I got the call as I was walking out the door. They wanted me to come in for an interview with the department head. Apparently, the supervisor I had first seen liked me enough to recommend me for a different, higher profile job, not to mention a much higher salary with bonuses. I was flattered. HR set up a time for me to come in the next day, at about 3:30pm.
I got to the department head's office at about 2:45 the next day. I made sure I was looking especially good that day. I had on my new black knee high boots with a multi-colored sweater and a black skirt that ended just above my knees. I had black thigh highs on under the skirt, just to feel that extra bit of confidence (they'd never know I had them on!). I sat in one of the chairs next to the empty desk I assumed belonged to his assistant. I was only there for a few minutes when the door opened and people started to walk out. Not one of them had a happy look on their face. I heard someone bark, "Cynthia! Get me that chick that's here for the interview!"
A lady walked out and gave me a hesitant smile. "Mr. Hawkins will see you now, Ms. Raymond." As I walked by her, she whispered, "He's not always like this." It did little to calm my nerves.
I stepped into the office and looked around. There was a conference table when you first walked in and it looked like it could easily hold 20 people. Cynthia was busy clearing the table of glasses and paper. "Cynthia! Aren't you done yet? Close that door when you leave!" I jumped at the bark and turned toward the voice. Mr. Hawkins was hunched over the enormous desk, scribbling on some paper. I could tell this was going to a very interesting interview.
I walked forward and stopped at the corner of his desk, waiting for him to acknowledge my presence. He glanced at a sheet of paper and then up at me, not moving anything but his head. "Ms. Raymond, have a seat," nodding toward a chair that was placed in front of his desk.
No wonder this job is open, I thought. No one would want to work for this guy. And I bet those bonuses were probably quite large to try to entice people to stay.
Since he was busy with his paperwork, I was able to study him more closely. He wasn't a bad looking guy, quite attractive actually. His brown hair was long enough that you could run your fingers thru and just barely grab a hold. I didn't get a good look at his eyes but I thought they might have been hazel. Regardless, they were beautiful. And there was a neatly trimmed goatee to complete the face. Hmmmmm.......
I shook the thoughts from my mind and kept looking him over. His button down shirt had the top two buttons undone and his sleeves were rolled up to his elbows. From what I could see, he had nice looking arms. They looked fairly strong, like they could lift almost anything. I studied his hands, noticing his thick fingers. And that they were tapping. I jerked my eyes up and found him looking at my face, an eyebrow raised.
I could feel the blush all the way to my toes. Damn! I got caught staring at him. I really hope I wasn't drooling. Since it had been two weeks since I had gotten laid, I know that at least one part of me was drooling....
"Ms. Raymond, I see you are interested in being my assistant. I've read your resume and heard what Sue had to say about you. Apparently, she thinks you can handle the job. Would you mind doing a few things my assistant would usually do? I like the hands on interview. Let's me actually see if you can handle the job." By then, he had leaned back in his chair, resting his folded hands on his stomach.
I was intrigued. "I must say, I have never had an interview like this, Mr. Hawkins. But I am willing to try. What kinds of tasks did you have in mind?"
He leaned forward in his chair, assessing me. "Let's see. I have two more appointments today, some letters that need to be typed, some calls made and some filing to be done." He shuffled around his desk for a second and handed me a sheet full of names. "These people need to be called to see if they are coming to the dinner on the 20th. All the info is on the top of the desk out there." He handed me a blue folder crammed full. "Here are the letters that need to be typed. There are four on top that I need done today."
He stood up and came around the desk. "Follow me."
I stood and followed him out the door, back to the desk. He pointed to the enormous stack of papers in the inbox. I looked at him, "How long has it been since you had an assistant?"
He shrugged his shoulders. "I'd say about a month. They keep sending temps over to keep the paperwork at a manageable level. For some reason, they keep leaving after a day."