My alarm woke me up as usual and I got up and made my wat to the bathroom, I did my business and took my bath, I finished thirty minutes later and decided to wear a orange and white striped office pant, a matching suit and a milk colour top with my black high heel, I wore a light make-up, fixed my room and grabbed my office bag, I went to the kitchen and greeted my mom.
"Good morning mom, I hope you slept very well?"
"Was your night great like mine." Mom teased
"Of course mom," that was a total lie "what are you making for breakfast? Let me take over, you should go seat." I ordered.
"I am almost done with the pancakes, let me finish making them."
"Our daughter is right honey, come seat at the dining table, she will finish making them." Dad said as he walked into the kitchen giving me a kiss on my forehead.
"Good morning dad."
"Morning dear, I hope you are good."
"Yeah, work is not much stress right?"
"A little but its nothing I can't handle." He said as I put a pancake batter into the frying pan.
"You know you have to retire soon."
"I will in a couple of years." He said and walked with my mom to the dining and they began to talk and giggle, I just smiled and admired them, I hope west and I will be like this some day, will be a loving couple.
I finished making the pancakes and served my foster parents their breakfast and I ate mine, I finished my breakfast, said my goodbyes and got into my sleek car and drove off to work. I asked the accountant to finish off from where we stopped yesterday, giving me all the account for the company's expenditure.
We sorted out everything and that problem was solved, I ordered the employees accounts to be unfrozen, I found out we were paying salaries for four extra people that doesn't exist and I fired the people responsible for that and informed Mr Bullard immediately, anyways I'm glad that part is over.
I still had to interview people for the position of assistant, I decided that I won't give Sasha an assistant, I will face the CEO and tell him that Sasha is not in the right position to have one.
I still have about two hours left before the interview so I will go meet the CEO now, I left my office and went to the CEO office, my heels clicking on the tiled floor.
"Good day sir." I greeted politely.
"Morning Axymah, I was just about to send for you."
"For what reason sir?"
"Why did you suspend Sasha?"
"She disrespected me sir that's why."
"Did she not do her job well?"
"She did." I wondered where this conversation is going.
"Did she engage in fraudulent acts in this company?"
"No."
"So why on earth did you suspend her?" He yelled so loud that I even flinched back a bit.
"I thought I did the right thing Sir."
"Well you didn't, I was not expecting this from you, it seems the whole MD position has gotten to your head."
"No sir, I am sorry sir, it will not happen again."
"Save that apology for Sasha, you will ask her to resume work first thing tomorrow, if she does not resume work first thing tomorrow... say goodbye to your job."
"Sir..."
"That should be all about that! Why did you come here? Did you want to say something?"
"Well yes, I was just wondering why Sasha needs a personal assistant, if she gets one all the other staff will also get one for themselves that's why I think its not a good idea to get Sasha an assistant."
"You have a point," He said and I smiled internally "you may not get Sasha a personal assistant."
"Okay sir."
"Don't forget you have to visit the company in which you gave the contract to and ensure that they are carrying out the contract effectively."
"Of course sir, may I take my leave?"
"Yes." I left his office and let out a breath that I didn't realise I was holding, I am glad Sasha will not an assistant anymore, I will phone her and ask her to resume work first thing tomorrow morning, I thought as I walked back to my office. I got to my office and took a seat on my chair, I picked the file that has all the staff's record and looked for Sasha's information, after successfully finding it, I dialed the phone number that was written there with my office phone, it rang once, twice, on the third ring she picked up.
"Hello who is speaking please?" She asked in a polite voice.
"Am I speaking with Sasha Jinkie?"
"Yes, who is this?"
"I am calling from Grafeer's inc. You are speaking to Axymah Issah." I decided to take my foster parents last name after much thought.
"Oh, its you, what do you want?"
"I want you to resume work first thing tomorrow morning."
"Why? Has my suspension been cut short." I could picture her smirking evilly.
"Yes it has."
"Why? I prefer not to resume till the original date which is Friday."
"If you don't resume tomorrow I'll be in trouble so come to work tomorrow."
"You will be in trouble you say, in that case I will definitely not resume tomorrow." I made a mistake telling her that.
"You have to."
"I won't and you can't make me unless you beg me." Its official I hate this lady.
"Please come to work tomorrow, please, please, I beg you please." I said frustrated.
"Not like that although that was pleasing to hear, come over to my house and beg me."
"You can't be serious."
"I am dead ass serious, come beg me today or else you will get into serious trouble." She said and hung up, I moaned in frustrated, can this day get any worst? Just then my office phone rang.
"Yes?"
"There are people here to see you, they said they are here for an interview."
"Yes let them come in one after the other, I am so sorry I forgot to inform you, that was so unprofessional."
"Its okay." She said and hung up, I forgot to tell Mandy the lady at the desk that I am hosting an interview today, I had lots in my head yesterday, soon I heard a knock on my door, I can't believe its two hours already, how time flies is surprising.
"Come in." I yelled and a guy in suit and a office bag walked in.
"Good day ma'am I am here for..."
"I know why you are here please take a seat." I interrupted him, he sat and looked like he was ready for any question I have for him.
"What is your name?"
"My name is Andrea Noah."
"Let me see your credentials," I said and he handed me a file and began to speak.
"I am an graduate of university of Indorin, the course I specialize in personal personnel...." He kept talking as I looked at his credentials and his English was fluent, he looked smart, I didn't have time to be calling others so I will just ask him some questions and if he gets it right I'll give him the job and he will start work immediately.
"That's why...."
"I have heard enough." I interrupted, even though I heard literarily nothing, I still told him I heard him, he mustn't know that I didn't hear him.
"What would you do in a situation whereby I was summoned by the boss but I was absent?"
"Well I would tell him your head is buried in work that he should tell me what he wants to tell you so I'll deliver the message, its part of my job." He answered, his answer could be better but it seems good enough.
"Okay so your job description is going to be that, I give you orders regarding work and you follow them, also to cover for me always, never be rude to the boss always be as polite as possible..."
"Does this mean I have gotten the job?" He asked in amazed.
"Yeah what else, anyways your salary will be forty thousand every month, you will start work right away."
"Yes ma'am." He could not contain his excitement, he was grinning ear to ear.
"First of all go out there and tell the other people that came for the job to leave then ask the woman at the counter to announce that you are my new personal Assistant then report back."
"Yes ma'am." He said and left, I took a look at all the file that was submitted on my table, I have to finalise all this, I will ask him to go company I gave the contract to first thing tomorrow morning but first I'll inform the MD of the company right away, let's not forget I still have to go beg that Sasha girl.
I looked online for the nearest flight ticket to Botswana, it was around 6:00am in the morning, good enough, I scrolled down for the amount of the money I'll need to pay One hundred and fifty thousand, that's an quite affordable.