they DO come back!

Mr. M. called me… M.is THE most popular guy among the princesses and sheikhas’ here. He has this event management company, and so he is involved in all their happy occasions!! it goes on from there.

One of his friends was looking for someone to help her in her new position in her dad’s empire. One of our friends happens to know M. and he passed my CV to the sheikha. She took one look at it, and decided I was THE person for the job. I was in Amman at the time, we kept postponing the meeting till I come back. When I was finally back she was on vacation in Spain, then in a wedding in Egypt, then a vacation from the vacation in Beirut, then a meeting in God knows where… the meeting kept postponing from one week to the other, till we FINALLY met.

I have to admit, I was impressed, she is smart, cute, very outspoken, and very professional. She took me from one office to the other, showing me what my office would look like. On the penthouse, a sea view… simply unbelievable!

She showed me around, proud of her dad’s exquisite taste, the colored walls ( by a Jean Paul, who was so honored to come all the way from Paris, to draw on their walls). The golden plated desks, the rare Iranian carpets, the fresh pots of flowers… I thoughts these guys know how to live.

We talked and talked… this job was good, they wanted me to be a consultant, help them develop a woman department, take care of their business in Spain and Germany… my life was finally going to be EXCITING.

Then we talked about compensation.

I could not take the job….. I would not be able to afford my clothing for the job! For her I was worth nothing… a year of my time is worth one plated desk……. I knew that if i had an ounce of self respect i should decline… and i did… I took one look at the sea-view and bade the view a silent goodbye and left with my heart in my feet.

Why am I writing about all this? Well yeah, after few weeks of declining the offer M. called me again trying to comprehend why I did not take the job. Explaining to me what a great family they are, He told me that the opportunity is still there if I am interested…. But not one penny more! (speak on knowing how to spend!)

What do you think I did?