Summary of Ross McCammon's Works Well with Others

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#1 When the opportunity to work for a big media company arrives, I feel both giddy and repulsed. I have a combination of giddiness and revulsion when the odor of opportunity floats my way.

#2 I was extremely excited about the prospect of working at Esquire, but I was also extremely skeptical. I was convinced that the whole thing was a scam. I typed Esquire magazine hiring scam into Google.

#3 I felt like I was a character in a lesser Nora Ephron movie when I went to interview for a job at a magazine that was an authority on comportment. I was very early. I was wearing my nicest shoes. I was wearing a tie.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 16, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822515802

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

When the opportunity to work for a big media company arrives, I feel both giddy and repulsed. I have a combination of giddiness and revulsion when the odor of opportunity floats my way.

#2

I was extremely excited about the prospect of working at Esquire, but I was also extremely skeptical. I was convinced that the whole thing was a scam. I typed Esquire magazine hiring scam into Google.

#3

I felt like I was a character in a lesser Nora Ephron movie when I went to interview for a job at a magazine that was an authority on comportment. I was very early. I was wearing my nicest shoes. I was wearing a tie.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was extremely nervous about my interview at Esquire, but I was even more nervous about the cover of the June 2005 issue of Esquire, which featured Ewan McGregor. It looked like he was staring at me with pity.

#2

I had my first two interviews with the number two and number three staffers at Esquire: the deputy editor and the editorial director. They were two of the best conversations I’ve ever had.

#3

I was hired for the job. I was elated. Not because I