My criteria

When I told Mike about my criteria for my helpmate, he said something very unexpected. Shocking, in fact.

"Hmmm, are you looking for a hireling or a boyfriend?" Mike asked shrewdly.

I was affronted, "How could you say that? Of course, I'm looking for a colleague! Not a... a boyfriend!"

I took a deep breath, "Ok, perhaps I had been a bit too stringent in my selection criteria. But the boss did ask me to hire someone I can get along with. At the very least, there must be some chemistry, right?"

Mike's eyebrows went up a little higher and he had this look which said, "Ah, I rest my case!"

"Wait," I held up a hand. "Maybe chemistry isn't the right word. What I really meant was errr.. team spirit. Yes, team spirit and camaraderie!"

He didn't look very much convinced at my motives, which are entirely blameless, let me assure you. After a while, I gave up trying to convince the skeptic and proceeded to do other better things. Like giving him a cool stare while drinking my coffee nonchalantly. After all, the more defensive I get, the more he would think that I have something to hide!

Anyway, my criteria is really straight-forward. That person preferably should be:

• Younger - so that I can bully mentor easily. The older they are, the more difficult it is to lord over lead them.
  
• Flexible and gungho
  
• Good with computers and IT peripherals
  
• Great in communication - this is where the 'team spirit and camaraderie' bit came in
  

As you can see, it's very different from My Dream Guy poem. The normally astute Mike has read me wrong this time. Heh heh heh.