![]() “The early bird gets the worm, right?” –Denver PostĢ. “I filled out applications in my car,” McGlochlin said. As a single mom with little savings and two young girls to support, she couldn’t afford to wait. This excerpt is about a woman who started applying for new jobs as early as she could to have the best chance of getting a new job quickly.Īfter getting fired, McGlochlin drove her 1995 Buick straight to Smoker Friendly, a tobacco retail store, to apply for another job. Interviewee: I do, but I believe I can work just as well, or even better, later in the morning.ġ. arrives.Įmployer: You seem surprised, but we strongly believe that the early bird gets the worm. THE LATE BIRD GETS THE FULLInterviewee: Really? Wow! That seems pretty early.Įmployer: And we expect most employees to arrive a little before that so that they can be working at full capacity by the time 7 a.m. However, a regular workday starts at 7 a.m. An employer uses the idiom during an interview with a potential new employee.Įmployer: So, sometimes our employees have to come into work earlier than normal. Remember, the early bird gets the worm!Īxel: Well, that sounds intense! Maybe you should go alone. If we want to get those, we have to be there first. There are only a few items each for the biggest deals. Mario: Of course you were joking! We have to be there a few hours before the stores open, so we can get a good place in line. What time do you want to go? Sometime in the afternoon? It might be exciting to try something new. I’ve never gone shopping on that day before. Mario: Hey Axel, do you want to come with me shopping on Black Friday? That day has the best sales of the whole year.Īxel: I guess I could come. Here is an example in which two roommates are discussing going shopping on Black Friday. Small restaurants and diners will advertise early bird hours or rates to attract those people getting to work early.ġ. This phrase is so commonly used that it is even shortened to early bird on occasion. Likewise, people who arrive first have a better chance than those who arrive late. The idea behind the expression is that the birds that wake up the earliest have the best chance of catching a good meal, since no other birds have awoken to pick for worms. This English expression first appeared in a 1605 book of proverbs by William Camden. The early bird gets the worm is a proverb which emphasizes the importance of starting something early to maximize the potential outcome. Being first improves the chances of success. ![]()
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