"I was standing in swanky restaurant in New York City wearing a black dress short enough to satisfy management, and I had just broken the most important rule of the job." “What’s your name?” Catherine O’Hara asked me, leaning forward in the booth. “What’s your story?” I was standing in a swanky restaurant in New York City wearing a black dress short enough to satisfy management, my hands clasped behind my back in case a manager appeared. I had just broken the most important rule of the job: