Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 251

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Ron hung up the phone with a sigh but turned to me with a smile. "Take a seat, Ms. Kay," he said, gesturing to a chair.

I sat down, and he sighed again. "It's getting harder to find top talent these days."

From his call earlier, I had already figured that out. "Are we really that short on technical staff right now?"

""We a

are," he said, shaking his head. "One of our senior engineers quit yesterday. We were already stretched thin, and this just makes it worse."

For once, he looked a bit stressed-a side of him I hadn't seen before. Usually, he was all smiles, like nothing ever bothered him.

"The job market's super polarized right now," I said, sharing my thoughts. "We've got tons of people with fancy degrees, but hardly anyone with the real hands-on experience we need. It's like there's no shortage of gig workers, but try finding someone who'll actually get their hands dirty."

Ron nodded, giving me a thumbs up. "Exactly. You get it. You're seriously a pro at both business and HR- a total all-rounder."

I smiled awkwardly at his over-the-top praise, then handed him the contract Sean had suggested. "I've looked into this company. They're new, but their leadership seems solid, and they're really eager to work with us." Ron took the contract. "Alright, I'll go through it, and then we'll decide."

"Sounds good!" I said, then remembered my lunch plans with Lindey and how I might be back late. "Mr. Shane, I have to step out for lunch, so I might be a little late coming back this afternoon."

every time. Just manage your own schedule," Ron said, sounding

"Thanks!"

called after me, "Ms Kay, hang on

back.

the job market. Do you know any tech pros? If you do,

into my mind, but his job was solid. I couldn't just ask him to leave, right?

Kay," he called again just

around, raising an

bashful. "You're not going on

I was taken aback.

I thought, you know... heh heh..." He was being so

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be mad at him. "Nope, not a

cheerful that I couldn't help

a thing for me.

from being a little too attentive sometimes, he'd never

to clear things up before