Blood and Bureaucracy
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Summary
The year I got an interview with a Fortune 500 tech giant, a new requirement was suddenly added: a perfect score on the English proficiency exam.
I scored 699 out of 700. I was rejected.
A year later, my adopted sister, Sophie, got the job.
At her celebration dinner, Uncle Bob slapped my dad on the back and laughed.
"Still the doting father, aren't you, Walter? You knew Sophie didn't have the scores, so you just scrapped the requirement entirely."
I forced a smile.
"No way, Uncle Bob. When I got a 699 last year, Dad didn't pull any strings. Sophie got in on her own merit."
