Interview

Interview(ˈin(t)ərˌvyo͞o)
INTERVIEW

INT: AN OFFICE

Shawn is being interviewed for a position and has just been asked what he would consider his greatest weakness.

SHAWN

Hmm…what would I consider my greatest weakness? Great question, by the way. Y’know, Dan-can I call you Dan?-I think it’s really important to know your limitations(ˌliməˈtāSHən) and try to work past them, so identifying my flaws(flô) is an important part of the job process. A lot of people are satisfied(ˈsatisˌfīd) with just standing still and treading(tred) water their whole lives, but not me. I want to actually make a difference in this company and, frankly(ˈfraNGklē), my entire field, which is why I’m here.

As far as my weaknesses go-well, an aged scotch(skäCH) and a tall(tôl) brunette(bro͞oˈnet) would rank pretty high on the list, am I right? Haha, I’m just kidding. Oh, but a good Macallan(makalən) eighteen(āˈtēn,ˈāˌtēn)-year, am I right? I’m talking scotch, you perv(pərv), not the brunette! Hahaha!

No, for real, though, in all seriousness(ˈsi(ə)rēəsnis). I think this is a great question and deserves(dəˈzərv) a thoughtful answer. I’d have to say that my greatest weakness is my relentless(riˈlentləs) drive to be working all the time. It’s like, I can’t turn my brain(brān) off, y’know? I just get into a project and I have to make sure it’s perfect. I’m a bit of a self-critic(ˈkritik) that way. Never feeling like I’m good enough. Always have to do better than I’m doing. My dad actually used to say, “Shawn-if you can’t do that right, you’ll have to stand outside until I get done fixing(ˈfiksiNG) your mistakes.” I tell you, once you’ve spent a couple hours outside with no coat(kōt) on in January(ˈjanyo͞oˌerē), you learn to pay better attention to a job. You learn to do things right. And you never go back to thinking “Well, I guess I’m good enough.”

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