After such an unexpected and erotic lunch break with Veronica, Jane had to gather herself and drive over an hour to her meeting with the corporate office. She was left breathless by the sexy Latina. Her thong was still soaked, but it was a delightful reminder of the time they had together.
She quickly sprayed a bit of perfume on herself before putting her jacket on. Though Jane worked for a fashion company, she didn't have the money to have very nice clothes. She was wearing her best outfit, hoping it would impress the interviewers.
"I can do this," she said, as she took a deep breath. "I deserve this!"
Jane had grown a lot in the past few months. She was once a shy and insecure girl, just trying to survive at a new company. Now she was an accomplished woman, with the confidence she needed to interview for a promotion.
She needed the entire hour-long drive to get her heart rate down, but it only grew as she got closer and closer to her destination. When she finally showed up, she was greeted by the receptionist before being brought inside. Jane was taken to a conference room where she was introduced to two people, including Jennifer, who she recognized from the conference call.
"Hello Jane," Jennifer said. "Thank you for meeting with us."
"Thank you for having me today!" Jane responded. She was nervous, as she found herself in the same room with these important people.
Jennifer formally introduced herself, along with the other person. "As you know, I'm Jennifer. I am head of the department. This is Mark, the chief operating officer."
"It's so nice to meet you both."
The meeting began with each of the members explaining their specific roles and duties within the company. Jane was impressed as they shared their visions for the future of the company.
It started to feel like a real interview when they started asking about her experiences and responsibilities with the company. She was nervous, but she answered with confidence.
"Well, as you know, I am an intern. After graduating from college, I applied here because I fell in love with the fashion industry. I figured I could get important work experience here, and maybe even work my way up to a full-time job someday."
"When I first started working here, I was just doing some small tasks so the employees could focus on their important responsibilities. I would do little jobs like refill the water, make coffee, make some of the easy service calls, pick up packages, and other easy tasks like that."
"Yes, that is what we expect from an intern position," Jennifer responded. "So, how did it get to the point where you were helping with such an important project?"
"I guess over the past few months, I was able to help a bit more than expected. I may not have the work experience, but I was willing to learn, so I could help. I was able to type some of the items up or make the documents look more presentable. As time went on, they began trusting me with even more responsibilities."
"As my own work became easier, I was able focus on helping the others even more. One of the girls there, Veronica..."
"Yes, we know who Veronica is," Jennifer confirmed.
"Well, we are actually pretty close. I've helped her on a few of the projects. She's really busy, so I do what I can to help her."
"Is that so?" the group asked.
"Yes," Jane answered. "Before the presentation, last Friday, Maria asked Veronica to help her finish a few projects. She let Veronica choose one person to stay late and help with the projects."
"And she chose you, I'm assuming?"
"Yes! Even though I'm an intern, they trusted me to help them with the important projects."
"And you ended up taking over?" Jennifer asked.
Jane tried not to blush, as she remembered that she took over the projects once Veronica and Maria fell asleep after an intense session of sex. Surely, she couldn't tell them about that.
"I secretly took over some of their tasks. I just wanted to help them out. I never planned on taking credit for it, but Maria insisted on giving me credit."
"And how did you know how to finish their projects?"
"I've looked things they submitted, on my own," Jane explained. "I just thought it would be good for future references. But outside of that, I just kind of winged it."
The group looked completely confused. "You winged it? You did that well...just by winging it?"
"I just planned on doing my best, and if they wanted to change anything, they could fix it quickly. I came up with some designs to finish off the work they already started. I thought they would change several things."
"But they didn't, did they?"
"Maria told me she didn't change anything. She just added some notes, based on the format that you all wanted."
"That's really impressive, Jane," Jennifer said. She and Mark began to talk quietly amongst each other.
Then Mark turned and looked at her. "Jane, if you don't mind, we want to ask you a few more questions."
"Of course."
"How old are you?"
"I'm twenty-three," Jane answered.
"Wow, so young!" the they chattered. "We knew you were young, but we didn't know you were that young."
"Yeah," she answered, as she blushed. "Is that a bad thing?"
"Not a bad thing. Just makes it even more impressive."
They continued to talk, never getting too personal or finding out too much about Jane's personality. She was actually happy that they didn't dig too deep, but she was also a bit surprised that they didn't ask her more questions. Overall, Jane felt pretty happy with the way she conducted herself. The interviewers also seemed pleased with her answers.
"So, Jane," Jennifer started. "This is what we want to do..."
The anticipation was killing her as the big moment finally arrived.
"With what we've seen and heard about you, we think you have so much potential. You're doing so many good things for such a young woman! We feel like you have a lot of room to grow. Are you interested in relocating here?"
"I'm interested."
"We have a position available here. It's almost liked an intern position, but it comes with a significant pay increase."
"Intern position?" Jane asked in confusion. "Like, the same job I already have, except out here?"
"Not exactly," Maria responded. "You would be working in the COO's office. You would be learning from him and there would be a path to some very prestigious positions!"
Jane was still perplexed by the thought of retaining her intern title. They did a good job of fluffing the position up. But still, she had a lot more digging to do before she could really decide how she felt.
"How much more will I be paid?"
"Well starting out, it would be a fifteen percent increase. But you'll be on a path that will lead to several higher paying jobs. So, it's not about your pay right now. It's about the trajectory that you will be on and setting up your bright future!"
The fifteen percent increase wasn't exactly what Jane was hoping for. However, she did like the trajectory she would be on. And she was confident enough in her abilities to work her way up.
"How long do you think it would take to get a higher position?"
"It just depends," Jennifer said. "There is no way of knowing. But in time, we will find out."
Though Jane was confident in herself, she wished she could get a little more clarity on her future. However, the conversations continued to be quite vague after that.
"Look, we know you have a lot to think about. This is probably a lot for you to take in.
How about you go home and take some time to think about the offer. This isn't something you want to decide in one day. After that, we can go through our extensive benefits package. There's a lot of value in our benefits package!"
After their meeting was adjourned, Jane was left with more questions than she arrived with. She drove home as she contemplated everything that happened. She wasn't usually one to talk on the phone while driving, but with the long drive she had plenty of time to spare. She had to call her favorite person.
