A Very Responsible Person
I went for a job interview and the interviewer said they were looking for somebody who is responsible...
I said “I'm your guy!”
They asked why...
“Well” I said, “at my old job if something went wrong, something went missing or somebody got hurt, diziam sempre que eu era o responsável.they always said I was responsible.
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Fui a uma entrevista de emprego e o entrevistador disse que estavam à procura de alguém que fosse responsável...Eu disse "Eu sou a pessoa ideal!"Eles perguntaram-me porquê..."Bem" disse eu, "no meu antigo emprego, se alguma coisa corria mal, se alguma coisa desaparecia ou alguém se magoava, diziam sempre que eu era o responsável."I went for a job interview and the interviewer said they were looking for somebody who is responsible....I said “I'm your guy!”They asked why...“Well” I said, “at my old job if something went wrong, something went missing or somebody got hurt, they always said I was responsible.”
💬 Today's vocabulary
👥 Entrevista de emprego: Job interview✔️ Responsável: Responsible🧓 Antigo: Old, former🏃 Correr: To run❌ Mal: Badly, harm🫥 Desaparecer: To disappear🤕 Magoar-se: To get hurt
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