Mar 142007
Her: Hi. I was calling for [friend's name]. She said a lot of really great things about you and I wanted to make you an offer for a position within our company. [This continues along the same lines for a few minutes, and everything is fine until she requests I dress in a very professional manner.]
Me: Um… one thing you need to know right now. My hair is bright blue.
[Silence ensues.]
Her: Blue? What do you mean blue?
I’ll be heading in anyway, but when less people are around so we can discuss things and if I seem like a good fit, then worry about changing my hair color.
I was planning on going back to brown in a few days to a week anyway.
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Ouch. Bad timing. If only you’d gotten this call in a few days to a week . . .
Yeah… so we’ll see what happens. As much as I hate to say it, I was obviously amused by her confusion and shock at my hair color.
She went on for a while, asking how bright it was, if anyone could tell it was blue, is it really obvious…
You should have just said, “Ma’am, if I stand with the sky behind me on a clear day, you’ll think I’m bald. It’s THAT blue.”
hahaha Don’t encourage these things to come out of my mouth! I already say enough shit worse then that in the middle of interviews without help…
I told her to take the blue crayon out of the box and make it a bit lighter and brighter. She seemed even more confused when I said that so I am guessing she either doesn’t have kids, or wasn’t much for coloring, or both.
That said though, I gotta get to bed… I have to look not just human but blue haired professional tomorrow morning. hehe
Ack, tomorrow? I gathered it was soon, but not THAT soon.
Good luck. Or, since that hasn’t seemed to work so far, break a leg.
[...] Best of the Week #3: Bright Blue Written by Emo Debra I really don’t remember how I came about giving Debra the name “Emo Debra” when referring to her on my blogroll. I think one of her headers had something to do with cats and embracing her inner-emo self. Anyway, this entry (even if you’re me and have absolutely no idea what’s going on) is one that people can get a small inside chuckle from. Read the phone conversation she has, and picture this happening in your mind. Doesn’t it feel like a scene from a 1990s sitcom? [...]
[...] Best of the Week #3: Bright Blue Written by Emo Debra I really don’t remember how I came about giving Debra the name “Emo Debra” when referring to her on my blogroll. I think one of her headers had something to do with cats and embracing her inner-emo self. Anyway, this entry (even if you’re me and have absolutely no idea what’s going on) is one that people can get a small inside chuckle from. Read the phone conversation she has, and picture this happening in your mind. Doesn’t it feel like a scene from a 1990s sitcom? [...]