For the last five months I've been unemployed. I graduated from university with a degree in Art History and it definitely did not make me more employable. Unexpectedly, I got an invite to an interview as an office junior. I thought I'd done okay but I really didn't expect to get the job as I didn't have any relevant experience. However the day after the interview they rang and offered it to me. I accepted straight away, but I was so nervous that I couldn't remember the details of my start date and time. I thought she'd said Monday at 9 so I decided to turn up half an hour early just in case I had misheard her.
The building was right in the centre of London, one of those really tall, modern glass buildings. I reported to reception, and was led to my office. On the way it was explained to me that I would be an Executive Assistant to the Director which shocked me as I thought that I'd interviewed for a junior role. I must confess that I didn't even read my contract before signing it, I was just so eager to have a job and no longer have to rely on my parents to get by.
I was told that I would be in training all day, my first session involved learning their database. I sat at my desk waiting for the arrival of the person who would train me. I turned on my computer in preparation and logged on.
"Sara?" said a voice behind me. I turned around to see a man. He was incredibly good looking, maybe in his mid-20s. He was tall, blond, muscular and was dressed in a way that accentuated his broad shoulders.
"Yes, that's me," I replied, smiling at him.
"Hi, I'm Jack, I'm the Office Manager and I will be showing you how to use our database," he said.
He then proceeded to show me, it was fairly straightforward and I picked it up fairly quickly. Jack seemed pleased with my progress and his praise made me feel confident in my new role.
Once I had grasped the basics, he moved on to the more complex processes and as he was explaining them I felt his hand on my leg. At first I wasn't really sure what was going on. Maybe he was just being friendly and didn't realise that this was inappropriate? I'm probably naΓ―ve. Nevertheless I wasn't sure what to do. As I dithered in my mind over the best course of action, I felt his hand travelling further and further up my leg. I pushed my chair away and his hand fell off my leg. He ignored this and continued to explain the database. From then on I ensured that there was plenty of space between us for the rest of the session.
The session ended, but I didn't have time to dwell on what had just happened as my next training session began almost immediately, this time it was online and I didn't have to interact with anyone for a while. The rest of the day went by really quickly and there were no more incidents.
I left work exhausted, when I got home I found my copy of the contract and had a read. I was on a salary that was Β£15,000 more than I thought it would be. Amazing, but odd. It was a lot of money for a job that was basically administration. I guessed that they thought I had potential and that degrees, regardless of the subject, are more valuable to businesses than I had thought. What had happened today with Jack had been strange but I hoped that he wouldn't try to do that again and I would make sure tomorrow to set the boundaries between us.
The next day I went to work and as I sat at my desk, I was told by a colleague that my boss had requested to see me. I stood up and walked towards his office, a little nervous about meeting him for the first time, I put on my brightest and most confident smile. I knocked on the door and waited until I heard an impatient "come in" from inside the office. I walked in and was greeted by the sight of my boss sitting at his desk. He was a middle aged man, with dark hair and eyes with attractive features. His face was a little fat and he would have clearly been much more attractive if he lost a little bit of extra weight.
"You're late," he barked, his eyes narrowing as he saw me enter through the door.
"Uh, sorry sir, I, ah, came as soon as I was informed that you required me," I answered nervously.
"You were late yesterday and again today, this is not a very good first impression to make. I want you to be in the office promptly at 8am every day. It is unacceptable to saunter in whenever you feel like it, this is your one and only warning before you're fired," he said in a firm tone of voice.
"Yes sir, sorry sir, I will not be late again," I replied promptly. I knew I should have clarified what time I should start work yesterday, I was such an idiot and now I had made a terrible first impression on my new boss. Shit. This day just couldn't get any worse.
"Well don't just stand there then, I'm paying you to work aren't I? Sit down here," he said pointing to chair in front of him, "and get out your notebook as I will be giving you a list of tasks I would like you to complete."
As I walked toward him I noticed something under his desk, it looked like a black woman's shoe. As I got closer I could see even more, firstly I saw skin coloured stockings, and then a woman's arse covered by a navy thigh length skirt. As I got closer I could also hear sucking and slurping noises.
"Well don't just stand there then, sit down," he grated out impatiently. I crossed the short distance left to the chair and sat down.