-That's right," I said, smiling. -What else do you want me to say? Surely my words are going to be repeated just as the other applicants repeated them, to the point that you already know them by heart. Therefore, I see no point in saying that I chose nursing because it is a noble profession, because I like to help others, or even because it will secure my finances. When I say "it fascinates me", I think it covers all these areas, except for the last one, since that is too banal and it is known that this profession is not so well remunerated for what you work for. However, many times the smile of a patient or a family member is the best payment there can be.

-Then we won't pay you if we hire you," the doctor told me, and I smiled.

-I don't care if I don't get paid," I told her, and her eyes almost popped out of their sockets. -I just want to practice nursing, and I don't care about the money.

I shut the doctor up and once the interview was over, I left. If they don't hire me, it doesn'