o *e in a !eam more, *eca$se hen 67m in a

!eam, !he or%load is shared, so one o$ldn7! *e so *$rdened.

Dharma : Hmm. %ay, hy didn7! yo$ re!$rn !o !he paper company 6

!hin% yo$7ve o*vio$sly %non some*ody !here, i! o$ldn7! *e

!ha! hard for yo$ !o *e !here one more !ime.

ona!han : 67ve !ho$gh! a*o$! !ha! *$! 67m !hin%ing of a place near my

ho$se so !ha! 67m closer !o home.

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Dharma : +o$7re !ha! %ind of a family g$y, 6 s$ppose.

ona!han : 1ch$c%les4 +es. 67m very m$ch of a family g$y, someho.

Dharma : 9ell, !hen. 9here do yo$ see yo$rself in !hree years 1the

phone rings4 od 1 pic#s up4 De*oraDe*ora : +es, )a%. 6!7s me and i!7s !he same candida!e again. (he

doesn7! an! !o *e la!e, )a%. (o she go! o$! earlier, *$! shor!ly

af!er she re!$rned and panic%ed a *i!. #hen she as%ed me !o

call yo$, so !ha! she co$ld do !he in!ervie no.

Dharma : De*ora, can yo$ please do me a small favor

De*ora : +es, )a%. 9ha! is i!

Dharma : e! her a c$p of coGee. #he good one. And may*e some

coo%ies. ;e!!er ye!, give her a magaIine, nespaper, or

any!hing. e! her aay from !he cloc% and !ell her !o ai!. Can

yo$ please do !ha! for me, De**y

De*ora : f co$rse, )a%.

Dharma : #han% yo$, De*. 6 really apprecia!e !ha! 1hangs up4. (orry,

really.

ona!han : 6 g$ess she really an!s !o ge! !he >o*.

Dharma : pro*a*ly. 9ell, yo$7ll ge! $sed candida!es li%e her if yo$ or%

in h$man reso$rces.

ona!han : 6 don7! 8$i!e $nders!and hy she does !ha!. 6n my h$m*le

opinion, 6 don7! !hin% nagging can ge! yo$ !he >o*. 6 *elieve

yo$7ll need someone as 8$ali@ed as me.

Dharma : +es. 6 *elieve yo$ can do a grea! >o*, *$! !here are o!her

de!ermined >o* h$n!ers o$! !here.

ona!han : 9ell, !hey possi*ly need !he >o* >$s! for !he sa%e of ma%ing

money. +o$ can see !ha! 67m diGeren!, )a%. 6 sho$ld have a >o*

so !ha! 6 can help my fa!her and my *ro!hers.

Dharma :6 comple!ely comprehend yo$r si!$a!ion. 6 read yo$r res$me

and 6 !hin% yo$ are 8$i!e promisingfor !he company. #ho$gh

yo$ s!ill have some 8$es!ions !o *e ansered so !ha! e7ll see

he!her yo$7re accep!ed here or no!. Can e con!in$e

ona!han : +es, )a%.

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Dharma : so here ere e

ona!han : m, yo$ as%ed me a*o$! myself in !hree years.

Dharma : +es. #han% yo$. (o, here do yo$ see yo$rself in !hree years,

ona!han ona!han : Firs! of all, 6 see myself as anepor! impor! mar%e!ing

manager in !his company, 6 have my on ho$se, and las!lymy

family7s f$!$re is @nally !a%en care of.

Dharma : +o$7re *rave eno$gh !o say yo$7ll see yo$rself in 8$i!e high

posi!ion in !hree years. Do yo$ !hin% yo$ can really achieve

!ha!

ona!han : +es. 6 have a lo! of eperience in mar%e!ing in camp$s

organiIa!ion and commi!!ee, one hole semes!er of *$siness

in!ernship in a%ar!a,and !o years of acco$n!ingeperience in

a ell&%non company. 6 have !hefor!e in me, and 67m ready !o

move yo$r company forard from poin! Iero. 6 ac!$ally have

some con!ac!s for reference.

Dharma : 6 o$ld li%e !o have !ha!. Can yo$ ri!e !ha! don for me

Here, please 1gives 0onathan his resume. 0onathan opens his

wa""et ta#es out some cards then writes down some names

and num!ers4. Ho did yo$ %no a*o$! !his >o* vacancy

ona!han : My friend !old me a*o$! i!. (he7s some %ind of a headh$n!er.

Dharma : Does she or% here 6 mean, do yo$ %no someone here

ona!han : =o. 67m also no! s$re ho she co$ld @nd !his vacancy. (he

con!ac!ed me !he second she sa !he >o* vacancy.

Dharma : 9ha! do yo$ %no a*o$! !his company

ona!han : 6 did a shor! research from !he e*si!e and 6 %no !ha! !his

company s!ar!s from a small family *$siness in "00/. +o$ an!

!o servea$!hen!ic 6ndonesiangro$nd coGee!o every corner of

!he orld i!h $!mos! 8$ali!y.

Dharma : +es. +o$7re righ!. =o, since yo$7re aiming for epor! impor!

s!aG, *eca$se !ha!7s ha! e7re loo%ing for, do yo$ %no o$r

prod$c!s and ho e are selling !o

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! //



ona!han : 6 %no !ha! yo$r prod$c!s are divided !o !o. ne is epor!

8$ali!y, sold in *o!h 6ndonesia and o$!side 6ndonesia. Ano!her

is good 8$ali!y, sold in s$permar%e!s. ;$! 6 don7! eac!ly

$nders!and !he ones yo$7re selling !o.Dharma : +o$ can @nd !he prod$c!s in coGee rela!edshops and cer!ain

high&end s!ores, *$! e also sell a *i! of o$r prod$c!s !o

;elgi$m, =e!herlands, (ingapore, and #aian. +o$ may no! see

a lo! of o$r prod$c!s li%e commercial coGee *rands, so have

yo$ ever !as!ed o$r coGee

ona!han : =o. 67m no! a 1 pause4 coGee nerd or !ha! sor! of !hing.

Dharma : 9ell !ha! is @ne. +o$ don7! have !o *e a coGee addic! in order

!o >oin o$r company. 1the phone rings pic#s up4 #he same

candida!e, De*ora For !he love of od. ;$y her a slice of

see! ca%e, chocola!e, comic *oo%, !oys, any!hing.

Anna 12.4 : i!7s me, Dharma.

Dharma : h, od. 67m sorry, ;$. hB ha! can 6 do for yo$

Anna : have yo$ called (!ephanie

Dharma : =o, no! ye!. 67m s!ill in!ervieing, ;$. And !here7s ano!her

candida!e af!er !his, soB

Anna : %ay, 6 $nders!and. ;$! yo$ have !o *e a *i! fas!, alrigh! My

friend has *een as%ing me for !he @f!h !ime. eeI, 6 really !hin%

!hey7re so despera!e of ma%ing money.

Dharma : A*sol$!ely, ;$. $s! one more candida!e and 67ll call

(!ephanie.

Anna : ood. #han% yo$ 1hangs up4?

Dharma : 9here ere e Ah yes. +o$7re no! a coGee nerd. (o, $m

1 pause4 ha! are yo$r ea%nesses

ona!han : 6 never !a%e care of myself 8$i!e properly, par!ic$larly in

ea!ing, so some!imes 6 have gas!ric pro*lems hich o*s!r$c!s

me from ge!!ing !he or% done. ;$! 67ve se! $p reminders in

my phone so, 67m more reminded someho. #hen, some!imes 6

can *e someha! !oo direc! and !oo hones! !oard my

coor%ers. ;eing in a !eam gives me a %ind of proess a*o$!

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! /"



comm$nica!ing i!h diGeren! people, *$! some!imes i! can

emerge and 67m no! aare of i! a! all.

Dharma : 6 see. =o !ell me hy !his company sho$ld hire yo$.

ona!han : !his company sho$ld hire me *eca$se 6 can com*ine !hiscompany7s mission i!h my personal eperience, a*ili!y, and

or% e!hics !o ge! !his company !o a *e!!er f$!$re.

Dharma : 6 apprecia!e yo$r con@dence. 9ell, yo$ can ai! a! !he

lo$nge room for !he anno$ncemen!. #han% yo$ for

in!ervieing here 1the phone rings pic#s up4. Af!ernoon.

De*ora : )a% Dharma, !he candida!e isheading !o yo$r oce, no.

#ho$gh she didn7! as% here yo$r oce is.

Dharma : i!7s o%ay. 67m done i!h !he @rs! candida!e. #han% yo$, De*

1hangs up4.

ona!han : (oB yo$7ll anno$nce i! !oday

Dharma : +es, af!er 67ve done i!h all !he candida!es and mee!ing i!h

!he $ser. 9e sor! of an! !o @nd a ne employee as fas! as e

can, *eca$se !his posi!ion is 8$i!e cr$cial and e have !o @ll

!he *lan% space as soon as possi*le. (o yeah, 67m going !o

anno$nce i! soon. +o$ can ac!$ally go somehere and re!$rn

here in pro*a*ly @f!een !o !hir!y min$!es.

ona!han : Righ!. #han% yo$ for yo$r !ime, )a% Dharma. ood af!ernoon

1!oth sha#es hands then 0onathan e/its4.

Dharma : 1mum!"es4 ona!han. Hmm 1writes something on the resume

the phone rings pic#s it up4 9ha!7s i!h !he candida!e, De*

6s she los!

De*ora : =o, )a%. 6!7s $hB !here7s ano!her candida!e. #ho$gh 67m no!

really s$re if she7s a candida!e or no!. 6 mean 1 pause4 she said

she an!ed !o see yo$, !ho$gh.

Dharma : 9ell, !hen so *e i!. #han% yo$, De*ora.1!ac# to writing then

returns the resume to the enve"ope then puts it in a new

fo"der. There’s a #noc# 4.

#heresia : 11nters. Theresia wears !"ac# 2are s#irt nice fri""y white

!"ouse and paste"3co"ored #nit cardigan. Her hair is cur"ed




neat"y and ponytai"ed. &he puts on !"ac# mary)ane high hee"s4

'c$se me. Are yo$ )a% Dharma ne of !he g$ys said 6

sho$ld go see )a% Dharma, *$! 67m no! 8$i!e s$re !he

direc!ions !o his room.Dharma : 6 am Dharma. )lease come in and si! don.

#heresia : h, o%ay. 67m sorry a*o$! !ha! 1sits down4.

Dharma : 9ha!7s yo$r name

#heresia : #heresia, )a%.

Dharma : #heresia 1"oo#s for her enve"ope then 4nds it 4. %ay. )lease

!ell me a*o$! yo$rself, #heresia.

#heresia : My name is #heresia. 67m !en!y !o years old. 6 as *orn in

($ra*aya *$! my paren!s are *o!h from (olo. 67m a fresh

grad$a!e from a rep$!a*le priva!e $niversi!y. My ma>or is in

*$siness and 6 grad$a!ed las! mon!h. 67m !he second child of

!hree si*lings. My ho**y is reading novels, lis!ening !o m$sic,

playing games, and *rosing !he in!erne!. My dream is !o

*ecome a da$gh!er ho ma%es her paren!s pro$d and happy. 6

have a dream of having>oin! pas!ry cafJ *$siness i!h my

f$!$re h$s*and.

Dharma : Have yo$ ever or%ed *efore May*e in!ernships or any!hing

li%e i! 67m sorry *$! yo$ didn7! lis! any or% eperience

*efore.

#heresia : yeah, *eca$se 6 don7! feel li%e 67ve done any or% *efore. 6

did an in!ernship once in my $ncle7s company, *$! he *asically

!old me no! !o do a !hing !here, soB 6 didn7! do any!hing.

(ome!imes 6 only help prin!ing and receiving calls, *$! !ha!7s

i!.

Dharma : 9ha! a*o$! camp$s eperience

#heresia : h yes, 6 >oined a fe camp$s commi!!ee and my !as%s ere

mos!ly secre!arial s!$Gs.

Dharma : so yo$ have %noledge in secre!arial @eld

#heresia : +ep.




Dharma : 9ell, e de@ni!ely need secre!arial eperience *eca$se

yo$7re aiming !o *e an adminis!ra!or, aren7! yo$

#heresia : 1pa$se, hesi!an!ly4 yesB.

Dharma : %ay, !hen. 9hy are yo$ in!eres!ed in !his posi!ion #heresia : #o *e hones!, my paren!s an! me !o ge! a >o* *efore 6

grad$a!e. 6 !ried !o @nd a >o* hen 67m in my @nal semes!er,

*$! 6 g$ess 6 didn7! have !ha! l$c% in me. #hen !hey !old me !o

@nd a >o* righ! af!er 6 grad$a!e. 6 sen! my applica!ion le!!ers

everyhere and 6 go! a call from !his company, soB yeah.

#ha!7s hy 67m in!eres!ed in!ervieing here.

Dharma : do yo$ %no hich s!aG !ha! e7re loo%ing for

#heresia : +es. (ales mar%e!ing, righ!

Dharma : Mm, no. 9e are c$rren!ly loo%ing for epor! impor! s!aG. +o$

1pa$se, loo%4 ac!$ally ro!e sales mar%e!ing in yo$r cover

le!!er. Do yo$ ac!$ally an! !o *e in sales mar%e!ing

#heresia : h? 1 pause4 67m really sorry, 6 didn7! %no !ha! yo$7re loo%ing

for epor! impor! s!aG. My friend said !ha! i! as sales

mar%e!ing. 6!7s ei!her 6 misheard i! or my friend as rong.

;$!, no. 67m applying for epor! impor! s!aG, 6 mean, if yo$

have sales mar%e!ing posi!ion vacan!, !hen !here7ll *e no

pro*lem. My poin! is, 6 >$s! an! !o @ll in !he *lan% posi!ion,

!ha!7s all.

Dharma : h ell 1 pause' are yo$ in!eres!ed in epor! impor!

#heresia : 6 don7! eac!ly %no a*o$! epor! impor!. 6 %no !ha! i! deals

i!h shipmen! !rac%ing, doc$men!a!ion, and delivery. De!ails

a*o$! i! 67m 8$i!e cl$eless. #here sho$ld *e some %ind of

!raining, righ! +o$ %no, if 6 a! leas! have a chance of

!raining, 6 can or% really ell.

Dharma : #here is >$s! a *i! of !raining hile yo$7re in pro*a!ion *$! 6

do$*! !ha! i! o$ld *e a comple!e !raining. +o$ are epec!ed

!o have some *asics.

#heresia : 6 see.




Dharma : Righ!. =o !ell me. 6f yo$ can change !hree of yo$r c$rren!

ha*i! or personali!ies. 9ha! o$ld !hey *e

#heresia :6 an! !o change !he ay 6 >$dge people, !o *e hones!. 6 really

can7! help i! hen i! comes !o gossiping a*o$! people !he ay6 li%e *$! 6 never an! !o see !hose o!her people7s pro*lems.

#hen, 6 ge! *ored very easily. 67ve *ro%en $p i!h fo$r g$ys

already. Also, 6 ha!e !he fac! !ha! 67m very inPei*le. For

ins!ance, 67ve already planned ha! !ime 6 @nish or%ing so 6

can go home and do some o!her !hings a! home. Feeding and

playing i!h my dog, for eample. ($ddenly, 6 go! a hole

*$nch of ne !hings !o do, and 6 have !o or% over!ime, and 6

can7! do my o!her !hings hich for me is also impor!an!. 9hen

!ha! happens, 6 ge! $pse! and pro*a*ly 6 on7! ge! !he >o*

done in !ime.

Dharma : ha! happens hen yo$ ge! *ored a! or% r or%ing here

may*e

#heresia : 67ll @nd ays !o %eep me eci!ed. M$sic, !al%ing, *rosing.

Dharma : are yo$ s$re yo$ can ge! !he or% done hen yo$ do !hose

!hings !o %eep yo$ happy 6 mean s$re, yo$7re no! *ored

anymore *$! ha! a*o$! !he or%

#heresia : 1"aughs4 h, please. 67m s$re 6 can manage my !ime.

Dharma : %ay, soB ha! do yo$ li%e a*o$! yo$rself

#heresia : 67m very con@den!. 9hen yo$ an! me !o do presen!a!ion,

!al%ing in fron! of large a$dience or impor!an! people, MC&ing,

fashion sho, !hea!re, %arao%e, 67m !he one yo$ can co$n! on.

67m also very o$!going and 6 ma%e friends really easily, hich

means i!h me, yo$ can ge! ne!or%s and connec!ions in >$s!

a *lin% of an eye. +o$ sho$ld hire me, de@ni!ely. May*e hen 6

open my pas!ry cafJ, !his company and my cafJ can have

some *$siness !oge!her. 6 ge! yo$r prod$c!s for free and !he

employees here ge! !en percen! oG. Righ!

Dharma : do yo$ %no ha! %ind of company e are

#heresia : mmB 67m no! s$re. CoGee

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! /K



Dharma : +es, e are coGee man$fac!$ring company

#heresia : !ha!7s ha! 6 !ho$gh!. #his place smells li%e coGee shop *$!

s!ronger. 6 once had a !o$r in an ins!an! so$p fac!ory and !he

hole place, even !he par%ing lo! smells li%e so$p. 6 really li%e!he smell and !he !as!e of so$p, *$! hen 6 go !here, 6 go! sic%

!ha! 6 p$%ed a lo!. 6 even acciden!ally p$%ed on !he fac!ory7s

g$ide 1la$ghs4.

Dharma : (o ha! do yo$ %no a*o$! !his company

#heresia : 6 don7! %no m$ch. 6 !ried !o as% my friend *$! she only said

Qgive i! a !ry? all !he !ime. she said or%ing here as 8$i!e

f$n, so 6 !ried !o follo her.

Dharma : ai!, so yo$ have a friend !ha! or%s here

#heresia : +es. Her name is Melissa, !he epor! impor! manager. (he

$sed !o or% !o my dad. My dad $sed !o r$n small epedi!ion

*$siness *$! i! %ind of $ns$ccessf$l, so she had !o @nd ano!her

>o*. (he $sed !o or% in my ho$se all !he !ime and 6 as home

all !he !ime so e *ecame good friends. (he7s li%e a sis!er !o

me?

Dharma : 6 see. +o$ %no Melissa.

#heresia : +es, )a%. Hones!ly spea%ing, 6 ac!$ally don7! %no m$ch

a*o$! !his company, *$! 6 %no 67ll learn lo!s?

Dharma : %ay. 6 !hin% !ha!7s eno$gh. Do yo$ have any 8$es!ions

#heresia : m, ac!$ally yes. Do yo$ have a facili!y li%e personal

comp$!er ;eca$se my friend or%s in a company !ha! gives

her a personal i)ad. 6 !hin% i!7s a good !hing yo$ %no, !he

employees *ecome more prod$c!ive i!h !heir personal i)ad.

Dharma : (o, yo$ an! $s !o give yo$ personal i)ad

#heresia : 9ell no! necessarily i)ad. May*e a lap!op or yo$ %no,

smar!phone

Dharma : 67ll p$! !ha! in considera!ion. #han% yo$ for in!ervieing here,

#heresia.

#heresia : ai!, !ha! as all




Dharma : +es. +o$ may go, *$! yo$ sho$ld go *ac% here in @f!een or

!hir!y min$!es for !he anno$ncemen!.

#heresia : +o$7re going !o anno$nce i! soon ood? #han% yo$, )a%?

1sha#es hands4 +o$ %no, my paren!s are gonna *e reallyhappy hen 6 go! !he >o*. 9e can pro*a*ly have l$nch or

dinner !oge!her !o cele*ra!e i!? od, 67m really loo%ing forard

!o i!. #han%s again, )a%?1e/its4

Dharma : 1dia"s a num!er 4 De*ora, !ell !he !hird candida!e !o ai! for a

second. 67m going o$! for a *i!. #han% yo$ 1e/its4.

Dharma goes to the white!oard and write *$R11 -+,TO,5&M+RT,HO61

then draw a stic# "ine !eside it. He goes out. Then 1mi"y comes in. Her

ma#eup is !"ac# smo#ey eyes withvampy red "ipstic#. &he has a "ong hair

with !right co"or of high"ights5strea#s5om!re and she puts on a !eanie.

&he has some tattoos on her forearms. &he wears short3s"eeved shirt with

a co"orfu" scarf around her nec# and an oversi7ed sweater she wears !"ue

ripped s#inny )eans and !"ac# "eather mi"itary !oots. &he puts her !ag on

the chair and goes to sit on the sing"e seat. Dharma returns.

Dharma : 1s"ow"y 4 Hello

'mily : Hey. 67m 'mily, )a% Dharma. =ice !o see yo$ 1goes to sha#e

hands with Dharma4

Dharma : Hello, 'mily. h, ho can 6 help yo$

'mily : h, 67mB. here for !he in!ervie 1 pause4 67m sorry, yo$7re

)a% Dharma, aren7! yo$ Am 6 in !he rong room

Dharma : =o, no. yo$7re in !he righ! place. 6!7s >$s! $mB $hB please

have a sea! 1 points to the chair in front of the ta!"e4

'mily : %ay 1sits down on the sing"e seat. Dharma aw#ward"y sits

down on the sing"e seat 4.

Dharma : ha!7s yo$r name again

'mily : 'mily. Call me 'm.

Dharma : HmmB 6 don7! !hin% 6 have yo$r name here. 9ai! a second.

1goes to his ta!"e and searches for her enve"ope4.

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! /N



'mily : 6 g$ess !ha!7s *eca$se 6 haven7! sen! yo$ my res$me 1 pause4.

h, shi!, 6 !ho$gh! !his is a al%&in in!ervie.

Dharma : h 1 pause4 no. yo$7re s$pposed !o send yo$r res$me @rs!,

and !hen !he h$man reso$rces depar!men! ill have a loo% a!yo$r cv, !hen e con!ac! yo$ if e !hin% yo$7re 1 pause4

po!en!ial.

'mily : 67m sorry. 6 !hin% 6 didn7! !a%e a caref$l loo% a! !he pos!er.

(ho$ld 6 go no, orB

Dharma : hB 1 pause' ell, since yo$7re here already e can $mB do

!he in!ervie anyays. Can 6 have yo$r res$me please

'mily : s$re 1gives the fo"ded resume4.

Dharma : 1reads the resume4 yo$ are an 6# grad$a!e

'mily : +es. 6 grad$a!ed in "00O.

Dharma : +o$ didn7! lis! any or% eperience. 9ha! did yo$ do af!er

yo$ grad$a!e

'mily : ;asically $nemployed. ;$! $n!il no, 6 have an online

*$siness selling lea!her goods, so my main income is from !ha!

*$siness *$! 6 @g$red !ha! 6 migh! need !o ge! a f$ll&!ime >o*.

(o hen 6 no!iced yo$r vacancyand also o!her >o* vacancies

6 decided !ha! 6 an!ed !o give i! a !ry.

Dharma : h, so yo$ have an online *$siness

'mily : +ea. 6! s!ar!ed in "0//, F+6.

Dharma : Do yo$ have any eperience in camp$s orB or%ing in a

!eam

'mily : hB yes. ;$! 6 *asically chose an organiIa!ion here 6 can

or% *y myself, *eca$se 6 alays rely on myself. 9hen i!

comes !o or%, 6 rarely !r$s! o!her people, *eca$seB

some!imes !hey7re >$s! $seless, yo$ %no. i%e, ha! !he hell

are !hey !hin%ing

Dharma : %ay %pause4 can yo$, $m, !ell me yo$r >o* descrip!ions in

!he organiIa!ion

'mily : od, !ha! as li%e eigh! or seven years ago. 6 simply can7!

remem*er.

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! /O



Dharma : so yo$ can7! give me any idea a*o$! ha! yo$ did

'mily : =ah, no.

Dharma : B%ayB (o, $h 1"ong pause. Dharma thin#s a!out what to

as# 1mi"y 4 ha!B do yo$!hin% a*o$!B r$les, 'mily'mily : 'm, please. 6 !hin% r$les are *oring. oo% ha! happens hen

!here are !oo m$ch r$les aro$nd )eople are *rea%ing agains!

!hem. (o for me i!7s $seless.

Dharma : ha! a*o$! oce r$les i%e, 6 don7! %no, perhaps, 1c"ears

throat 4 formal oce a!!ire

'mily : if !he formal oce a!!ire is no! comfor!a*le for !he earer, 6

don7! !hin% e sho$ld follo !hem. 6 mean, yo$ an! !o ge! !he

or% done, righ! 'very*ody has !heir on me!hods and

!hings !o ma%e !hings righ!. )ro*a*ly one of !hem is earing !&

shir!s and sandals hen or%ing. 6 mean, hy no! Do yo$

prefer yo$r or%ers !o ge! !he >o* done hear!ily or no!

Dharma : Hear!ily, of co$rse. *$! i! can *e com*ined i!h a se! of r$les,

of co$rse.

'mily : 6 don7! !hin% so, *$! yo$7re a company or%er !ype, so 6

$nders!and ha! yo$7re !hin%ing.

Dharma : if yo$ ere accep!ed here, o$ld yo$ follo !he oce r$les

or yo$7d ra!her *rea% !hem

'mily : 67d follo !he ones !ha! 6 !hin% is comfor!a*le and 67d *rea%

!he ones !ha! 6 !hin% is *$llshi!. 6! >$s!ma%es sense.

Dharma : hh 1 pause4 do yo$ 1 pause4 %no any!hing a*o$! epor!

impor!

'mily : =ope.

Dharma : $r company

'mily : no! really.

Dharma : $r prod$c!s

'mily : mmmB yeeaaB. =o.

Dharma : CoGee

'mily : h, hell yeah. 6 can never ge! eno$gh of coGee, *elieve me

or no!. My s!omach no can !a%e any %ind of coGee. 67ve !ried

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! "0



many %inds of coGee, yo$ %no. +o$ can call me a coGee

frea%.

Dharma : 1 pause Dharma sighs4 9e are a coGee man$fac!$ring

company. 9e sell coGee, *$! !he ecellen! 8$ali!y one.'mily : (o !ha!7s hy !his place smells li%e coGee, and 6 sa some

pac%ages of coGee? 6 !ho$gh! yo$r C' has some %ind of

coGee fe!ish or any!hing. 67m really in!eres!ed, !ho$gh. 9here

can 6 *$y yo$r prod$c!s

Dharma : yo$ can *$y !hem in *o!h coGee rela!ed s!ores and

s$permar%e!, *$! e don7! sell many li%e commercial *rands.

'mily : 6 have !o *$y !hem. Don7! yo$ have li%e samples or any!hing

Dharma : %ay. 'mily

'mily : )a% Dharma. 'm. Call me 'm.

Dharma : Fine. 'm. #han% yo$ for in!ervieing here. +o$ can ai! in !he

lo$nge room for !he anno$ncemen!.

'mily : Can 6 ge! a free coGee

Dharma : +o$ can as% !he recep!ionis!.

'mily : %ay. Cool. (ee yo$ la!er? 1e/its4

Dharma : 9ha! !he hec%B 1 pause. Dharma pic#s up the phone and

dia"s a num!er 4 Hello, Melissa 6!7s Dharma.

Melissa 12.4 : +es, )a% Dharma. Ho can 6 help yo$

Dharma : 6 >$s! had an in!ervie i!h a oman, and she said she %ne

yo$.

Melissa : Ah, yes. 9as i! #heresia (he sen! me a !e! message.

Dharma : +es. (o yo$ %no her

Melissa : nly very ell. (he7s li%e a dear sis!er !o me. ;eca$se 6 oe

her paren!s a lo! *ac% !hen, 6 an! !o repay !hem !his ay.

Dharma : #his ay 9ha! do yo$ mean

Melissa : (o 6 promised !hem and myself, !ha! henever #heresia

an!s !o @nd a >o*, and if 6 happen !o *e in a company, 67ll

de@ni!ely give her one.

Dharma : 9haha! (o, $m. 6 don7! 8$i!e $nders!and here, soB

yo$7ve already accep!ed her

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! "/



Melissa : hy, yes? 6 !e!ed her *ac% and !old her she7s a ne par! of

!he company.

Dharma : ;$! 6 didn7! even %no a*o$! !his. 9e didn7! have a mee!ing

or a! leas! a !al% a*o$! !his and s$ddenly she7s o$r s!aGMelissa : h, my od 6 !ho$gh! yo$ %ne, )a%. 67ve *een cha!!ing

a*o$! !his i!h my friends hen e7re in *rea%s. +o$ ere

!here, 6 !ho$gh! yo$ %ne?

Dharma : ho can 6 %no any!hing !ha! yo$ g$ys !al% a*o$! if yo$ all

cha! in s$ch 8$i!e voice henever 67m aro$nd

Melissa : 9ha! can 6 do no 6&6 mean, 67ve already said yes !o her?

Dharma : ood, od. Melissa. 9e didn7! even !al% a*o$! !his. 6 an!ed

!o sho yo$ ho 6 !hin% is a very good candida!eeven *e!!er

!han yo$r friendho 6 !hin% ill *e a grea! con!ri*$!ion !o

!his company.

Melissa : )a%, she7s li%e a sis!er !o me already. +o$ h$r! me if yo$ say

*ad !hings a*o$! her.

Dharma : #ha!7s no! my poin!, Melissa. 67m sorry, 6 didn7! mean !ha!.

67m >$s! saying !ha! !he o!her candida!es ill do a *e!!er >o*.

Melissa : +o$ don7! really %no her, )a%. 6 can g$aran!ee yo$ !ha! she

can *e a *rillian! s!aG. 67ve *een i!h her for almos! forever, 6

%no her inside o$!. (he can sing, she can dance, she can

play piano, she had an a*ac$s co$rse hen she as a %id and

she can co$n! very ell i!ho$! calc$la!or,

Dharma : 6 $nders!and !ha! she7s a m$l!i&!alen!, *$! loo%ing a! her

res$me and !he ay she ansers my 8$es!ions, 6 really do$*!

!ha! she7ll do a good >o*.

Melissa : #r$s! me, )a%. nce yo$ ge! !o %no her, she7s an ecellen!

h$man *eing. (he7s almos! li%e an angel and she has a lo! of

*oyfriend *eca$se of !ha!

Dharma : and she ge!s *ored easily i!h her *oyfriends. (he !old me

she had *ro%en $p i!h fo$r g$ys already. Can yo$ imagine

ho she or%s la!er *eca$se she feels *ored

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! ""



Melissa : no, she didn7! *rea% $p *eca$se she as *ored. (he as

h$r!?

Dharma : Alrigh!. 6 don7! care a*o$! her priva!e life. 9ha! 67m !rying !o

say is please !a%e a loo% a! !he o!her candida!e 67m !al%inga*o$!. May*e yo$7ll change yo$r mind. May*e yo$7ll *e a lo!

more comfor!a*le or%ing i!h him.

Melissa : 67m sorry )a%. ;$! 67m m$ch more comfor!a*le or%ing i!h

some*ody 6 %no ra!her !han a s!ranger. 6 don7! an! !o or%

i!h yo$r g$y, )a%. 6 an! !o or% i!h #heresia. 6 am !he $ser,

6 sho$ld have a righ! !o choose.

Dharma : 1 pause Dharma thin#s4 %ay. o%ay. yo$ ge! !o choose ho

yo$ or% i!h. #han% yo$ for yo$r !ime, Melissa 1hangs up.

,uts his pa"ms over his face4 eeI, ona!han is !he righ! g$y

1 pause4 6 feel *ad re>ec!ing him. 1gets up and e/its4

$ade to the "ounge room. The three candidates are sitting. 1mi"y is

drin#ing coee !"issfu""y Theresia is reading maga7ine and 0onathan is

waiting patient"y. Dharma enters the "ounge room.

Dharma : Hey, everyone. )lease see !he anno$ncemen! in !he no!ice

*oard near !he recep!ionis!7s des%. #han% yo$.

Dharma returns to his room. The candidates e/its the "ounge for a

moment "eaving their !e"ongings. Theresia s8uea"s short"y after and

returns to the "ounge to ta#e her stus. Dharma sits down on his chair

and manages the candidate’s data one !y one.

#heresia : 6 %ne i!? 6 %ne i! since !he *eginning !ha! 67ll *e or%ing

here. od, 6 have !o !ell my paren!s no. 6 *e! !hey7re gonna

hold a feas! for me? 67m sorry !ha! yo$ g$ys didn7! nail i!.

'specially yo$ 1"oo#s at 0onathan4. =e! !ime please *e a lo!

more !al%a!ive, alrigh! 9hen yo$7re really 8$ie! li%e !ha!,




even !he in!ervieer on7! no!ice yo$. #al% a lo! more and

have more con@dence?

ona!han : 1 pause "oo#s at Theresia4 #han% yo$ for yo$r advice 1"oo#s

down'.Dang i!, 6 !ho$gh! 67d nail !his. 6 have !o @nd ano!her >o*.%disappointed. e/its the "ounge with his things4.

#heresia : 6 !hin% ne! !ime yo$ sho$ld dress properly !o an in!ervie

session, (is. #hose ma%e$p, accessories, and o$!@! #oo m$ch

for an in!ervie. =e! !ime >$s! dye yo$r hair *lac%, !ie yo$r

hair, and ear hi!e shir! and *lac% s%ir!? 6 *e! yo$7ll nail

every in!ervie i!h !ha!.

'mily : 9ha!ever yo$ say, Missy. 6 don7! *$y !ha! %ind of in!ervie

r$les. Meh, 6 %no !his o$ld happen anyay. 6 !hin% 6mma go

*$y some of !heir coGee. od, !hey !as!e almos! li%e paradise

1e/its4.

#heresia : may*e yo$ can have a *$siness online selling some of !heir

prod$c!s? e! yo$r proposal ready 1"aughs ta#es mo!i"e

phone ma#es a ca""4. Ma? Mama? h my od, Ma yo$ on7!

*elieve ha! >$s! happened? +eeeesss? 1e/its !ut sti"" ta"#ing

on the phone so the voice is fading out 4 6 s!ar! or%ing ne!

!o days, Ma. #ell )apa a*o$! !his. S$ic%ly, Ma 6 *e! he7ll *e so

pro$d?

-ounge room fades out. Dharma 4nishes putting a"" the candidate data in

the fo"der and puts it aside. He ta#es a deep !reath and !reathes out. He

"oo#s at his phone for a moment ma#ing noises with his nai"s on the

ta!"e then ta#es the hand"e of the phone and dia"s a num!er.

(!ephanie 12.4: Hello

Dharma : +es. Hi. (!ephanie. 6!7s yo$. Ansering !he phone. ood

1chuc#"es aw#ward"y 4

(!ephanie : 6s !hisB. )a% Dharma

Dharma : +es. 'very*ody seems !o have %non my voice, apparen!ly.

(!ephanie : 1chuc#"es ha"fhearted"y 4 do yo$B need meB )a%




Dharma : +es, a*sol$!ely. 1 pause4 Can yo$ come !o my oce

(!ephanie : 1a!rupt"y 4 +es, )a%. 67m sorry 6 need !o do some!hing @rs!. ;e

i!h yo$ in a min$!e, )a% 1hangs up4

Anna : 1enters4 Dharma, have yo$ !old her ne of my friends >$s!called me and 6 really ha!e !o ma%e !hem ai!.

Dharma : +es, ;$. 67ve >$s! called her. 6 !hin% she %nos ha!7s going !o

happen.

Anna : h, 67m s$re she7ll live. $s! !ell her !ha! i!7s my command,

o%ay Ho as !he in!ervie

Dharma : #erri*le. 6 in!ervieed a very good candida!e *$! !he $ser

an!s !he less smar! one. Melissa said she oed !he

candida!e7s paren!s and she an!s !o repay !hem *y !a%ing

!heir da$gh!er !o !his company.

Anna : ah, 6 see. 9ell, ha! can yo$ do 6!7s !he $ser7s ish. =o

here7s !he girl

Dharma : (!ephanie 6 don7! %no. (he said he needed !o do

some!hing. May*e she7s crying or 6 don7! %no. ;$, 6 alays

!hin% !ha! she7s sensi!ive. 6 don7! !hin% she7ll *e a*le !o accep!

her fa!e i!h an open mind.

Anna : Dharma. +o$7re good a! !his. +o$7re good i!h people.

Arrange some nice ords or 1 pause4 6 don7! %no, !here are a

lo! of !echni8$es. 6 !r$s! yo$, Dharma. 6 *elieve yo$ can do

!his.

Dharma : ;$! !his is (!ephanie, ;$ 1&tephanie comes in she’s carrying

a cup of !rewed coee4.

(!ephanie : 1 panics4 +eah, yeah 6 heard my name, ha!7s rong i!h

me

Anna : Heeey !here, (!ephanie? +o$7re loo%ing good !oday. Ho7s

every!hing

(!ephanie : '&every!hing ood, ecellen!, perfec!. As long as 67m no!

@red? 1"aughs hysterica""y to himse"f !ut no!ody "aughs with

him4




Anna : 9ell $h 1pa$se4, 6 *e!!er go. 1fa#echeering4 +o$7re a good

or%er, (!ephanie. =o*ody ill @re yo$, o%ay *ye no? 1e/its4

Dharma : )lease do si! don, (!ephanie 1 points to the sing"e seat 4.

(!ephanie : +es, )a%. Here 67ve made a c$p of coGee for yo$. Do yo$ an!la!!e in i! Addi!ional espresso sho! Any!hing ($gar *loc%s

Creamer

Dharma : #han% yo$ for yo$r %indness, (!ephanie, *$! 67m @ne. )lease

si! don 1&tephanie sits down on the sing"e seat and Dharma

fo""ows4.

(!ephanie : 9ha! can 6 do for yo$ here, )a%

Dharma : 6 an! yo$ !o lis!en !o me @rs!, o%ay (!ephanie $s! lis!en.

#ha!7s all 67m as%ing yo$ for no. 9hen 6 @nish, yo$ can as%

me any 8$es!ions. Do yo$ $nders!and

(!ephanie : 2ery m$ch, )a%.

Dharma : also, rela. +o$7re ay !oo !ense.

(!ephanie : !ense 1"aughs4 67m no! !ense a! all, )a%. 67m a! ease 1sti""

sitting sti9y straight 4.

Dharma : %ay, if !ha!7s ha! yo$ feel. =o, (!ephanie, some !hings

havechanged >$s! recen!ly. 6! happened so sif!ly !ha! 6 didn7!

have any !ime !o ca!ch my *rea!h. 6 !ried !o comprehend and

compromise i!h !he si!$a!ion, *$! 6 co$ldn7!. do yo$

remem*er !ha! one !ime e had a company o$!ing a! a !heme

par% 9here e rode a !hrilling ride !ha! spins $s aro$nd 9e

en! sloly and e fel! o%ay, *$! s$ddenly !he speed

accelera!ed 8$ic%ly !ha! e didn7! %no ha! as happening.

A! !he end, e co$ldn7! really !a%e i! *eca$se e vomi!ed a lo!

and go! sic% for !he res! of !he day. 'ven!$ally !he o$!ing as

cancelled.+es, i! as *eca$se of !ha! ride. 9ha! as !he ride

called 6 !hin% i! as called Q#$r*o Dish if 67m no! mis!a%en.

(!ephanie : Hmm no, )a%. 6 !hin% i! as called QDash (peed

Dharma : 6 mean! !he dish or pla!e&shaped ride, no! !he roller coas!er.

(!ephanie : +es, !he *l$e colored one, asn7! i! 67m pre!!y s$re i! as

called QDash (peed.

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! "K



Dharma : =o, 6 remem*er perfec!ly !ha! i! as Q#$r*o Dish

(!ephanie : r as i! Q(peedy )la!e

Dharma : 9ai!, ai!. +eah 6 recalled !ha! i! has !he ord speed !o i!.

(!ephanie : Q(peeder )la!!er?Dharma : =o, 6 !hin% i! as Q(peedo Dish.

(!ephanie : Q(peedy Dishy

Dharma : 9ai!. 9ha! are e doing.

(!ephanie : Q(peedo #$r*o

Dharma : e!7s ge! *ac% !o *$siness.

(!ephanie : Q(peedo (if!o

Dharma : (!ephanie.

(!ephanie : every!hing !ha! rhymes is $s$ally !he name in f$n rides.

Dharma : (!ephanie, come on.

(!ephanie : le!7s @nd o$! !oge!her in !he in!erne!, shall e

Dharma : (!ephanie? #ha!7s eno$gh.

(!ephanie : Righ!. 67m sorry, )a%.

Dharma : here as 6 +es. 6 co$ldn7! adap! 8$ic%ly !o !his change.

nfor!$na!ely, yo$7re incl$ded in !he change.

(!ephanie : 6ncl$ded ho, )a%

Dharma : 6 have !o re

(!ephanie : reposi!ion me

Dharma : 1 pause4 +es, (!ephanie. 67m sorry.

(!ephanie : 1his voice is sha#ing4 9hy 9hy me 9hy am 6 reposi!ioned

Dharma : i!7s *eca$se of !he s$dden change 6 as !al%ing a*o$!

(!ephanie : ha! %ind of s$dden change? 6!7s yo$, righ! +o$ don7! li%e

me anymore? 6 %no ha! yo$7ve *een doing? eGry, ;renda,

and #risno, !hey go! a raise hen 6 didn7!? 6s !his ha! yo$

an! Tic%ing me aay from my !eam?

Dharma : (!ephanie, calm don, o%ay

(!ephanie : 6 on7! calm don $n!il 6 %no a good and valid reasons

a*o$! my reposi!ion?




Dharma : !he change, (!ephanie. 6!7s a command from !he *oards and 6

as informed a*o$! !his one or !o ho$rs ago. 6! as really

s$dden and 8$ic%.

(!ephanie : 6 don7! *$y i!. 9hen e have a mee!ing las! !ime i!h !he*oards !hey didn7! say any!hing a*o$! reposi!ion?

Dharma : o*vio$sly if !hey !al% a*o$! reposi!ion people ill no! or% in

peace. #hey didn7! have any!hing !o do i!h !his.

(!ephanie : 9ell !hen i! m$s! *e + and +R !eam? +o$ all have *een

planning some!hing *ehind o$r *ac%s. +o$ an!ed !o des!roy

$s one *y one? 1starts crying4

Dharma : =o, e haven7! *een planning any!hing, (!ephanie.

(!ephanie : h, really 9ell ha! are !hose fo$r reposi!ioning? 9ha!,

yo$ an! !o discipline yo$r or%ers #his is no! !he ay?

+o$7re crea!ing !error among $s?

Dharma : (!ephanie. is!en !o me. Here have a coGee 1ta#es

&tephanie’s cup of coee that was intended for Dharma.

&tephanie ta#es the cup and drin#s the coee4. +o$ said

earlier !ha! yo$ o$ld lis!en !o me. =o please, hear me o$!

@rs!.

(!ephanie : 1so!!ing4 +eah. 9ha!

Dharma : +o$7re a good person, (!ephanie. 6 !hin% yo$ did ell in yo$r

or%. A*o$! yo$r salary, 67m sorry yo$ didn7! ge! a raise hen

yo$r friends did. 6! asn7! *eca$se 6 don7! li%e yo$. 6 really

apprecia!e yo$r company. 6 !hin% yo$7re one of !he people !ha!

never !al% 8$ie!ly hen 67m aro$nd. +o$7re also a comic

some!imes. 6!7s really hard for me !o do !his !o yo$, i! really is.

(!ephanie : !hen hy did yo$ do i! anyay

Dharma : 6 don7! have a choice. 6 have !o do !his.

(!ephanie : ha! do yo$ mean yo$ have !o do !his? f co$rse yo$ have

a choice, yo$ >$s! choose !he one !ha! gives yo$ advan!ages?

Dharma : (!ephanie, !his is a command. 6 didn7! %no ha! !o do. 6f

don7! do i!

(!ephanie : +o$7ll ge! @red And yo$ choose yo$rself over me?

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Dharma : =o! really @red. 6 >$s! 1 pause'don7! an! yo$ !o hear yo$r

reposi!ion ma!!ers direc!ly from !he person ho an!s i!.

(!ephanie : 9ho #ell me ho an!s me !o *e in ano!her place? 9ho?

Dharma : 6!7s con@den!ial.(!ephanie : ;$llsh*$lldog? 6!7s yo$. 6 %no i!7s yo$ ho an! i!. 9ha!

did 6 do !o yo$ +o$ said 6 as a good pal !o yo$, *$! hy are

yo$ doing !his !o me?

Dharma :(!ephanie. 6 didn7! an! !o do !his !o yo$, nor !o !hose people

hich 6 had !he dishonor !o reposi!ion. Do yo$ $nders!and me

(!ephanie : 6 don7! $nders!and and 6 don7! *elieve yo$.

Dharma : 6 %no yo$ on7! !r$s! me. #he @rs! !ime 6 did i!, 6 !ho$gh! i!

as o%ay and i! as only for once. ;$! 6 had !o do i! pre!!y

fre8$en!ly and 6 %ne !hose people 6 reposi!ioned ell. 6!7s

*ecome s$ch a *$rden for me, yo$ %no.

(!ephanie : 6 don7! !hin% @ring or reposi!ioning people is a *$rden. +o$

can easily @re people yo$ don7! li%e. i%e ha! yo$7re doing

no, al!ho$gh yo$7re no! @ring me.

Dharma : yo$ don7! $nders!and. 67ve *een a @g$re !o *e gossiped

a*o$! all !he !ime. 67m %ind of a p$*lic enemy. +o$ g$ys !al%

a*o$! me all !he !ime, and i!7s alays a*o$! *ad !hings. +o$

!hin% 6 can7! hear yo$r hispers. +o$ !hin% 6 don7! %no ha!

yo$ !hin% of me. #he !r$!h is, 6 %no !hem all. 67ve *een

or%ing here for a*o$! eigh! years. 'mployees come and go. 6

%no !heir complain!s and every!hing. +o$ don7! really ge!

ho i! feels !o *e me.

(!ephanie : 6 don7! an! !o. 6 don7! care a*o$! ho yo$ feel or ho o!hers

feel a*o$! yo$. +o$ sho$ldn7! *e so imp$lsive reposi!ioning or

@ring people all yo$ li%e?

Dharma : (!ephanie. For !he las! !ime. 6 D6D=7# an! #H6(.

(!ephanie : for !he las! !ime. 6 D=7# *elieve +.

Dharma : +o$7re *eing ridic$lo$s righ! no.

(!ephanie : 67m *eing ridic$lo$s 9ell yo$7re *eing $nreasona*le?

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! "O



Dharma : =o !his. #his is ha! alays agoniIes me hen 67m in !his

posi!ion. +o$ have no idea, (!ephanie. (ome!imes 6 can7! sleep

!hin%ing a*o$! !hose people 67ve disappoin!ed or !hose people

ho 6 !ho$gh! can ma%e a diGerence !o !he company. =o! onlyin sleep, hen 67m doing no!hing !hose people s$ddenly

appear in my head.

(!ephanie : )lease. +o$ have a ife, yo$ have %ids. Ho can yo$ !hin% of

no!hing (!op ma%ing ec$ses !o change my mind a*o$! yo$.

6!7s no! gonna happen. 'nd of !he s!ory?

Dharma : o%ay. 6 on7! !ry !o change yo$r mind a*o$! me. 6f yo$ an!

!o ha!e me, ha!e me all yo$ li%e. 6 >$s! an! yo$ !o $nders!and

ho hard i! is for me !o do !his !o yo$ and !o every*ody else.

Can 6 a! leas! !ry !o, yo$ %no. e! yo$ *ac% on yo$r fee!

(!ephanie : =o. leave me alone 1sips a coee. Then so!s4 !his is so

$nfair?rgh?

Dharma : e! me !ell yo$ some!hing.

(!ephanie : 6 don7! an! !o hear i!.

Dharma : 67m 8$i!e $ncomfor!a*le in !his posi!ion. 6 ge! !o *e $nder

press$re all !he !ime. 6 go! !his >o* *eca$se ;$ Anna an!s me

!o >oin her. 67m her son7s good friend and she !ho$gh! !ha! 6

as very prospec!ive !o *e in her company. (he alays says

!ha! 67m good dealing i!h people, hich as hy 6 as placed

in HRD. #he !r$!h is, 67m no! good i!h people, !ho$gh 67m

smar! and me!ic$lo$s. 6 ge! s!ressed almos! all !he !ime, and

!he !ho$gh! of 8$i!!ing fre8$en!ly passes !hro$gh my mind.

;$! 6 don7! an! !o disappoin! ;$ Anna and my good friend.

(!ephanie : S$i!!er.

Dharma : 6 may*e am, *$! 67m alays !rying no! !o *e one. 9ha! 67m

!rying !o say is, 6 didn7! an! yo$ !o move from yo$r c$rren!

!eam. 6 ac%noledge yo$r or%s and every!hing. ;$! sadly e

*o!h have !o do i!. 9e don7! an! !o 8$i! here, do e 1 +nna

!arges in4




Anna : h. 6 !ho$gh! yo$ g$ys are already done *eca$se 6 co$ldn7!

hear crying, screaming, and yelling anymore, 67m sorry. (o

ho7s every!hing 1to Dharma a !it whispering4 ha!7s her

anser +es or noDharma : (he hasn7! ac!$ally ansered any!hing. she ge!s emo!ional

@rs!.

Anna : eeI. 9hy did i! !a%e !ha! long !o >$s! respond !o s$ch

s!a!emen! ETay. (!ephanie. 'yes on me 1&tephanie doesn’t

"oo# at her 4. (!ephanie 1&tephanie "oo#s at her4.Firs! of all.

(!op crying. +o$7re a gron h$man *eing. (econd, yo$7re good

*$! yo$ ge! preocc$pied i!h yo$r !ho$gh!s and o!her !hings

!ha! ma%es yo$ ina!!en!ive so many !imes. 6 go! some*ody

*e!!er for yo$r posi!ion, so yo$ have !o go somehere else. 6f

yo$ can !a%e i!, go ahead. 6 %no yo$7ll learn some!hing ne

!here. ;$! if yo$ don7! an! !o, yo$ can leave.

(!ephanie : eave 9ha! do yo$ mean leave +o$B yo$ an! me !o 8$i!

Anna : r resign, !he milder ord.

(!ephanie : so i!7s yo$ ho an!s me !o leave

Anna : +es. 9ha!, he didn7! !ell yo$ !ha! i! as my command

(!ephanie : =o.

Anna : 9ell, !hen. +o$ %no no.

(!ephanie : ;$!, *$!B !his isB

Anna : #han% yo$, (!ephanie. +o$ can go.

(!ephanie : 9ha! ;$!he7syo$$gh. Fine. 67ll *e in !he ne posi!ion.

9ha! o$ld i! *e

Anna : Dharma

Dharma : yo$7ll *e in p$rchasing.

(!ephanie : )$rchasing? +o$ go!!a *e %idding me? 1 pause no!ody

responds4. #s%. Fine 1e/its4.

Anna : 9ell !ha! as !ense.

(!ephanie : 1returns4 Hope yo$ can overcome !he s!ress and press$re,

)a% Dharma 1e/its4.

Anna : ha! does he mean

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! 3/



Dharma : $hB long s!ory, ;$.

Anna : Hmph. (he !al%s a lo! and she7s go! crea!ive ideas, hich 6

really adore. 6 >$s! never @nd her s$i!a*le for her >o* *eca$se

dis!rac!ion is her main pro*lem. 1pa$se46 hope she s$rvives inp$rchasing. 6f she didn7!, yo$7d have !o face her one more

!ime !o dismiss her from !his company for e!erni!y. Anyay,

67m going !o call my friend !o, yo$ %no, inform him. 6s i! o%ay

if 6 s!ay here a *i! longer

Dharma : ($re, ;$. o ahead.

Anna : 'cellen!. 1dia"sa num!er 4 Hey, eremy 1 pause4 good nes

for yo$. #he employee !o!ally agreed !o *e reposi!ioned, so

!ha! means yo$ can or% here 1 pause4 h, !his is no!hing. 6

s!ill can7! !han% yo$ eno$gh for ma%ing my coGee ell %non.

1 pause4 6f yo$ say so. (o 6 don7! need !o repay yo$ more or

any!hing 1"aughs pause': h? 1laughs4 (illy me. 6 comple!ely

forgo! a*o$! Ad>ie? #han%s !o yo$ 6 remem*er a*o$! him no.

(orry, 6 go! preocc$pied i!h !his par!ic$lar employee !ha! 6

didn7! co$n! Ad>ie a! all. f co$rse, he ill also ge! a place. 6

oe yo$ *o!h, af!er all? 1 pause4 %ay. !ell him !o also ai!. 67m

going !o !al% a*o$! !his i!h my s!aG, alrigh! 1 pause4 f

co$rse. ;ye? 1hangs up4. 6 *asically forgo! !ha! 6 have !o

friends 1la$ghs4. 9hen yo$ reach for!y yo$ !end !o s!ar!

forge!!ing a lo! of !hings. ;e prepared.

Dharma : =o!ed, ;$.

Anna : Dharma. +o$ haven7! !old me hy (!ephanie had !old yo$ !o

overcome yo$r s!ress. Are yo$ s!ressed o$! righ! no

Dharma : 9ell, no! righ! no, ;$. May*e la!er hen 6 an! !o go

sleeping or in !he shoer. 6 don7! %no, some!imes 6 >$s!

over!hin% some!hing and 6 go! s!ressed *eca$se of !ha!.

Anna : For eample

Dharma : ell, some!imes 6 !hin% of !he people 6 reposi!ioned. 6 !hin%

a*o$! he!her !hey can mingle i!h !heir ne !eams, he!her

!hey are happy i!h !he ne environmen!. f!en, 6 also !hin%

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ha! 6 can do !o ma%e people less afraid of me. 6 %ind of go! so

cons$med in my !ho$gh!s !ha! 6 go! s!ressed *eca$se of my

!ho$gh!s.

Anna : od, Dharma. #hen !his m$s!7ve *een so hard for yo$?Dharma : 67m sorry

Anna : #his hole !hing? +o$r >o*, ha! yo$ do daily, every!hing? +o$

don7! li%e yo$r >o*, as i! !$rns o$!.

Dharma : 67m >$s! no! comfor!a*le here, no! !ha! 6 don7! li%e my >o*.

Anna : !hose are no! so diGeren!, for me. #ell me !he !r$!h, Dharma.

Do yo$ li%e *eing here

Dharma : 6 apprecia!e !he !ime hen 6 ge! !o mee! ne people, *$! 6

never li%e i! hen 6 have !o face ha!red or !he similar !hings.

Anna : Do yo$ ever ish !ha! yo$ co$ld >$s! 8$i!

Dharma : $s! a !ho$gh!, *$! 6 don7! an! !o ac!$ally 8$i!. 6 ha!e !o *e a

8$i!!er or a person ho gives $p so easily.

Anna : 6 see. eeI, Dharma.9ha! do yo$ ac!$ally li%e doing

Dharma : (ales mar%e!ing. 67ve *een an!ing !o !ry !ha! all my life.

Anna :6 ish yo$ co$ld7ve !old me sooner.

Dharma : 6 an!ed !o, *$! 6 >$s! didn7! have !he g$!s $n!il yo$ !old me

!o reposi!ion (!ephanie. 6 mean, 6 %ind of don7! an! !o change

her posi!ion. she7s a person ho never !al%s 8$ie!ly hen 67m

aro$nd. #his !ime, i!7s really hard for me !o do i!. 6 don7! an!

!o reposi!ion (!ephanie, *$! a! !he same !ime 6 don7! an! !o

disappoin! yo$ or yo$r son, yo$ %no.

Anna : =o, Dharma. 6 see a grea! deal of s!reng!h in yo$. #o me, yo$

can do almos! every!hing and 6 val$e !ha! from !he *o!!om of

my hear!. +o$ ill never disappoin! me, i!7s >$s! !ha! if yo$

co$ld7ve *een more hones! since !he *eginning, yo$ and 6

co$ld7ve made m$ch grea!er !eam. +o$7re happy and 67m

happy.

Dharma : 67m really sorry, ;$.

Anna : #ha!7s o%ay. (o 1 pause4 since yo$7re no! comfor!a*le *eing

here, 6 propose yo$ an idea.




Dharma : +es, ha! is i!, ;$

Anna : ha! if, 6 move yo$ !o le!7s say media planner

Dharma : )ardon

Anna : or may*e mailing. 9e don7! have a lo! of people !here.Dharma : 9ai!, 67m sorry. 67m los!. 9ha! are e !al%ing a*o$! here

Anna : 67m reposi!ioning yo$, Dharma.

Dharma : 9ha! (o 67m no! in HRD anymore

Anna : more or less. +o$7ll *e in a ne posi!ion so yo$7ll s!ar! from

!he *eginning, li%e (!ephanie. 67m s$re yo$ can clim* $p in no

!ime, Dharma.

Dharma : =o, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. 6 can7! *e reposi!ioned, ;$. 67m

a p$*lic enemy. 9hen 67m in a ne posi!ion 6 on7! have

friends? 67ve dis!ressed so many lives and !hen 6 have !o

mingle i!h !he people ho ha!e me

Anna : !hey don7! ha!e yo$, Dharma. Come on. 6!7s >$s! yo$r

imagina!ions. 6 mean s$re, yo$ %ind of dis!ressed !heir lives,

*$! !hey don7! ha!e yo$ for !ha!. #hey7re >$s! *eing h$man,

o%ay H$man, !hey complain?

Dharma : 67ve !old yo$, ;$, ho yo$r or%ers are so sensi!ive hen 67m

aro$nd.

Anna :9ell, !hey7re sensi!ive, so *e i!. May*e !hey don7! li%e i! hen

yo$7re in !his posi!ion. 9ho %nos !ha! once yo$7re o$! of !his

Ione, !hey7ll love yo$

Dharma : 6 do$*! i!. ;esides, ha! happens hen 67m in a ne posi!ion

6 ge! loer age

Anna : )ro*a*ly.

Dharma : 67m no! moving. 6 don7! li%e my posi!ion, *$! 6 need !he

money. 67ve go! ife and %ids, for od7s sa%e.

Anna :6 don7! $nders!and. +o$ said yo$ ere so s!ressed and

$ncomfor!a*le. =o 67m !rying !o resc$e yo$ and yo$ don7!

an! !o *e saved

Dharma : My income, ;$. 67m s$pposed !o *e ma%ing more money, no!

less?




Anna : ell, 6 can only have an inP$ence in yo$r f$!$re income, *$!

!he decision ill *e in !he ne HRD manager isn7! i!

Dharma : 1 pause4 ho ill *e !he ne HRD manager

Anna : my o!her friend, of co$rse. 6 ac!$ally go! no idea a*o$! here!o place him, *$! !hen yo$

Dharma : yo$r FR6'=D.

Anna : +es, my friend. 6 oe !hem a lo!, yo$ %no.

Dharma : 67ve dedica!ed my hard or% !o yo$ for good eigh! years and

!his is ha! 6 ge!

Anna : only eigh! years. )a% =ico have or%ed for me since !he s!ar!

of !his company and he never complains a !hing.

Dharma : eigh! years, in echange for an $n%non cr$d hose

*$siness en! corr$p! for no reasons.

Anna : Dharma, yo$7re *eing incredi*ly r$de. #hey7re my friend, and

!ha! %ind of misfor!$ne happens all !he !ime in life. C$! Eem

some slac%.

Dharma : 6 can7!. #hey only con!ri*$!e in !he *eginning of yo$r

*$siness. 9e never even heard of !heir names and ha!

!hey7d done?

Anna : #hey an! !o s!ay $ncredi!ed. (o h$m*le, aren7! !hey 6 don7!

$nders!and hy yo$ don7! !r$s! !hem.

Dharma : 9ha! a*o$! !heir ne! con!ri*$!ion 6 mean, ha! did !hey do

af!er #o !hin% of i!, !heyin!rod$ced yo$r coGee *y acciden!?

Anna : Acciden! 6! as serendipi!y? #hey7ve done so m$ch for !his

company, 6 ass$re yo$ Dharma, and 67d %ill for !heir ac!$al

con!ri*$!ion here? +o$ >$s! don7! %no i! ye!.

Dharma : 9ha! a*o$! me +o$ !hin% 6 haven7! done any!hing !o yo$

Anna : ell, eviden!ly yo$7ve or%ed for me and 6 can see yo$7re

s$ch a dedica!ed person. 6 didn7! ma%e a rong choice hen 6

recr$i!ed yo$. +o$7re a relia*le person, Dharma. #he !hing is,

my friends advanced !he company !en s!eps higher. +o$

simply help !he company.




Dharma : (o ha!. Money, *$siness, eal!h, is more impor!an! !han

yo$r family

Anna : Family is impor!an!, and 67ve *een s$ppor!ing !hem !hro$gh

!his. #his company goes r$ined, 6 can7! ma%e !hem happy.Dharma : Don7! yo$ have a! leas! a !ho$gh! a*o$! ho 6 helped yo$r

son *a!!ling alcohol addic!ion hen e ere s!$dying in

$niversi!y

Anna : 9ha! My son $sed !o *e an alcohol addic!

Dharma : h, good. 6!7s s$pposed !o *e a secre!. 1whispers4 dammi!?

Anna : 9ai!. Really My son Feli

Dharma : 6 don7! an! !o !al% a*o$! !his f$r!her. +o$ can as% yo$r son

a*o$! !his 1 pause4 #ell him 67m sorry *eforehand, !ho$gh. %ay.

ong s!ory shor!. Feli $sed !o *e an addic!, and 6 helped him

recover. Discree!ly. He7s no longer an addic! no and i!7s all

!han%s !o me. =o yo$ s!ill an! !o %ic% me o$!

Anna : 9hy did 6 no! %no a*o$! !his?

Dharma : ell yo$7re no! s$pposed !o %no any!hing a*o$! !his. My

!ong$e slipped.

Anna :h, od. Forgive me, 67m !he ors! mo!her ever 1on the verge

of !rea#ing down4.

Dharma : so yo$ s!ill an! !o %ic% me o$!

Anna : ive me a *rea%?67m sad a*o$! my son and yo$7re as%ing

a*o$! yo$rself f co$rse 6 s!ill an! !o %ic% yo$ o$!. 9here

o$ld 6 place my friend, !hen ;esides, yo$7ve *een hiding

a*o$! my son7s pro*lem from me $n!il no.

Dharma : i! as his re8$es!? Also, hy don7! yo$ place yo$r friend in

!he media planner or ha!ever !ha! yo$ oGered me 6!7s *e!!er

!han !hroing me aay.

Anna : Ad>ie an!s a higher ran%. He doesn7! an! !o *e a mere

employee. eremy, he an!s !o *e speci@cally in mar%e!ing

comm$nica!ion, regardless !he ran%.

Dharma : ha! a pre!en!io$s h$man *eing.

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Anna : 6 !ho$gh! yo$7re going !o *e @ne i!h !his? +o$ don7! li%e yo$r

>o*, righ! 9hy are yo$ pro!es!ing li%e a hooligan no?

Dharma : 6 !old yo$? 6 need !o ma%e a living? 6 need !o earn money? 6

have my ife and %ids and a frea%ingmini )omeranian dog !o*e fed?

Anna :9ell !hen go aay? Find a >o* !ha! yo$ love? Find a >o* !ha!

can give yo$ !ons of money for yo$r family?

Dharma : +o$ an! me !o go

Anna : +es? 6 an! yo$ !o go, is !ha! no! clear eno$gh for yo$

Dharma : +o$7ll regre! !his choice, ;$. 67m !he *es! or%er here?

Anna : 6. ill. =o!. o aay li%e yo$ ish 1 pause. Dharma is not

moving4 hy are yo$ s!ill s!anding !here (cram?

Dharma : F6='.#han% yo$ for !he oppor!$ni!y and yo$r %indness, ;$

Anna. Fareell 1 pac#s up his things in the oce4.

Anna : 1 pause4 =o, Dharma. Come on. 6 go! droned in anger, 6

didn7! mean i!. )lease s!ay.

Dharma : )lease s!ay +o$7re !rying !o %ic% me aay and no yo$ an!

me !o s!ay 9here !he hec% am 6 s$pposed !o s!ay anyay 6

don7! have a room of my on.+o$ %no all my s!ress !ha! 67ve

hold, !he s!a!e of near depression !ha! yo$7ve never no!iced,

and ha! 6 did !o save yo$r *eloved son ere all paid i!h my

devia!ion. 'no$gh of !ha!. 6 8$i!. 1e/its4

Anna : 1sighs "oo#s at the phone then dia"s a num!er 4. Hello, can 6

!al% !o !he sales mar%e!ing manager please #han% yo$.

1 pause4 Haris Hey, 6 need !o !al% !o yo$. Can yo$ come !o my

oce no ood. #han% yo$.

$ade out. &hort music intermission. $ade to the "ounge room. Dharma and

&tephanie are )oyfu""y drin#ing coee together.

(!ephanie : CoGee7s really good, isn7! i! )a%

Dharma : +es. 6 didn7! have a chance !o sip !he coGee yo$ made for me,

!ho$gh 1&tephanie "aughs4. Ho are !hings for yo$




(!ephanie :9ell, i! !$rns o$! 6 really li%e p$rchasing s!$Gs. 67ve never *een

!his >oyf$l a%ing $p in !he morning %noing !ha! 67ll *e

or%ing. 6 >$s!B s!ill can7! forge! ho 6 cried li%e a *a*y in

fron! of yo$ and ;$ Anna $n!il no. 6!7s so em*arrassing.Dharma : 1"aughs'9ell, yo$ m$s! really love yo$r ne >o*.

(!ephanie : +eah. 6 had no idea !ha! my calling is in p$rchasing. 6 mean,

67m good a! mar%e!ing, *$! p$rchasing is ay, ay *e!!er.

Dharma : ood for yo$. 6! means 6 asn7! rong placing yo$ in

p$rchasing.

(!ephanie : +eah all !han%s !o yo$,)a%. #he e HRD manager. (o ho7s

yo$r ne life as sales mar%e!er so far

Dharma : ood. 6! !$rns o$! 6 don7! li%e *eing a sales mar%e!er, *$! !his

is *e!!er !han *eing in HRD. 6 feel sorry for )a% Haris, !ho$gh.

He as, !echnically @red.

(!ephanie : 9ha!, really 6 !ho$gh! he as placed somehere else li%e

*o!h of $s. 6 didn7! %no !ha! he go! @red.

Dharma : 6 %no. He7s older !han 6 and he as s$ch a good colleag$e. 6

fel! even orse for him hen 6 go! !he nes. 1 pause4 9ell, !ha!

ha! happens in life. #here can *e *i!!er fairness *$! !here can

*e good $nfairness.

(!ephanie : i%e o$r s!ory of $nfairness 1 proposes a toast 4 !o $nfairness.

Dharma : 1does the toast 4 !o $nfairness 1!oth drin#s coee together 4.

Anna : 1on the phone wa"#ing and ta"#ing from !ac#stage4 +es, s$re.

6!7s ra!her an easy !hing !o do. 67ll !ell him !hen 67ll call yo$

*ac%, o%ay;ye. 1enters hangs up the phone4(!ephanie?

#here yo$ are. Ho are yo$ !oday

(!ephanie : =ever *e!!er, ;$.

Anna : ood. 6 need !o !al% !o yo$. o !o my oce no, 67ll *e

ai!ing !here.

(!ephanie : %"oo#s at Dharma then +nna4 M&me &o%ay, ;$. 67m going !&

!o ma%e a, $h, coGee @rs!.

Anna : $s! don7! !a%e !oo long, o%ay 1e/its4

(!ephanie : 9ha! do 6 do, ha! do 6 do? 9ha! is she gonna do !o me?

Congra!$la!ions, +o$ e! !he o* - "nd draf! 3N



Dharma : 1wa"#s s"ow"y to e/it the stage4 good l$c%, (!ephanie.

$ade out.

(urtain.

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