Word: receptionist
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...lives with an old friend in Arkansas and has happily renewed relations with her family. She revels in simple things--like watching Star Wars--without having to ask permission. But her new life has been difficult. She has no savings and no real résumé. She works as a receptionist, earning $6.75 an hour. Disillusioned by her Opus Dei experience, she no longer attends Mass...
...hand to capture bad behavior. How, he asks, is he supposed to snort a line in front of a bunch of strangers if they’re all taking pictures of him? Ah, the tribulations of fame. These lyrics, straight off tabloid front-pages, are delivered to the receptionist, the psychologist, the masseuse and the group therapist at the resort-like clinic—he skips the group hug to let us know that “when you’re a famous boy, it gets really easy to get girls”—and finally...
...works at a nearby office of H&R Block, the tax- return service. "I do everything there," she says. "I am the receptionist. The cashier. I open the office, close the office. I'm the one who takes the money to the bank. I do taxes." A widow, she lives alone in an apartment building for seniors. Her four children help with the rent, but she is reluctant to accept anything more. "All my children are great, but I do not like to ask them for anything," she said. "I'm waiting for myself to get old, when I will...
...Charles River on Beacon Street. The floors are marble, the walls covered in heavy, creamy wallpaper. The Church looks like an expensive doctor’s office, not a local parish. A bookshop and seating area on the first floor sit opposite a desk complete with a smiling teenage receptionist...
...receptionist introduces Allen and me to Jeff, a representative of the Church who offers to show us around. At first, I feel only a fight-or-flight response. I look out the door. But Allen tips me to “fight...