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True story: back in the dark old days when I was an assistant and thought I was the shit because I had a computer with a dedicated phone line and 56k modem, I got bumped up the food chain and was allowed to sit in on interviews to hire the person who would move into my rung on the ladder. We ended up hiring this young woman who was very entrepreneurial and excited to work for us. I was impressed because she sold Mary Kay cosmetics on the side and wanted to expand those skills.
Three months later we fired her for selling cosmetics around the office. The real reason was that she ran her mouth in front of clients about what slavedriver our boss was and how the entire office was a sweatshop. I spent the next 6 months confirming that she worked there - and not saying another word - whenever she used us as a referrence. To my knowledge, she never found another job in the insurance industry.
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