Sabrina was happy that she was getting the hang of her new job. After only three days she already knew her way around the store pretty well. Her boss Mr. Martin was very helpful teaching her the shoe business.
Mr. Martin was nearly thirty years old. He was promoted to manager after the last manager had some trouble with one of the employees. He was a bit of a geek. Tall and thin but he looked nice in his suit and tie. He had dark curly hair and wore glasses. He was apparently pretty near sighted according to the other employees.
Sabrina stood five feet four inches and always wore a small heel on her shoes to make her just a little bit taller. She had shoulder length brown hair. Today she wore it in a ponytail.
The mall store had been open nearly a year now. She remembered buying a pair of shoes for her wedding at this store just after it opened. This was her second job that she had since she got married. The job at the car wash just didn't work out for her.
At this new job her co-workers were only too happy to fill her in on the gossip. Tim the salesperson who had been there the longest told her all about the previous manager. It seems there was some fooling around with some of the employees and he was moved to a different store.
Kaye the other salesperson had been there nearly three months now and didn't have much to say about the other people but always talked about her boyfriend Jimmy. He came into the store about three or four times a day when she was working. She would take a break and the two of them would go to lunch at the food court or at the break table in the back room. A small microwave and refrigerator were available. Soft drinks could be purchased. Coffee and tea were provided. Most of them brought their own stuff and kept it in the refrigerator.
Mr. Martin told Sabrina that he would teach her about the cash register after she completed her first successful week. She was looking forward to it. She made sure she did a good job running the vacuum over the carpet and checked the stock of socks and shoe laces regularly.
They always had boxes with unsold shoes to return to the back room. She learned more when she put the shoes back on the shelves in back so she made a point of volunteering to do that. The other salespeople appreciated it because that is one part of the job they hated. She had almost learned where the sizes and styles were kept.
Mr. Martin arrived just after lunch. He planned to give Sabrina some lessons in customer service. He put his jacket in the office. They went to the back room where there was an old chair and stool just like the ones out front for them to practice.
"Let's role play a customer scenario for a few minutes." He said. "You are the customer and I am the salesperson. Then we will switch and I will be the customer. Okay?"
"Sounds great!" Sabrina said with enthusiasm.
"Now you have come into the store and I will greet you." He gestured to her to back up a little. She moved back a couple of steps.
"Good afternoon. May I help you find something?" He said to her.
"Yes. I am looking for a suede pump." She said pretending to be a customer.
"I am sure we can find something you will like. Let's begin by finding out your shoe size shall we?" He said. "See how I got her to answer with a yes response to my question?" He asked Sabrina.
"Yes!" She said to him about the question he asked and "That would be good." She answered to him as the customer. He sat on the stool facing her. She sat in the chair and took off her right shoe. She placed her foot on the foot rest that is part of the stool. He brought out the shoe fitting tool.
"We call this the Brannock Device. It is the shoe fit tool that everybody uses." He said. "Oh my what a lovely foot you have." He said back in his role.
Sabrina answered him by saying "Okay." It was about that time that Mr. Martin noticed that Sabrina had no panties on. Her skirt was long enough for sitting on the stool when helping customers but when she raised her leg as a customer would it was enough to give him a surprise. The look in his eyes convinced her that he had noticed and she smiled at his awkward moment. "I'm looking for one in pink." She said knowing she never wore underwear.
He answered flustered by her boldness. "I think we can find some pink."
"Good! I have just the short skirt to wear them with." She said knowing she was making him nervous.
