My dreams were answered ( theme of the film spoiler) when more tickets came up. Julie and I were sent frequent teasers about what we were going to have to do. Our first main task was to sign up and submit our work experience. I explained that my work as a parking inspector wasn't fulfilling my dreams of using my craft skills and creativity, Julie wanted to dance more. After a full assessment we were told to report into our respective departments for our first days work as a G.O.O.D employee.
Our dress ( deemed to be appropriate for our work station) was office chic, post Franco manca pizza we headed off to work. Fellow workers were spotted on the train and we gave each other nervous first day smiles. We reported into G.O.O.D headquarters in West Croydon. Our ID's were checked on arrival, I was granted a left handed upgrade to the 13th floor, and we were reprimanded for using the same entrance ( we had separation issues).
Still none the wiser about the film we reported into the committee for affordable housing and got busy making circular homes out of cardboard. After our shift we bumped into the tea lady who added a bit of whisky to calm any first day nerves and we reported into the Finance department on the 5th floor. The place was crazy - actors running around, women on roller skates, food for sale, men giving massages. Finance was no fun, so we skipped down to the fashion floor, avoided the ' design yourself a new vulva' room and chanced upon a vending machine. Remarkably human customer service, and when the hand giving Julie her wine gave her a thumb sign and told her to do one I couldn't stop laughing.
We checked out the 13th floor, admired the view of Croydon and then found ourselves being asked to listen in and transcribe a conversation from 2 suspected bad employees who were being interviewed in an interrogation room. Work done, we need a break, so we hang around near the offices on the 9th. Until we get spotted by a terrifying man who screams that there are no breaks allowed, we run away from him ( spilling my wine) and hide in office 9.10. He finds us and tells us that if he sees us little shits not working again he's sending us to the 10th for punishment. Much giggling.
We explore the rest of the floors, I can't really describe it all - it's the weirdest thing I've ever experienced. Had I seen or been aware of the film I think it would all have made a lot more sense. As neither of us had any clue what it was - it meant less, but that didn't detract from the experience. we were both loving it.
Other highlights included me being shouted at again for picking up a face mask ' put it down' screamed the manager. I did. Scared. I thought he was going to confiscate my phone at one point but Julie sweet talked him. We had massages, had more human vending experiences, had our dreams acted out. We discovered a secret floor and got told that G.O.O.D wasn't what it seemed. The lift girls sang at us, a hot repairs man flirted with us and then the main event.....
I can't say much more than this, but at about 9.30 the genius in the choice of building became apparent. Really, really cool.
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