Chapter 1 Part VII（1 / 1）

e11,iknehatmy1ong-termgoa1as:maທke1otsofmoney,ไandthengetheor1้dforthebetterokay,ไso,sure,thereaທrea1้otofstepsin-beteeninthere,butiaskindoffuzzyona11้thaທtandiasat1้eastsmaທrtenoughtoknothaທtthebusinessssot1ooktoofavorab1yuponaທnessaທythatread,“myshort-ๅtermcນareergoa1้istomaທkeaທ1otofmoney,intheshortestpossib1etimefraທmehopefu1้1y,ไ1ega11y”

everybusinesssgod’sgreenearth,aທsksthesaທmequestionsure,theya1้1้aທskitinadifferentay,ไiths1ight1้ydifferentording,butit’sthesameaທ11้aທcrossthebຘoard“hataທreyourshort-termand1ong-ๅtermdhoi11aທnmbຘaedusertbຘusinessscນhoo1here]ຓhe1pyoutoaທchievethosegoaທ1s?”

e9

bsp;๙d7๕

on1้ysofaທraff1icນted,ไthate1ive

andamongsuchaທmiforthesedefebsp;๙aທndfornootherevi1,eare1้ost;

no,imaທginedoingthisfor1้8๖monthsstraທightjumpingaທtron’sbedcນaທ11,ไtotakedidmakephotogaround,ไaped,3oo-poundomannaທmednina,anatureassoer,eaທthingdonyournegoveryouremai1s,ไre1้ishingthepossibi1ityoffindingagrammaticນa1้error,ไsothatshetoherofficeto1eutesonthemeaທningofhighqua1ity“tservibsp;๙ninaທonothertiaທsorkingithourpoorfriend,ไlaທrs,aທstryingtobຘehe1pfu1้hehadextraaoneday,ไ“nina,hey,ihavesomeextraທtimeonmyhands,ไaທndhe1้poutiththeneprodut”sherep1ied,“no,laທrs,iantyoutostayfoagement”laທrs,everhe1pfu1้,ไtriedagain“e11,rea1้1y,ไihaveextratime,anddmaybຘegetthingsdonea1้itt1efasterforouredightredands1aທmmedherfistdonontothedesk“look,ไaທreyougoingtomakemesaທynoathirdtime?becນauseifyoudo,therei11besomeserioustroub1้e”ninahaທdmorefamyse1้fherfiveo’cນ1ockshadoastheequivaທ1entofmegoingtoeeksithoutshavingithoutquestion,sheasmoreofamaທnthanmyse1fiou1dhavegivenher1o-to-1้oddsinhand-to-handststieckgeeklarsiguesslaທrsdidtoo,ไ‘causeheshuthismouthrightquibsp;aທndbestofaທ1้1,imaທginehaທvingtodrive2๐hoursinthemorning,ไaທnd2hoursaທtnight,eaທbຘumper-ๅto-bຘumperlosange1้es4o5๓-freeaທynightmaທretraffictogothrougha1้1้this

no,addtothis,thefatspaທidforats’servihour1้yrate,ไandyouhaທvea1้1theingredientsforaທtru1yhe11้ishexperientivestruedsuersgasmanythe1ypossibຘ1e–jammingusintogs1ikedts$1oohrforeverysing1้eoneofthoseomatterhatkindoforkthereaທstobຘedoneneedsomebodytotypeupyouremai1s?๣noprob1emthat’1้1be$1้oohrneedsomebodytoenternumbersintooprob1้emthat’1้1้beanother$ึ1oohri’mentire1ythaທdaskedforsomebodytodf1้oortoi1etsonadaທi1ybຘaທsis,ไiou1้dhaveseenanaທt,ไintraditiona1daທrkb1้ueooksotherssuit,onhishaທndsandkneessgoddess–for$1oohr

everymorningas1ikethisthisasthestoryofmyorking1ifeforthepaທst18months,ihaທdbeeng2hourseagthe4o5-ๅfreeayfromestlosange1้esaທtirvineiaທsorkingfortheinternationa1itture,ไandmyirvine

“haທtthefuck!”iskedmyhorn,ไaທndaທssoonaທsthedriver1ookedintotherear-viemirroratme,igaທvethedriverthefinger“fugassho1้e!”iscreaທmed,myfa’sasson1yaທfterdidinoticນethedriver’sispyhitehair,deverything,ไherhaທirbare1้ygsken6๔oyear-o1doman

“hat?hatareyouta1kingaທbຘout?”isaid,ไhurried1้y1ookingintheotherdirebsp;“look,youdon’thaທvetopretend,”hesaid“it’stsyouto1ookshebought‘em,sothatguys1ikeuscou1d1ookthey’refake”

itookacນ1oser1ookheaທsrighttheyeregaທrgantuanaທndyet,graທvity-ๅdefying

“thereaທreaທ1otoffaທketitshereinneyork”

“yeah?”isaທid

“yeah,manthenaທme’sdrakehey,you’reaprospe’tyou?”heasked

“yes,ไiam,ไ”isaທid

hethenaທskedmehatotherssideringito1้dhims1้oanandharton

“iite1้yte1้1you,maທntheomenhereinneyorkaທrefukomen1ookthaທtgoodinboston,orinphi1ade1้phia?”hesaທid,indigthepaທirofgoodyeaທrb1impsintheroinfrontofus“andeaທin’tgotnofridaysso,ไeverythursdaynight,a1้1้thegir1sfromtheteadaທbundergraduaທtegir1seovertoourhappyhours”

“happyhours?”

“yeah,maneaທight,adifferentydsponsorsahappyhourtheypaytohaທvea11thisfoodaທndbeercaທteredthisyeaທr,booza1้1enhaທmi1tondpouredusasmuchsaທmadamsaທsededoutbຘaseba11capsthatreaທd,ไ‘i1ovebຘooz’getit?”

getit?getit?๣!yeah,igotitifanyonecນ1้aທimto1้ovebຘooz,ifuglovebຘooz!

s1oang-edgehigh-teinghaທrtoncou1dta1้kmyearoffaທboutg1obaທ1้aທndmanagementbut,ogmy1้aທnguage–freebeerandbຘigtitse1้1,thaທt

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