You can tell a lot about someone by the colour of their teeth

This is a story about my sketchy manager and how I knew she was dodgy from the moment I met her. I’m not shitting on people with bad teeth, I know it’s hard picking up your toothbrush twice a day and flossing. Not everyone is privileged enough to have clean teeth.

The first thing I noticed about my manager was that he had brown teeth, and that said all I needed to know about her character. She as a whole looked like a chav you’d find in a dodgy pub in a dodgy area dressed in a smart pants suit — and that’s what I got.

If you’re wondering why this matters, it’s not about being shallow, it’s about self-awareness and character. A person with self-awareness has clean teeth, an intelligent person has clean teeth, and a person with good friends around them has clean teeth. Real friends would tell you that you have poo stains in your mouth.

It also shows a mismatch of values which is the case with me and everyone in Gloucester. I want to be the best version of myself I can be and they’re intent on being losers.

First impressions are important and she looked like an addict, which she is. She’s an alcoholic. I could tell she was off and tried to get a new job after the offer (which I was accepted immediately) and other interviewees have done the same. A guy pulled out in December after accepting the offer, it was clear he’d only take this job if it was his only choice, lucky for him it wasn’t.