Knocking on doors

It was a hot summer day years ago. My high school friend had just started a marketing job making lots more than minimum wage.

He connected me with his boss, who reluctantly hired me.

The job was selling home products door-to-door. My trainer told me that “If you just ring doorbells, you will sell something to every seventh house.” But he didn’t tell me that some houses don’t have bells.

So, I found m…