Sodom and Gomorrah : the story of Hollywood (1935)

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176 SODOM AND GOMORRAH of questions at you, so that no matter how private your business may be, you have a choice of telling it or hanging up. Assuming that you successfully storm the fort held by the assistant secretary, you are placed in touch with the personal secretary. The latter covers with a fine-tooth comb the. same ground as the assistant secretary, so that every detail of your business by this time has become common property of the office staff. If by some miracle the secretary thinks your business is. important enough to warrant an interview with the all-highest, you are connected with the latter's assistant. You have by this time almost scaled the mountain. If your patience holds out, and if you are seeking rather than being sought, you have to be patient, the assistant will finally speak with you and set the time for your interview, in the event you are granted one. But if you are looking for a job, no matter what your qualifications may be, the chances are a thousand to one that you do not get by the first assistant secretary, if indeed you even get by the switchboard operator. Most likely, you will be advised to write in, which means virtually that you are being advised to bury your hopes. As for getting in touch with the president of a movie corporation, that is too much out of the question to be useful in even a hypothetical case. Only God and the president of the Chase National Bank have access to him, and it is safe to say that