From Enemy to Friend?

The search for a secretary continued today. I met with three new candidates, and two of them are certainly worthy of consideration. I have a few more to interview tomorrow. I should have the situation resolved by Monday.

One of the three today was actually the victim in a domestic violence case I had several months ago. I recognized her upon seeing her. The case was a typically stupid domestic violence case (domestic violence is not stupid, but the cases sure can be). A married couple got into an argument. It turned physical. When I say "physical," I don't mean hitting people over the head with a frying pan. I don't even mean punching people. I mean pushing and grabbing. Not healthy behavior, certainly -- but also not exactly criminal in my opinion. She leaves the house because they both realize that they need to be apart. She winds up at a mini-mart not far from where she lives. An officer comes upon her there. He takes her home. When the husband opens the door to greet them, the officer observes a scratch on the husband. Then the officer notices that there are red marks on the wife's arms. So he arrests them both and puts them in jail.

Unfortunately for both of them, it is two days before Christmas. The husband and wife wind up spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day behind bars. The cases wound up being resolved in such a way that neither wound up with a criminal conviction. Ah, the law working its subtle magic on the institution of marriage...

So the wife is in my office today to interview for the secretary position. She was afraid I would hold the incident against her. Not only would I not hold the incident against her, I told her, but I also was counting it as relevant experience for the job.

We'll see. She is nice, college-educated, and intelligent. Of the two potential candidates, she would work for the least money. Sadly in this capitalistic society, that is a factor I will take into consideration.