Who knew there were still jobs for Gal Fridays?
Read this Craigslist ad for a secretart (no, that is not a typo, at least not by me) in Waltham. Among the responsibilities:
Running personal errands, such as shopping, taking clothes to the dry cleaners, and purchasing gifts
Among the requirements:
You must be comfortable doing personal tasks for our Chairman. ...
You must have a car in good working order, as errands are part of the job. You should have exclusive use of this car, rather than sharing it with someone else.
If you are invited to apply, you will have to fill out a 53-page questionnaire that asks what organizations you belong to, whether you have any friends in Massachusetts, whether you have any health problems, which courses in differential calculus and computer programming you've taken and how fast your typing speed is. Also:
There will be some times when we will ask to borrow your car. This would typically happen when our car is in the shop or we want you to take our car for errrands. How do you feel about loaning us your car?
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I don't know about anyone
I don't know about anyone else, but have my doubts about the success of a company whose CEO needs to borrow his secretary's car when his is in the shop. I mean, isn't it just a short hop from there to "How do you feel about spotting us a $20 when we've left our wallet at home?"
is he serious?
This is comedy gold. Who does this guy think he is? Asking you to fill out a questionnaire that asks some pretty personal questions (for example, do you have children and what you got on your SAT). Is that even legal? Couldn't you also just make things up? The James Driscoll party web page is quite comical as well. I wonder if anyone will respond...
And no James, I would not let use my car to go buy a classical music CD.
That's not the only position
That's not the only position he's looking to fill.
'nuff said
http://www.kensingtonllc.com/parties/jm_girlfriend_job_description/default.htm
Does it surprise anyone
Does it surprise anyone that, despite what his bio claims, he's not listed in the MIT Alumni directory? It would be interesting if any Harvard alums could check out that claim as well.
He sounds suspiciously like a guy I ran into at the Borders downtown two years ago who, upon seeing me look for a copy of The Vagina Monologues, insisted that I should go home with him because he knew the secret to a happy life. It included something about buying and selling companies too.
I ran, ran as fast as I could.
already busted
in june by boston magazine:
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/the_life_of_the_party_0606