RKS 2024 Film: “Ily, Bye” (Short): Getting That Job and Incompetence be Damned!

Siobhan (Meg Stalter) receives a tip from her roommate Gary (Kanoa Goo) his boss, the very conservative Mr. Litchfield may be looking for a new employee and suggests she call Litchfield to introduce herself which she does with disastrous results. Siobhan can’t stop her incessant jabbering on the message sounding like an incompetent fool.

Siobhan is obsessed with pink and her dress style and general taste might be suitable for a 9-year-old. She is not so incompetent to realize if her message is listened to by Litchfield, she is toast. With the reluctant help of Gary she breaks into Litchfield’s office and deletes her message but not before listening to a hot steaming one right after listening to his wife’s message asking him to pick up the dry cleaning on his way home.

Siobhan uses her emotional intelligence, so loved a few years ago by large corporate human resources departments, to land the job which Litchfield said earlier was no longer available. She had what was necessary to convince Litchfield she was the right person for the job.

You can watch this short on Vimeo staff picks https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks/1028606746

RKS 2024 Film Rating 91/100.

Directed by Taylor James.

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

Leave a comment