THREE REFERENCES

He needed Three References Co., but did Three References Co. need him?

This is THREE REFERENCES, a short story about getting that additional edge.

Finding Work Is a Lot of Work

A man with no prospects takes a gamble on an employment service that seems too good to be true.

Both end up getting three times what they deserve.

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Available FREE on participating Apple Books

Orig. pub. in Baltimore Review / Dec 1999

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The office of Nelson Employment, Inc. was a small and dingy space consisting of a receptionist desk, a receptionist and a water cooler. This excluded every other Friday, which was when the receptionist had her day off and the water cooler typically took a long lunch.

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from "Three References"
© 1999 Sherban Young