Episode 40 Doorman Sam

【扫地僧】Just now, I went downstairs of my apartment MPP to get a parcel. Met Sam, the doorman.

Sam: "Gloria, haven't seen you for a while, how's going."

Me: "Good, just finished midterm."

Sam: "How's your mid term?"

Me: "It's ok. Got 100."

Sam: "Jez...why do you think that's only ok?"

Me: "Because it's not the priority here."

Sam: "So priority is understanding and applying?"

Me: "No priority is getting a job."

Sam: "Right. That's can be true. But Gloria, I have one thing to tell you. People out of your school get decent jobs, make decent money. Remember when you become one of them, make sure you spend and invest wisely. Paper money is not real money..."

Then Sam talks about the debt between China and US, how much money evaporated in the crisis in 2008, the comparison of economy in Chicago and Bay Area...

I was impressed.... and am more worried about recruiting if becoming a doorman already requires that much wisdom. lol

(Originally posted on Nov 11th, 2015 on Wechat)