“Thank you for making it on time. Ready for the first day of real work? Follow me this way, I’ll drop you girls off at your managers’ office one by one. First, let us drop Nicole off first since her manager’s office is the closest to here,” the woman from yesterday said.
Everyone was clearly excited and perhaps a little anxious about meeting their new bosses for the first time. The codename and the mystery surrounding the identity of the managers only added to the tension. As luck or the locations of the managers’ office were to have it, I ended up being the last girl left after we had sent off the other three girls.
“Only you left now. Are you excited, Natalia?” the woman asked with a pleasant smile.
“A little…” I replied.
“Sorry that you had to be the last one, but your manager’s office is furthest away. This way please,” the woman said before leading the way.
She was right, the office we were heading to was a slightly long walk away after an elevator ride that transcended many floors. Finally, the woman came to stop at a very large pair of doors.
“This is Knight’s personal office. Beyond this door you will find one desk and that is yours. There is another pair of doors inside just like this one that will lead you to Knight’s personal office where he works,” the woman explained.
I nodded in understanding. So now what? Do I just go in there alone?
That seemed to be the case because the woman did not take a step forward or act like she was going to open the door at all.
“Good luck. I hope you enjoy working for our company. Of course, if you have any issues or concerns, you can reach me at the secretarial department,” she said and then left.
I stood in front of the door before I closed my eyes and took in a deep breath. This is it. I can do this! I can do this!
Compose yourself, Natalia!
While praying that my new boss wouldn’t be an overly strict or nagging person with an unbearable personality, I pushed opened the door. The room beyond had a worktable, some paintings of flowers on the wall as decoration and a set of sofas which were probably meant to be used by people waiting to see the boss in the next room.
Slowly, I tiptoed across the room to the other pair of double doors that would lead me to the boss’s private office. I breathed in a deep breath and held it before lifting my first up and knocking softly on the door.
“Come in,” a muffled voice said from the other side of the door.
My boss new boss is a man. That’s all that I could make out from the voice. Well, I had expected that anyways, so this new piece of information wasn’t exactly new.
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