I remember starting a new job and being given the tour by an employee. Not only did I get introduced to pretty much everyone, but my guide also gave me the skinny and her opinion on them all.
“He’s kind of a jerk, and don’t ask about his wife. She likes to drink and made a fool of herself at the last office party.†Then there was the one guy who, I swear, was a Robert Redford lookalike. “That’s Tom. He’s like a legend around here.â€
Immediatley, I began to think about this Tom person as a barbarian, Robin Hood, a knight on horseback and finally - as a unicorn.
As it turned out, the guy really was great at his job and a genuinely nice guy. But everytime I saw him after that first day, I couldn’t help but imagine him with a horn sticking out of his forehead.
He’s a legend after all.
