Hi,
This is my first post but I have been browsing the forum for some time now, so hi all!
I thought I would post a section of a pilot I have written, Jim is in his 50's and trying to find work after not leaving the house for 40 years. This is his first interview and subsequant meeting with agency.
INT SANDWICH PACKING WAREHOUSE
Jim walks into the office inside the warehouse, he is wearing a very old brown suit that barely looks
clean, and he is being interviewed by a typical office manager, wearing a pink shirt, slick hair who
thinks they are a team player.
TONY:
Well here we are Jim, welcome to el paradiso! (Laughs a little)
JIM:
Oh sorry I think I have the wrong place
Jim stands up to leave
TONY:
No Jim, sorry it was a joke
JIM
Oh. Hahahaha. (An inappropriately loud laugh)
TONY:
Great, well let’s get started
JIM:
Shall I just go down and start then?
TONY:
No I mean the interview
JIM:
Oh
Tony picks up Jim’s CV
TONY;
Ok Jim, well I see that you have some experience in a similar sort of role. Can you explain your role
at Standlflex?
JIM:
Ah yes, It was similar to here, in a way. I would put the scotch into the egg
TONY:
Wow, quite a role there. Sausage roll?
JIM:
No thank you
TONY:
Never mind. Now why did you leave there?
JIM:
I hated my boss
TONY:
Oh. Well I don’t think you would have that problem here, your boss would be a pretty cool guy
(laughs a little)
JIM:
Really? When can I meet him?
TONY:
No, I mean me, never mind.
INT: Job Agency Office
The scene then cuts to the recruitment office without missing a beat where Jim is talking to Lorraine.
LORRAINE:
So tell me what happened after that
JIM:
Well then he asked me about strengths and weaknesses like you said and I did exactly what you said.
I don’t really understand what went wrong to be honest
LORRAINE:
Well Jim, if I read you a bit of the email I received from Tony it might shed some light “Dear Lorraine,
I interviewed Jim this morning, I have to tell you we will not be considering his for the position as
half way through the interview he pulled down his trousers from which he was leaking brown liquid”
To be honest I am not going to read the rest as it is making me ill thinking about it.
JIM:
I knew something like this would happen, it always does
LORRAINE:
You always have this problem??
JIM:
I told you this morning I was incompetent
LORRAINE:
That’s not the same thing! You’re incontinent!!
JIM:
Same thing
LORRAINE:
No! It is certainly not the same thing.
JIM:
Well what now?
LORRAINE:
I think if you could go and come back tomorrow and we will discuss some opportunities then
JIM:
Ok, and to say sorry I will weave you a basket
LORRAINE:
JUST LEAVE!