An Analysis Of Reflection In Orientation, By Daniel Orozco

I challenge you to take a trip back in time to your very first job orientation. Do you remember what the orientation process was like? In this short story titled "Orientation" written by Daniel Orozco, he tells the story of someone who is attending their orientation for an office job. This story is told by the narrator who is also the person conducting the orientation. The person on the receiving end is not specified, so that leads me to assume that the narrator intended for the audience reading this story to feel as though they are apart of this story and as though the narrator is actually talking to them specifically. Personally, when reading this story, I imagined that I was the one who was taking a tour of the office because the author

For instance, "that was a good question. Feel free to ask questions. Ask too many questions, however, and you may be let go" (Orozco 16-18). This is a perfect example of how the narrator uses his dry sense of humor to inform the audience of how he understands the importance of asking job related questions, although he doesn’t like to consistently be bothered. This could also be a great scenario of how most job orientations are when the person conducting the orientation does all the talking, while the person receiving the information usually remains quiet and does not say much. Another example of sarcasm is, 'That is our receptionist. She is a temp. We go through receptionists here. They quit with alarming frequency. Be polite and civil to the temps. Learn their names, and invite them to lunch occasionally. But don’t get close to them, as it only makes it more difficult when they leave. And they always leave. You can be sure of that" (Orozco 19-22). This example demonstrates the narrators sense of dry humor. The narrator is being honest when he suggests that people be polite to temps, yet he is also being serious about people not developing tight bonds with them, and the narrator says all this in a very sarcastic manner. This example "Amanda Pierce, who tolerates Russell Nash, is in love with Albert Bosch, whose office is over there. Albert Bosch, who only dimly registers

An example that illustrates this would be, "Kevin Howard sits in that cubicle over there. He is a serial killer, the one they call the Carpet Cutter, responsible for the mutilations across town. We’re not supposed to know that, so do not let on" (Orozco 138-140). It is ironic that the narrator is perfectly fine with having a serial killer as a coworker which proves how tolerant of a person he is. Not many people would be willing to turn the other cheek if they found out they were working amongst a serial killer, but the narrator accepts him for who he is, flaws and all. This example shows that the narrator does not dwell on peoples faults and bad deeds, rather he tries to focus on their positive attributes. Most people would see a terrible, no- good person, yet the narrator sees someone talented in the art of typing, and a gentleman with a soft spot in his heart for someone special. "Kevin Howard does not let any of this interfere with his work. He is, in fact, our fastest typist. He types as if he were on fire. He has a secret crush on Gwendolyn Stich, and leaves a red-foil-wrapped Hershey’s Kiss on her desk every afternoon" (Orozco