49. Interview with Nicholas Freeman: Part 2
6 July 2011
– I saw no other explanation. Which is exactly my point.
– Long story short, because I was a bit nosy and noticed that change of address form, I was able to draft Mr. Stephens’ eviction papers quicker than if I’d waited until I got wind that he hadn’t paid his rent in a while. The papers were ready on my desk the day his grace period ended, and what made it even sweeter, if I can say so, was when the police showed up a few days later.
– I pride myself in efficiency, and if I hadn’t been on the ball I would have been no help to the authorities and would have inadvertently led them on a wild goose chase. As it stood, I was able to show them a copy of the eviction notice, though I left out the little detail about me looking through his mail. No reason to delve on that, in my opinion. Also, [Mr. Freeman sneers] told them that if they ever did find him, they could let him know he’d be hearing from our legal department as well.
– I don’t know. Don’t care, frankly. I did my job, and a damn fine one too if you ask me. You see, the quicker you get eviction papers together in a situation like that, the quicker you get the tenant out and the faster someone else can move in. It’s called a turnover rate, and it’s a very important number in this industry. The sooner someone else occupies a recently evicted apartment, the better my numbers look and the more likely I am to get promoted to regional. At which point I’ll never have to stick another piece of mail in anybody’s box again.
– So, you see, it’s a means to an end, what I do.
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