Part 19
The next two weeks were anti-climactic for Tim. Both of his young employees were on their best behavior after their humiliating exposure during the previous week. After all, the office was an actual place of business, and both young women were good at their jobs, as was Tim.
Tim pitched a handful of potential clients the next week, and Mia pitched several of her own. They signed three new clients, and completed short campaigns for two existing clients, and the following week brought more of the same.
The fledgling satellite office was off to a great start, and Tim was only mildly disappointed that both Julie and Mia made no more than 3 mistakes in each of the next weeks, even though he did look forward to the next time he'd have a chance to get his hands on each of their pert bottoms.
His boss Shawna came by from the main office several times to check in on their progress, and she liked what she saw. Tim showed her their books, and she liked that even more. When he asked her if he could hire a new account rep, as had been promised, she surprised him by giving permission for him to hire two.
Tim called Mia and Julie into his office to talk about it. "I've got the OK to hire two new account reps. Since Julie recommended you, Mia, and since you've done so well, I was wondering if either of you know of any other good prospects for the new hires?"
Mia blushed happily at the compliment, and looked at Julie. "We do know a couple of other girls from our old sorority. They both graduated last year. I think they'd both be great at the job, but I'm not sure if one would go for it."
Tim said, "Tell me about them."
Mia said, "Both of them are really smart, and really outgoing. They both majored in advertising. Kaitlyn is very high energy, and bubbly, and she was especially good at writing ad copy during her internship. Anna is a little more on the serious side, but she can be very charming, and she was always an idea machine during our group projects."
"They both sound great. Which one do you think might not go for this job, and why?"
"Well," Mia said, shooting a glance at Julie, "Kaitlyn would love the job, I'm sure.
But Anna might be a little... hesitant."
"Why?" Tim asked, fearing that he might know the answer.
Julie stepped in. "Anna is a real feminist, so I'm not sure how she would react to your... disciplinary methods."
Tim tried not to look disappointed. "Don't you two think of yourselves as feminists?" Both women nodded. "I think of myself as a feminist, too. You know that I'm not against hiring women, and compensating and treating them well."
"That's true," Julie said. "But you also spank them when they make mistakes at the office!"
"Not too many feminists would be okay with that," Mia agreed.
"And yet you two are," Tim pointed out. Mia and Julie both shrugged, and nodded.
"Okay," Tim said, "why don't you two talk to Kaitlyn and Anna, and see what they think? Tell them the way the office works, and be honest. If Anna is offended, I'll move on. But if one or both of them are interested, I'll have them come in for an interview."
That evening, Mia and Julie met Anna and Kaitlyn at a local bar. They explained the nature of the job. Everything went extremely well, until they got to the punishment system.
"You're kidding!" Anna said.
"That's crazy!" Kaitlyn said. "He actually spanks you if you screw up, like you were naughty children?"
"It's hard to explain," Julie said, blushing.
Mia jumped in. "It sounded crazy to me, too, at first. But it hasn't been that bad. He's actually a nice guy, and the work is challenging and fun. The base salary is in line with industry standards, but the commission on any accounts I bring in is really good!"
"Mr. Johnson has given me a commission incentive, too, which never happens. I've got the title of office manager instead of secretary, and I get monthly bonuses that are tied to the total amount of business the office does each month."
"But he spanks your asses!" Anna nearly shouted. Several patrons nearby looked at the four women at their table, and Mia said, "Keep your voice down!"
"I just can't believe this," Anna said, more quietly.
Mia said, "I know it sounds crazy. I gave Julie a hard time about it when she brought it up. But there's something about the way he runs things. He's not mean, or unfair, and he's not a leering perv about it."
"Do you think he's gay?" Kaitlyn asked.
"No," they both said at once, and then giggled a little. "I mean," Julie said, "it's obvious that when we had our skirts up and our panties down, he liked what he saw."
Kaitlyn leaned forward. "He had a hard-on?!"
Mia and Julie both nodded, blushing just a little.
"How... big is he?"
"I can't believe this conversation," Anna said.
"I didn't have a ruler out or anything," Julie said, grinning.
"But you could tell that he wouldn't have come up short," Mia said, and all four girls laughed, Anna in spite of herself.
"And you said he's hot?" Kaitlyn asked.
Julie and Mia both nodded, and Anna repeated herself. "I can't believe this."
Mia said, "We didn't think you'd go for it. We'll tell him you're not interested."
Anna held up a hand, and Mia remembered her initial conversation with Julie about the job. "I'm not saying that, necessarily."
"You are interested?" Kaitlyn said, surprised.
"I'm not thrilled about it," Anna said. "But I need a job. And if the rest of the job is as you describe it, it might be worth at least going in for an interview."
The other girls were excited. "It would be so cool to all be working together!" Julie said.
"Yeah," Mia said. "And we'll have him outnumbered. Maybe after we get a little experience and start bringing in our own clients, we can renegotiate with him."
Kaitlyn said, "We could threaten to all quit at the same time, unless he agreed to stop the sexist punishments!