Jessica Gertz

“Jessica Gertz.”

Elizbet stares at you. You feel like she’s examining the tattoos beneath your conservative black blouse.

“Jessica...” She rolls your name off her tongue. “I think you’ll fit in nicely. There is a name tag over there and a mission statement video starting in a few minutes.”

You grab your name tag and have a seat. You are excited for your first job. You’ve managed to hide your goth girl phase under conservative sensible clothes. Only your nose stud and eyebrow piercing hint at your past.

The video comes on and you are glued to it. You can’t believe something could be so simultaneously fascinating and boring. By the end you realize you love The Company.

Elizbet approaches you. “The mailroom is on the third floor. They’ll be waiting for you there.”