Away From Narcissism

Thirty some short years ago things all started. I went for a job interview at a law firm. I can still remember the whole scenario. It is like it happened a week ago.

I met with the managing partner and took an instant dislike to him. Why, I cannot say. I was under the impression he was none too fond of me either. Leaving I felt that the experience had been a complete waste of time. Never thinking about it again.

Several months later one of the employees of the firm came to see me at my job. I told her the atmosphere was that of a funeral home and I quite disliked the man I interviewed with. Unbelievably though she managed to woo me away from my job to the firm. I too found out the man I interviewed with believed me to be all exterior and no interior. Also he added my clothes were too expensive. I quite took all that as a compliment at the time. I was young and wild and probably did not have much of an interior. At least I left an impression. Not a clue of how stupid I was at that age did I have.

I commenced work at the firm. The partner that interviewed me and I kept our distance as much as was possible for several months. I remember the day all that changed. Such silly things can transpire to create life altering differences. He questioned anyone within listening distance how to spell “chutzpah”. I was the only that knew. Is this crazy or what? I know, I know but that is just how it was.

We became fast friends and confidants. Nothing more. He had even borrowed money from me to take women out for cocktails. All the while he was “happily” married with 2 children.

I was the business manager so I did have to have quite a bit of contact with him. Never for a moment during that time did I think that our lives would flow in and out of each others for so many years. I also did not mention the fact that I was married at the time. Not very happily married but all the same still attached.

My believing at first glance that this firm was a funeral parlor could not have been farther from the truth as I soon became aware. These lawyers were all around 38 and 40 and for the most part partying like they were still in college. I was unaware at the time that they had a notorious Christmas Party every year. All their colleagues in the city looked forward to it like they were going to get laid for the first time in the back seat of a car. The buzz about it was quite remarkable.

The day of my first company Christmas Party was finally here. This would just be the beginning of the roller coaster ride from hell. Several of the partners had pooled their money together to have the very large Jacuzzi on the 2nd floor of the building repaired for the yule tide event. Many events were set into motion that night. The repercussions of which would be felt for years.

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  1. Wow if only you had listened to your gut feelings back then…very easy to say. You write very well Sololee…congrats. So sorry to think that it went on for such a long time