The renewed focus on work and study soon had me lined up for promotion, of course the growth in demand for the company's products was another aspect of this. One area that I was interested in was inventory computer systems, RFID location systems, all tied together into MRP and purchasing. In basic terms, because of my work history in this area combined with my studies, this made me what I thought an ideal candidate.
My boss at the time thought so too, except he was of the opinion I should be involved at the sales side whereas I was more interested in installing, integrating and implementing the systems we sold.
Another candidate in the running for the sales position was Anita, a quiet and calm lady in her early thirties. I had this feeling she fitted the classic 'still waters run deep' mould. I had also spent enough time working with Anita to know she was more than capable of doing the sales work, her only downside being the meek or geeky initial impression she left on people. The good thing was that she was aware of this and was working to improve this aspect.
All that was left now was to convince my boss that Anita was the right choice for the sales role and that I was more suited to taking part in the installations.
Kaye was keen to help Anita change her demure look to something Kaye referred to as 'sexy but professional'. As Anita, Kaye and myself sat down over lunch it didn't take long for the girls to connect and hatch a plan. The look that Anita gave me when Kaye referred to me playfully as her toyboy was funny, but she made no further enquiries into this aspect.
The following week Anita started coming to work dressed in line with the job she wanted to take on. It's not like she went from geek to vamp, but the change in clothing combined with the apparent confidence it gave her, made for a big change in her initial impression.
The boss wasn't easily convinced though and was still favouring me to take the sales role. In the end I suggested that he consider the advantage that Anita would have, as an attractive woman in a sales role. I know it's an old fashioned opinion, but combine beauty with brains and no man can top that! She had the professional look, more than capable of handling the technical aspect, and to top it off she had been in line for this until I showed up on the scene a few months earlier.
In the end the boss agreed to give Anita the sales role, albeit grudgingly, and with the proviso that she be backed up by either myself or the other install techies to work thru the finer points. Anita didn't need this backup at all, but if it kept the man in the corner office happy...
Anita was thrilled to get the sales job, the car and the various perks of the job. She started having lunch with Kaye and then coming round to the house Kaye and I shared. The second visit to the house Anita asked over lunch why I hadn't pursued the sales job myself. The honest answer was simply that I wanted to keep her in the team, if I'd doggedly gone ahead and pursued the sales job then the team would be without Anita, either on account of her leaving or feeling left out.
Several projects later and Anita was feeling confident, earning good money and enjoying her place in the team. To this point there was no boyfriend in her life, an area she was guarded about and I didn't press for info she didn't volunteer. Over time I'd picked up she'd been dumped by a guy who was supposedlu going to marry her, then subsequently she'd been single for too long...now with her newfound confidence it seemed she was going to find herself a new man.
My Saturday 'job' at the country club was still a good money spinner even if it was getting a little monotonous, rich older woman wants to bang hung young stud sort of summed the days up. Yeah I know, why should I complain huh? Had been on numerous long weekends with generous and rather horny married women and for all the world I was living it up as lothario to the neglected wives...
What was missing though was the thrill of the chase, with prostitution it was just wham bam thank you mister. Let's not kid ourselves, a prostitute is all I really was. The drained emotions were telling me to give this lifestyle up, regardless of the financial incentives. Had a talk with Vera and she understood my problem, she'd seen it happen before no doubt. At least I had a career alongside my part time job of dicking older women.