WORST. INTERVIEW. EVER. = New City of Villages- Logan Square Edition.

Craigslist says Marketing. Real people say door-to-door sales.

Today I learned an important lesson in Craigslist job hunting; the word marketing can be used loosely, very loosely, maybe even to describe the ridiculously obnoxious practice of door to door sales.

So when I told everybody yesterday that I had an all day interview with a marketing company, I should have said, I will be spending 8 hours tomorrow walking around Logan Square in my best suit trying to get people to switch to Quill office supplies…and not getting paid for it.

So needless to say, I did not take the door-to-door sales job because a) I sucked at it and b) it paid less than temp work. But in the spirit of bright sides, silver linings and trying to stay sweet in this bitter world, I did get the chance to discover a new neighborhood.

Logan Square is not the type of neighborhood you can “discover” at night, mainly because of the danger of falling into man-sized pot holes. It is not trendy *yet* and it is probably not the safest neighborhood, judging by the fact that you have to buzz to get into the yoga studio. However, it does have some kick-ass looking Mexican restaurants, including one where a 60 year old borracho tried to seduce me with his mustache.

There are also plenty of tiendas selling everything from pasteles to custom made leather vests. Plus Logan Square is home to cheapest theater in town with tickets for month old blockbusters going for 3 bucks. I may never want to live there, but during the safety of daylight hours, Logan Square was just divey enough for me.

So although my feet are killing me, my grey suit is in desperate need of dry cleaning and I didn’t get paid today, I needed this day to remind me that at least temp work doesn’t require you to have your tetanus shot up to date.

Plus I got free pizza. Niiiiice.