Awesome perk of being an English (or liberal arts) major #3

[ashling]

3. Statistically, as a fiction reader, you'll demonstrate more empathy and social skills.

[pinboy3niner]

1. Hey...

[MiddleFingerMom]

2. A friend of mine was a schoolteacher and WELL-read throughout his life.

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When he returned from a two-year Peace Corps gig (I THINK it had been in Africa), he applied
for a stopgap job as a salesclerk at a PHENOMENAL independent bookstore in our area. The
application process included a 12-pg or so test to evaluate his knowledge of fiction.
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The job would have paid about $5 an hour (about the same as a fastfood worker at the time).
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He failed the test and didn't get the job.
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The reason? His complete lack of knowledge of contemporary fiction of the previous two years.
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Tough H.R. Department!!!
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GREAT indie bookstore.
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