My first employee interview in the new company
After the stressful business studies, I found my first job as a sales manager at Graf GmbH.
Basically the job was really easy and luckily I had a sales team that did a really good job and also looked pretty good. Now you have to know that the sales team consisted exclusively of attractive, young women. Of course, the work was twice as much fun, although understandably it was sometimes a difficult task when it came to concentration. It was also clear that of course the rule was: just look, don't touch.
To stimulate my imagination a little, I started to browse various sites on the Internet from time to time. The women were always dressed sexy and had a dominant demeanor over the men. In short, they shamelessly exploit their feminine charms. Well, sometimes I forgot the deadlines for the monthly reporting, and sometimes also the dates for special evaluations that went directly to senior management, namely Ms. Graf, the owner and sole managing director.
It wasn't a problem for a while, I thought, as I had no complaints and the numbers looked very positive and trending upward.
Overall, things were going smoothly and our department was making more and more sales, so I didn't think anything of it when one day I got the call from Ms. Graf's secretary. I thought I would definitely get a raise since we were doing a really great job and were constantly setting new sales records for the company.
So I made my way to Ms. Graf in good time, eagerly awaiting what she wanted from me.
In the anteroom the secretary asked me to take a seat because Ms. Graf was still in a telephone conference that apparently lasted a little longer than planned. So I made myself comfortable in an armchair opposite the desk and was able to pass the waiting time because I had an unobstructed view of the pretty lady's beautiful legs, which thankfully also ended in pumps with 4'' heels. Since the lady was very busy, I was able to watch her undisturbed. I didn't even notice that the phone rang, whereupon she got up and went into Ms. Graf's office. It was only when she stood up that she snapped me out of my trance, and as I walked into the next office she gave me a knowing smile.
On the one hand, that was of course embarrassing, but if I had interpreted the smile correctly, she probably didn't find it unpleasant because her smile was quite friendly.
When she came back out of the office a short time later, she held the door open for me and asked me to come in. As I walked through the door, she asked me if I wanted a drink, which I happily accepted. Ms. Graf's voice came from the back saying that she was taking one too.
When I entered, Ms. Graf asked me to sit at the small conference table in a corner of the office because she had to take a quick note.
I took a seat at the round glass table and had a view of Ms. Graf's desk. Here, too, I treated myself to a look at the lower region and noticed that Ms. Graf's legs were also in stiletto pumps. But in black nylons. I could also see that she was wearing a skirt. However, I couldn't see how long it was from this angle. Ms. Graf also wore a tight, white silk blouse that created an inviting cleavage and it was easy to see my boss's impressive bust. Of course, I tried to be as discreet as possible because I didn't want to make the same mistake again. Especially with the boss.
In the meantime, the secretary came with the coffee and smiled meaningfully at me again. I thanked her politely and Ms. Graf stated that she was almost ready.
A short time later, Ms. Graf was finished, got up from behind the desk and came towards me. This gave me the opportunity to have an unobstruvted look at Ms. Graf in her entirety. Her pumps had a pointed toe and were at least 5' high. The skirt reached just above her knees and, like the blouse, was cut tightly.
I stood up and Ms. Graf held out her hand to me, which I then shook. I noticed that Ms. Graf had a pretty strong handshake when she sat down opposite me.
Then she started the conversation by telling me how happy she was with the numbers and my work. Looking at the documents again and again, she said: "Mr. MΓΌller. These are really great figures. Graf GmbH has never had such a strong year in terms of sales, and we owe that to you and your team."
I replied, "Thank you, Ms. Graf, for mentioning that. We work really well together in this team, and not only have a strong team spirit, but also very innovative ideas about how we offer our customers the service they really need. That seems to be catching on and we have our books full of orders for the rest of the year."
"That indeed seems to be the case. And I would like to personally thank you for your great effort. I really appreciate it, but that's not the only reason why I asked you to come to me. Because even though you're doing a great job in the interests of the company's success, I noticed that your management leaves a little to be desired."
Ms. Graf let the statement hang in the air and watched me, trying to read the effect of her words on my face. And I felt that there would be something to read, because I suddenly felt very warm and I had the feeling that the whole world was watching me.
"What do you mean, Ms. Graf?" was my extremely lame answer to the question that wasn't asked.
"Well, you see, I've noticed lately that your reports are rarely, if ever, available on the requested date, and I've been wondering why that would be."
"Well, I invest a lot of time in operational work and can't always meet the deadlines for reporting," I replied.
Whereupon Ms. Graf fiddled with her documents and took a closer look at a piece of paper.
"I figured you'd bring that up, but I also did some research.
There are some very interesting visits to certain websites under your IP address... during working hours, mind you."
Well, I turned red faced, probably enough to illuminate the city center at night completely.
"Well. I'm assuming that the late reports probably have more to do with these side hustles than with the intensity of the operational business. Really very interesting what you're looking for and what things you're obviously interested in. Let's see: Well... we often have "High Heel Office", "Strap-On Boss", "The Aunties Yellow Uncle", "Boss in Boots", etc.".
So I would say that's pretty obvious. What do you think?"
Well, what could I say... Either I was making a fuss about data protection or something. But then I would definitely be rid of this dream job immediately. Or I would give in and apologize and vow to improve.
I chose the latter. With lowered eyes and a shaky voice, I admitted the mistake and apologized. I was looking at Ms. Graf's shoes. And that didn't go unnoticed.
"Well. Apparently you like my shoes too," she said. "You can hardly keep your eyes off them."
Despite all the fascination with her really beautiful shoes, I didn't miss the change from the formal 'you' to the personal 'you'. In retrospect, I think she knew full well that she had me at the point where I could no longer escape.
"Don't you want to take a closer look at them?" Ms. Graf asked me. I then leaned forward. Ms. Graf now placed her legs on the glass table so that her shoes were within reach of my hands. "Now come on," she encouraged me. "Come closer." Even closer? Then I would have had to get on my knees and they would be right in front of my face. And that was exactly her intention. "Don't be so shy. Come closer. They don't bite. I know how much that turns you on."
Her encouragement found widespread support and she increasingly tore down my inner defensive bulwark.