My Team

"Don't be nice to me in the office, don't even show that you know me!"

„Sophie, everyone knows we were in America together…"

„What?! Who spread the rumor about us and what exactly?"

„I mean at the training…"

„Ah, yes…"

"I don't know anyone here either, so don't be mad… but you'll be my right hand even if you don't want to, because I trust you."

"Well… fine… „

Hearing these words made me a bit prod.

„By the way, isn't this round beard awkward? I mean, for business men… don't you have to have a shaved face?"

"Maybe… but I don't have a heart to shave it when women love it so much."

He winked at me.

"I mean your non-existent girlfriends?"

I threw it mockingly, just in time, because the elevator door opened and I slipped through it.

"Uh, you… little naughty…"

He followed me.

"Just so that your boss doesn't sentence you to overtime…"

„Ah… „

Me and my big mouth…

" Mercedes! Please invite everyone to the meeting room, it is time for new colleagues to introduce themselves."

He signaled to a young copper-red haired secretary, who was working not far from the elevator.

„Come to the courtroom, we'll wait for the others."

„All right."

Barely 10 minutes passed and the 20-seat hall was full.

„Welcome everyone! My name is Dereck Loarsen and I have been appointed as Director of the Marketing Department as of today. Contrary to rumors, I was born in England and worked as an intern for 4 years in the design department, in this building and at the suggestion of management, for another 5 years as a manager in the marketing department of the American branch."

Many whispered at the hearing of this information. Well, yes, no one welcomed a stranger in a leadership position, so now most disliked employees immediately became positive.

I don't know if others have noticed that he's been with the company for 9 years�� how was he hired at 18? I don't know what this guy knows… but I know he didn't get the director's chair for his two pretty green eyes.

"And the lady next to me is Sophie Miller, the new manager of the shop window team!"

He gestured to me. There was nothing to explain in my scene anyway, everyone is only interested in the result the team produces under my control, so I stood up and bowed respectfully.

„ Well dear Colleagues and Colleagues… let's get to work!"

He left the room.

I looked around and saw plenty of contemptuous, skeptical pairs of eyes, no one talked, but I could almost hear them say "how many times did she spread her legs for the position?".

I would have liked to shout that ZERO…

"I'd like to ask the showcase team to stay, I wish everyone else good work!"

When there were only 5 people sitting at the table, I took a seat again. I opened my notebook and took a deep breath…

„ Then let's start!"

The colorful company of my people was formed as follows…

Travis is the only intern 23 years old, starting at the company 1 month ago. At last someone who is younger than me ... he just got a basic degree unlike me. 175 cm tall, black-haired brown-eyed mommy's favorite… He doesn't really look like he's going to survive his first year at the company, but it doesn't matter.

Emma is 26 years old, she has been at the company for 2 years. The real bookworm type on the outside, huge glasses, tousled brown ponytail, grandma cardigan and gigantic breasts… I had to concentrate a lot not to look, even me… who is straight. It soon appeared that she was the Errand-girl co-worker. Come here, go there… because if you have seen a lame person… then she is.

Melody, the interim manager, did not liked the fact that she was pushed out of the boss's chair by me… because the post was vacated since the previous manager went on maternity leave… for half a year .. she just didn't come back to work, so until the new man was raised, that is me, temporarily Melody carried the team on her back. After all, in 7 years she couldn't climb up… that was a breaking point, even in a relationship. The 42-year-old colleague looked like a real model mummy… bone skinny, glued black cleopatra hair, centimeter-thick plaster on her face and chin were so pointed that she would have gone smoothly with a leaf knife… it was ovious that we will not be BFF's.

Finally, the soul of the machine, the Ben-Dan combo. They worked for the company for 25 years, they started at the same time, cousins. Two very good-natured gentlemen, nearly 50 years old, both had white gray hairs in their brown hair, and wrinkles were visible around their brown eyes, indicating that they belonged to my father's age group. There was nothing they didn't know about the company… the history of the shops was in their fingertips and most importantly, they were open to any novelties.

After a quick field visit, I successfully acknowledged that only Melody is a hard nut to crack… the two youngsters will not speak out against me, because they have no experience with it, and the two old men will, as long as I bring the right standard, be happy to help.