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"Calling on Behalf of the Dark Lord" - by Catherine George
1,639 words
Having difficulty holding down jobs, a young Ottawa woman finds telemarketing has never been more diabolical.
Here’s a sample of the writing:
“It’s better than retail,” you mutter, stung. And it is, really. It’s better than selling designer knock-offs at the mall, or records in the cramped vinyl shop on Bank; better than bartending at weddings, or working the night shift at the sketchy 24-hour diner. No, it’s not your dream job, but those are a myth anyway. And it’s not like the Dark Lord Himself is ever going to drop by an office building in an industrial park out east of the Rideau, right? He’s definitely got better things to do than check up on his telemarketers—like, can you even imagine? Does Anna think he’s going to come in and scorch the dropped ceiling with the heat of his Perpetual Flame, or inspect the new wireless headsets with his single glowing Crimson Eye?"
I vacillated for nine days. Less next time. Stay safe!
