This piece recently aired on Good Morning Manhattan...
Good Morning Manhattan, this is Si G'miley, your host. Today we have a very interesting show for you, and we are going to start it out with an interview with the Merovingian, C.E.O. of a brand new company called InterPlanetary eXpress.
Si: Good Morning and welcome to the show.
Merv: Good morning and thank you for having me.
Si: So I thought we could stir things up a bit today and I we could conduct this as an interview, the portion where the prospect asks the questions about the new company. I'll apply as lets say an owner/operator.
Merv: Sounds lovely. Our HR department has taken this job from me for the most part, it would be nice to get back to the 'roots'.
Si: Alright, that sounds great. Lets start it off.
Si: What are the company's strengths and weaknesses compared to its competition?
Merv: That question almost answers itself. We are a new company, in the process of registering with the Administration of Sirius. This limits us somewhat, in that we cant just 'come and go as we please', but also limits the amount of nefarious organizations trying to thwart our operations on a daily basis. We were founded about a month ago and eagerly await licensing from several organizations.
Si: What is the organization's plan for the next five years, and how does this department fit in?
Merv: We plan to become a fully licensed company first and foremost. Then we plan to grow our trade routes to any destination that will accept us peacefully. We plan on lobbying houses to make trade free and fair, and we plan to take an active part against slavers. The owner/operator wing will fit into this task by trading on [Ipx] approved routes with [Ipx] escorts, and recording and reporting any slaver activity.
Si: What are some of the skills and abilities necessary for someone to succeed in this job?
Merv: We believe in diplomacy before guns. You need to have a level head and an ability to work with all kinds of people. Also the ability to captain a large ship is a pre-requisite.
Si: What are the day-to-day responsibilities of this job?
Merv: You would be responsible for piloting your ship between pre-determined destinations, and observing all applicable laws during that time. You would also be responsible for monitoring any pirate activity, slaver activity, and 'legal' activity during this time. We like to keep records here at [Ipx], it helps with future diplomacies and any legal issues that may arise.
Si: What responsibilities have the highest priority?
Merv: That is an excellent question, one that deserves to be addressed, and one that (hopefully) sets [Ipx] a cut above the rest. As anyone who has ever taken a business class understands, the number one ethical responsibility of any business is to make money. You can't have shareholders without profits, or they simply won't hold your shares. That being said, the number one responsibility of a transport pilot is fly your route (obviously thereby bringing profit to the table). However, this translates to "fly your route and keep alive". If you are dead and your ship is destroyed profitability is out the window. Most people don't like being cloned, and many people wear "do not clone' orders similar to the 'DNR' orders of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. So to answer your question in a sentence: "Your number one responsibility is to fly your assigned route, secondary to that you should record any incidents that are non standard events, and of course do so while observing [Ipx] policies.
Si: It really is refreshing to see a corporation that values human life so much. It was a pleasure having you and I look forward to seeing you again sometime.
Merv: The pleasure is mine sir, thank you for having me.
