The narrator begins this chapter by asking the reader if he's the one who's asking for a job. He's not, of course, the only one asking for the job. The narrator asks the reader whether he likes ice, snow, or ice cream. He also asks if he likes to shake his head and shake his tail. He then asks if the reader has time to enjoy himself. He tells the reader that he just wants to train himself to be a good person. He asks if there's anything he can do to improve himself. Then he asks the narrator if he can just relax and enjoy his life. He says that he'd rather give it his all than let someone else do it for him. He goes on to say that if he had to do it all over again, he would do it right away. He wonders if the narrator has enough time to have a good time. He points out that the narrator is wasting his time complaining about his job prospects when he should be working on his own job. Then the narrator asks if it's okay for the narrator to go to the lobby to get the mail. He doesn't want to waste any more time complaining. He wants to know why the narrator hasn't finished his job yet. He thinks the narrator must be daydreaming about his new job prospects. When the narrator tells him that it looks like he was wrong, the narrator wonders if he was just daydreaming about something. He is curious about the narrator's response to the question of whether or not the narrator should accept a job offer. He questions the narrator about whether the narrator would accept the job offer if he were being asked to do so. He suggests that