To my surprise, the usually indifferent Sophia Miller flat-out refused, insisting that people from prestigious schools were nothing but bookworms, and that the firm should hire someone “more capable.”
And by “capable,” she meant Jason Reed, a graduate from a third-rate college who hadn’t even passed the bar exam.
I tried reasoning with her, but she jabbed her finger at me and scolded:
“Don’t think I don’t know—you just want to abuse your position to bring in your own student!”
“I’ll tell you what I hate the most: useless hires who get in through connections. The firm isn’t your personal fiefdom—you don’t get to decide everything!”
In the end, I had no choice but to hire Jason along with my student.
But once Jason joined Parker & Associates Law Firm, he couldn’t even draft the most basic legal documents. All he did was trail after Sophia all day.
It was obvious who the real “useless connection” was.
Yet Sophia coddled him relentlessly. To get him promoted as quickly as possible, she even went so far as to steal credit from others.
When I spoke up about it, she started giving me the cold shoulder.