The rest of the day seemed like a bit of a blur. Madison was shadowing Alan as I got on with everything else I needed to do in my office. The sound of her heels thudding across the lobby only reminded me that, although being insistent in making her where the heels that were provided, she had somehow managed to wear what she wanted in the end and she looked amazing in it. I could see as the day went on, that instead of Madison shadowing Alan, Alan was doing most of, if not all of the work. Alan repeatedly showed Madison time and time again how to check somebody into the hotel, but whenever there was a guest waiting, Alan would look at her to say 'Are you going to check them in' and she would just smile. After that, Alan would do it for her.
"The next one you can do if you like'".As Alan was asking, Madison dropped her name badge and went to pick it up, Alan could not stop staring at her incredible ass as she slowly picked it up, I could see her looking at him out of the corner of her eye.
"Sorry what was that" she said acting like she hadn't heard Alan's request.
"Ummm, nothing, don't worry, can I get you anything, a glass of water? Can of coke? You are probably due a break now?" Alan said, jumping to command like a puppy.
"Oh yeah a can of coke would be great, do we need to pay for that?" Madison said whilst sitting down lazily in the chair.
"Oh, well we do, but don't worry, it'll be my treat"
"Are you sure?" She said with a bright smile on her face.
"Yeah, you have worked so hard today, it's the least I can do" Alan replied.
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, she hadn't worked hard at all. All she had done on her first day was follow him around, staring at her nails and smiling at the rest of the mesmerised team members. Oh and stick her foot in my face. Now she was just sitting there with a drink Alan had paid for.
Just as she started putting her two feet on a cabinet and that's when I had enough. I got up from my chair and went to confront her.
"Please don't put your feet up here, this is a place of work"
Madison was just finishing the gulp of her drink.
"Oh hi, boss! Alan said I should take 5 as I have been working really hard today"
"Haven't you already had a break" I asked
"I said she could have another, it's my fault Charlotte, don't blame Madison" Alan insisted
"Alan you have somebody at the desk to check in" Madison ordered.
Alan, without hesitation, followed orders and went to the desk. I was again completely shocked that someone of Alan's stature, having been working for the company for longer than me would just take an order from a 19-year-old without question.
"You can't boss people around like that Madison, it's your first day"
"Oh yeah, sorry, it just comes naturally to me, plus he did say I could take a rest"
"I know, but you should be out there learning from him and not back here with your feet up drinking" I insisted.
"Are you okay now Boss after earlier?"
Madison quickly changed the conversation.
"You seemed a little disoriented thereafter that little incident?"
"I'm fine" I quickly cut her off.
"Were my feet really that bad?" She said as she started taking one foot out of her Louboutin boots slowly.
I didn't reply straight away as I watched in surprise as she dangled her nylon-clad foot around the office as if it were normal behaviour.
"What are you doing?" I said
"Well you have me self-conscious now, everyone I've ever met has said I have perfect feet, some even like them too much, are they not nice?" Madison said as she looked up at me staring at her feet.
"Yes, they are umm nice..." I said completely puzzled by the situation.
"Thanks, boss, it's nice to know my boss says I have nice feet, it couldn't have been that bad having them in your face earlier then"
she giggled before taking another sip of her coke and putting her boot back on.
Before I could reply James was shouting my name across the foyer.
"Charlotte you have a queue at the desk!"
As instincts took their toll, I jumped on the desk and started checking people in, but after my 2nd person I turned around and looked at Madison still with her feet up on the cabinet, on her phone, drinking her coke. How did she get away with it? How did she continue to live life on easy mode, whilst we are out here doing the work? Just as these thoughts are running through my mind she looks up and gives me the brattiest smile I have ever seen, but I can't help but think to myself, how are you so pretty?
As everyone was packing up to head home Madison came into my office looking bubbly and as fresh as ever. It didn't look like she had worked an 8-hour shift, in truth, she barely did.
"Hi boss! Just wanted to come in and say I have had the best day and I am so excited to be working here"
"That's good! Although it will only get harder when you stop shadowing people and have to take care of the shift on your down" I replied making sure Madison understood that she couldn't just rely on others to do the work for her.