
城中最昂貴商業地段一幢高聳入雲的大廈,正在透過亮金色金屬框架配襯密鋪六邊形淺茶色玻璃幕牆,以新穎多變的外觀宣示擁有者的崇高地位。408Please respect copyright.PENANABhXihI3QT1
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初出茅廬的她正在這麼一幢大廈裡接受工作面試。408Please respect copyright.PENANAMfReu276iP
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時值下午,太陽低掛半空,處於將落未落的尷尬位置。泛橙帶黃的日光斜照室內,背對玻璃窗的面試官臉部接觸不了陽光,五官因而模糊,情感難辨。相反,接受面試的她恰好面向玻璃窗,稚氣清秀的臉蛋被照得或金或黃,像秋天的成熟穗子,像樹上的清新檸檬。408Please respect copyright.PENANA0Ak8v3JpUt
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「不要過份緊張。」面試官假笑,希望自己表面看來和藹可親。他年過四十,西裝筆挺,微長髮絲被髮膠固定在頭頂,整齊得高冷。408Please respect copyright.PENANAMK4GfxzaYF
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這句安慰說話意義不大,甚至令精神繃緊的她腦袋陷入混亂狀態,暗自忖度對方是否話中有話。是否表現欠佳?會否予人不成熟印象?幕後評審團會否以「不成熟」為由將她剔出次輪面試名單……408Please respect copyright.PENANA66X4d9yvgo
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記得招聘廣告內文奇怪又神秘——詳列優厚待遇,卻對職位及工作內容等重要事項隻字不提——加上面試五分鐘以來,面試官所有提問都不著邊際,她早前熟讀的《實用面試技巧一百則》非單幫不上忙,甚至將她思緒徹底牢囚於公式答案。408Please respect copyright.PENANAXlhZtA35Xd
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「下一題。」面試官清清嗓子,依清單讀出問題:「你會對狗過敏嗎?」408Please respect copyright.PENANAckbCKHQFpC
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「不會。」這提問相對之下十分簡單,她如釋重負,首次以響亮聲線快速回答。408Please respect copyright.PENANAW9b00aYg3u
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面試官得意地狡黠邪笑,笑設定題目的傢伙豬狗不如,竟如此陷害面試者:「請你仔細形容『狗』。」408Please respect copyright.PENANAljmGm0g2Qa
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哇!實在太震撼!有如五雷轟頂,她腦袋完全停止運轉……狗,普通而常見的動物,卻品種繁多,每個品種之間存有天壤之別。她不熟悉狗隻,僅能交出人所共知的資訊,偏偏題目當中有「仔細」一詞,代表她不得交出概括簡單的答案……408Please respect copyright.PENANAwUSy3X0Gyr
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「『狗』,種類繁多,遍佈人類生活多個範疇……」她害怕得聲音顫抖,心知接下來的答案是多麼的愚笨可笑,無奈她的小腦袋只懂使出拙劣小技倆:「動物『狗』、數字『九』、形容時間的『久』、食物『韭』菜和『枸』杞、姓氏『苟』……」408Please respect copyright.PENANAKx6ZLJnXuq
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他饒有趣味打量她滑稽神情,暗笑不語——她可以安全過度這一關卡,但這類答案無疑是自掘墳墓。他大可以雞蛋裡挑骨頭,例如要她詳細介紹韭菜或枸杞。不過他沒有刁難她的意思。408Please respect copyright.PENANAbUFDxYSzNF
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「……賭具牌『九』、形容人卑鄙下流的新興形容詞『狗』……」她自覺用字重覆,心情不期然忐忑不安,不知該否強撐下去……408Please respect copyright.PENANArdSOuwWcpy
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咯咯——咯咯咯——咯咯——咯——408Please respect copyright.PENANAv1wzrPUJp3
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極具節奏感的敲門聲驀地打斷了面試。面試官如夢初醒,原來時限已到,不得不終止面試。408Please respect copyright.PENANAyRexMdODXJ
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離開面試場地,她前往老舊城區某餐廳出席朋友聚會。她一直猶豫是否應約——眾人多年不見,感情淡薄,聚頭純為套取面試資訊。礙於同為應徵者,山水有相逢,她決定應邀出席。408Please respect copyright.PENANA5HEPYNT4Fz
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大家對於她的面試經歷嘖嘖稱奇。哪有這麼亂來的面試?408Please respect copyright.PENANA5pGAZrDE9Z
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有人認為面試官目的顯而易見,就是要考驗應徵者急才,篩走行事死板的呆子,所以她能交出新奇答案,表現確實很不錯,毋須過份擔心。408Please respect copyright.PENANAOl0WWsHCXC
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有人問她有否發現針孔攝錄機?網傳公司安裝了多部針孔攝錄機在面試官和應徵者都不知道的位置,以免有人私下作弊。她謊稱自己過份緊張,全然忘記攝錄機一說,沒有細心留意房間佈置……408Please respect copyright.PENANA3Ww7TXYnfv
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散席,一眾虛情假意的朋友分道揚鑣。她身累心更累,恨不得立即倒頭大睡。奈何接下來的約會萬萬不能錯過。408Please respect copyright.PENANAJa947P0KWZ
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她依約進入某酒店房間。408Please respect copyright.PENANAlCufsCkPnv
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性急的他卸下和藹面具,直接扒開她的衣服,亂吻亂纏。突如其來的粗暴嚇得她不敢亂動,雙手呈十字型張開,癱軟床上。經過多次交易,她深知對方脾氣和喜惡——他是完美主義者,尤其討厭髮型被破壞。408Please respect copyright.PENANAuzzyPYQBZ6
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落地玻璃窗外滲來的萬家燈火遙遠虛渺,不足以照亮整個房間。他的五官因而模糊,情感難辨。可是她沒有興趣知道對方表情或心情,畢竟僅是交易,各取所需,毋須認真。倒不如多花心力討好對方,希望任職高層的他能助己踏上青雲路。408Please respect copyright.PENANAUHejzJe3Dn
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對方肢體動作劇烈,被髮膠固定在頭頂的微長髮絲再也支撐不住,軟塌下來,隨著身體節奏或擺或盪,隨性得頹靡。408Please respect copyright.PENANAurEImfqj1I
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她的目光有意無落於他額前幾根髮絲,神遊物外,思考一些有的沒的瑣碎事情。聽說他有妻兒,生活美滿。不知道有沒有寵物,例如狗……408Please respect copyright.PENANArCL0aHn58E