copyright Sarah Potter
Night of the Living Job Applicant, Jessica thought as the man shuffled in, clutching a scribbled resume. IT guys were scruffy, but not usually abandoned-corpse scruffy.
“Job.” The voice was like dusty silk.
Taking the crumpled resume, Jessica noticed a gap between the shirt and glove. There was no skin, just thick threads running next to white bone.
The eyes were glassy, unfocused. She got the feeling this was less a person than a machine, being controlled from the inside.
Still, they were an equal opportunity employer.
“Any experience in web design?”
The head jerked once. Up. Down. “Oh yes.”
The Green-Walled Tower 
September 23rd, 2017 at 12:28 pm
This is FUNNY! I love it. A different view of the prompt but so timely! Nice job!
September 24th, 2017 at 8:46 pm
Thanks, Ruth. So glad you liked it. 🙂
September 23rd, 2017 at 3:58 pm
Ha! Ha! Web design, that is a fun way to look at it:
September 23rd, 2017 at 4:30 pm
Good one!
September 23rd, 2017 at 7:26 pm
Creepy. And the thing is…most IT people look like this when they go into work…
September 23rd, 2017 at 11:03 pm
Ha! Love this. What an original response.
September 24th, 2017 at 8:43 pm
Thanks. Glad you liked it.
September 24th, 2017 at 2:45 am
Eek, so long as I’m not sitting next to him…
September 24th, 2017 at 8:42 pm
I know, right? He’ll need his own office, I think.
September 24th, 2017 at 3:26 am
Yep, welcome to the world of IT
September 24th, 2017 at 8:42 pm
Yep. 🙂
September 24th, 2017 at 5:54 am
Dear David,
I wonder if they’re talking the same language when it comes to web design. Funny and…um…er…unique as always. 😉 You made me laugh.
Shalom,
Rochelle
September 24th, 2017 at 8:42 pm
I’ll have to write a follow-up a year later where this guy is VP of web design. 🙂
September 24th, 2017 at 6:19 am
Well, I’m glad they were going to discriminate. Hilarious take on the prompt, David.
September 24th, 2017 at 8:41 pm
Thanks, Russell. 🙂
September 24th, 2017 at 11:56 pm
I thought that “equal opportunity” angle was hilarious but things are coming to that point. No discrimination of applicants based on whether they’re alive or not. 😅
September 25th, 2017 at 8:48 am
Brilliant – I read it twice!
September 25th, 2017 at 12:10 pm
I’d forgotten which link I clicked on and was reading this thinking “this is a weird story”, then at the end I saw it was yours and it all made sense. 😉
Enjoyable read, David.
September 25th, 2017 at 7:38 pm
Creepy story. Maybe they ought to reconsider their hiring policy.
September 26th, 2017 at 2:38 pm
Definitely creepy and weird 🙂
September 28th, 2017 at 10:32 am
I have lot of expectations from your blog..and i was expecting what weird humor would he have this time….Web design…lol….i am smiling even now while writing this comment. You have a very different way of looking at things….love it 🙂
November 28th, 2017 at 9:11 am
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