. He culled through a dozen résumés and hired a young lady fresh out of the local junior college. She was articulate, bright-eyed, and very energetic during the interview. Yvonne shared how she graduated first in her class as she worked her way through school. She seemed so ambitious and driven. Hiring her had to be the best decision. She was very attractive, dressed fashionable, and seemed dependable. Not accustomed to making quick business decisions, Jack took four days deliberating. Yvonne called him every single day asking for the job. On Friday, Jack gave her the good news and asked her to be at work by 8:30 A.M. on Monday morning.
Jack glanced at his wrist watch on Monday morning and realized his newly hired secretary was an hour late for work. Was this a bad omen? Just then the phone rang. It was Yvonne. Her voice seemed stressed. She began weaving a woe-as-me story of how she ended up in the Nashville city jail over the weekend and was being falsely accused of forging bad checks. Jack told her that he would check things out and call her back.
Jack made several calls and discovered her last employer, Attorney James Q. Townsend of Brentwood was pressing charges against her. A private investigator had determined this young lady was a serial thief and her last three employers (all lawyers) were too embarrassed to press charges.
Jack met Abby for lunch at Jason’s Barbeque House on Church Street. Abby shook her head in disbelief as her husband recounted the story from start to finish. Abby said, “Jack, you’re very fortunate, maybe God was protecting you.”
Jack said, “I’ve learned my lesson well. I will always check out references and former employers in the future. I mean, just because they look good on paper and even seem wonderful in person; they just may be too good to be true.”
As Jack walked back into his office after lunch, the phone was ringing.
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