Careers Day/Careers Dead
A Fifty Word Fiction Double Feature | Humour
Careers Day
Alice Matheson looked out on the young faces, feeling inspired. She felt hopeful.
“This is the next generation. This is our future, ” she thought.
The first child raised their hand and stood up to tell her their greatest dreams and ambitions.
“I want to get a verified blue tick.”
Shit.
Careers Dead
Gordon Patterson had worked his whole life for this moment.
Climbing the showbiz ladder and creating a thriving business had all come down to this; a verified blue tick on his socials.
Gordon's assistant burst through the door, smiling. “You can buy a blue tick now, how brilliant?”
Gordon wept.
Another change of gear with not one but two humour stories and a first Fifty Word Fiction double feature.
I wrote the first one a while back and came across it again recently. With the changes in the “Blue Tick Verification System” over the past year or so, I thought of this funny update to it today. Well, it made me chuckle anyway. It was originally based on the idea of people aiming to increase their social status on the social media ladder, and it made me laugh now that if someone had worked at those goals organically, that anyone can buy a blue tick. Again, no judgements and each to their own.
Hope you enjoy and get a chuckle out of this double feature.
More SEARCH coming soon - I know it’s been a few weeks but it’ll be worth the wait.
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