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FLASH FICTION
Regrets After Moving Too Fast
Making decisions in haste
Kameela is an experienced professional who graduated from a prestigious university with a degree in industrial psychology and a minor in human relations. Her dream was to become a consultant for corporate organizations, addressing workplace motivation and productivity. Her goal was to help employees reach their potential while making psychological wellness a priority.
Kameela recognized that her skills and dreams were very niche, which may help her land the type of job that would fulfill her purpose and make a difference in the workplace. She had been working in unfulfilling jobs over the first ten years of her career and felt it was time to make the shift into what she really wanted to do. She saw an ad in an industry newsletter for what sounded like the exact position for her. She applied, was called for an interview, and aced it. She was told she would be contacted in a few days.
Instead, to her surprise, Kameela was called the same afternoon and was offered the job. She was stunned, shocked, and honored, but her gut was unsettled. She began to twirl her hair between two fingers as she held the phone with her other hand. The interviewer informed her that she would need to accept the offer during the call, or they would need to move on to the next…
