The Startup | The Walrus
Illustration by Nimit Malavia, Updated 17:07, Mar. 11, 2021 | Published 14:00, Mar. 11, 2021 On our third and final round of interviews, they read us the Riot Act. Literally. Brian from middle management reads us an abridged version of the 1714 British proclamation and says that, if more than three of us are seen together, talking, and don’t immediately disperse, we will be fired on the spot. I can’t imagine a scenario where we would gather in such numbers—we are all fighting for the same coveted position, after all. As soon as a customer walks into the cucumber-mint fragranced...