The article recounts the author's chaotic summer post-marriage, working at multiple low-wage jobs, particularly at a real estate agency. This experience features bizarre interactions, including an incident where a boss bites the author after questioning a lie he attempted to include in his bio. The environment is characterized by transient workers, diverse personalities, and absurd behaviors, reflecting a broader commentary on exploitative labor practices and strange workplace dynamics. Ultimately, the narrative reveals the discomfort and surrealism of entry-level jobs and creative compromises in professional settings.
When my boss bit me, I had just questioned his wish to include an easily disprovable lie in his bio, which I was writing on his computer.
There was a lot of that; unpaid college interns and international employees churned through the office nonstop, and their combined labor and movement kept the agency's burgeoning online presence stocked with fresh spam.
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