Jules cocked her head, eyeing him carefully as he replied to her sloppily laid out conditions. She pursed her lips. He seemed capable, albeit a bit antisocial, but that was manageable. Did not do a good job of selling himself, not that she was a perfect judge having never had to hire someone before. He seemed willing, which was about the best she could ask for right now. She was drowning, not that she would ever admit it.
“Okay,” she said after a few moments of thoughtful silence. She paired the singular word with a shrug of her shoulders. “I can give you a shot,” she continued. She needed help and didn’t exactly have applicants knocking down her doors. Besides, if it didn’t work out she would just have to fire him.
Oh, no she might have to fire someone.
“We’re mostly done for today,” she explained, the clashing of tags on a collar and the clicking of nails could be heard rounding the porch to the front door. A cheerful-looking Bluetick Coonhound appeared in the open doorway. Jules simply held out a hand, palm up without looking at the dog who in turn stopped on a dime. She obediently sat by the door. “So howabout you come back tomorrow?” she suggested, leaning her elbow on the counter, her eyes lingered on his. “I usually get here around five AM and Sai shows up around six. If you come between six and nine that would be perfect.” She pushed away from the counter, planting her hands on her hips and pacing a tight circle.
She was certainly making this process up as she went along.
“I’ll get the employee paperwork ready tonight, and tomorrow just make sure you have the proper identification. Odin is obviously welcome to join you at any time.” She stopped pacing and ran her hand through her hair again. “Sorry. I know this seems super informal, but that’s kinda how I do things. It’s really just been me and Sai this whole time.”
Jules beckoned towards the dog still waiting patiently in the doorway and it immediately moved to her side. She sat as close to Jules as possible, body pressed against the length of her legs, head tilted back and waiting for a new command. Wordlessly, she motioned to a dog bed nestled in the corner of the shop and the dog trotted over and laid down. “That’s Blue,” she explained to Owen, pushing her hands into the back pockets of her shorts. “She’s my personal dog, so if you see her wandering around on her own don’t be too concerned.”
One hand left her pockets to rub the back of her neck, she was fidgeting, feeling as if she’d forgotten something. More than likely she had skipped a step in this whole hiring an employee thing. Their brief conversation had not at all been an interview. Wasn’t she supposed to ask what motivated him? Or where he saw himself in a year? Was she supposed to ask for references? Brow furrowed in obvious thought as she continued rubbing the back of her neck. “Oh,” she said suddenly, remembering that he was there because he wanted something from her. “Oh my god. I’m sorry. You wanted to get Odin groomed.”
A different kind, but clearly Owen wasn’t the only mess.
“It’s thirty dollars for brushing and washing, but then for fifty dollars we will also do a summer trim, clip his nails and clean his ears and stuff.” With or without a proper interview there was something she liked about him. A gut feeling you could say, and so far going with her gut hadn’t led her entirely astray.
“Okay,” she said after a few moments of thoughtful silence. She paired the singular word with a shrug of her shoulders. “I can give you a shot,” she continued. She needed help and didn’t exactly have applicants knocking down her doors. Besides, if it didn’t work out she would just have to fire him.
Oh, no she might have to fire someone.
“We’re mostly done for today,” she explained, the clashing of tags on a collar and the clicking of nails could be heard rounding the porch to the front door. A cheerful-looking Bluetick Coonhound appeared in the open doorway. Jules simply held out a hand, palm up without looking at the dog who in turn stopped on a dime. She obediently sat by the door. “So howabout you come back tomorrow?” she suggested, leaning her elbow on the counter, her eyes lingered on his. “I usually get here around five AM and Sai shows up around six. If you come between six and nine that would be perfect.” She pushed away from the counter, planting her hands on her hips and pacing a tight circle.
She was certainly making this process up as she went along.
“I’ll get the employee paperwork ready tonight, and tomorrow just make sure you have the proper identification. Odin is obviously welcome to join you at any time.” She stopped pacing and ran her hand through her hair again. “Sorry. I know this seems super informal, but that’s kinda how I do things. It’s really just been me and Sai this whole time.”
Jules beckoned towards the dog still waiting patiently in the doorway and it immediately moved to her side. She sat as close to Jules as possible, body pressed against the length of her legs, head tilted back and waiting for a new command. Wordlessly, she motioned to a dog bed nestled in the corner of the shop and the dog trotted over and laid down. “That’s Blue,” she explained to Owen, pushing her hands into the back pockets of her shorts. “She’s my personal dog, so if you see her wandering around on her own don’t be too concerned.”
One hand left her pockets to rub the back of her neck, she was fidgeting, feeling as if she’d forgotten something. More than likely she had skipped a step in this whole hiring an employee thing. Their brief conversation had not at all been an interview. Wasn’t she supposed to ask what motivated him? Or where he saw himself in a year? Was she supposed to ask for references? Brow furrowed in obvious thought as she continued rubbing the back of her neck. “Oh,” she said suddenly, remembering that he was there because he wanted something from her. “Oh my god. I’m sorry. You wanted to get Odin groomed.”
A different kind, but clearly Owen wasn’t the only mess.
“It’s thirty dollars for brushing and washing, but then for fifty dollars we will also do a summer trim, clip his nails and clean his ears and stuff.” With or without a proper interview there was something she liked about him. A gut feeling you could say, and so far going with her gut hadn’t led her entirely astray.
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