"I see you were last employed by a psychiatrist,"said the employer to the applicant."Why did you leave?"

"Well,"she said,"I just couldn"t win.If I was too late to work,I was hostile.If I was early,I had an anxiety complex.If I was on time,I was compulsive."

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psychiatrist:정신과의사
win:설복하다,(남의)마음에 들게 되다
anxiety complex:[신경정신과]불안감
compulsive:강박적인

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"정신과 의사한테서 일했었군요.어째서 그만둔 거죠?"하고 고용하려는 사람이 찾아온 여자에게 물었다.

"글쎄요.도저히 그 분의 비위를 맞출 수가 없었어요.출근이 좀 늦으면 적개심이 있어서 그런 것이라고 하고,좀 일찍 출근하면 불안감에 사로잡혀있다는 것이며,정각에 출근하면 강박감에 사로잡혀있다는 겁니다."