Renee's POV
He looked very angry, well he had every right to be very angry with me, it actually felt like I hit him so hard that I still even feel the pain in my knuckles. He looked at me like he wanted to kill, his gaze never leaving me and a piece of tissue stuck inside his nose. I was so close to laughing but I knew it was not the right time. I had already accepted my fate and turned to take my leave when he said something.
"Renee Lutterbort, twenty four years old, applying for the post of a secretary to work directly with the CEO. Work experience? A caretaker and a cashier at a convenience store." He said, making me turn right back to look at him.
He was holding my resume in one hand, while he used the other to hold his phone.
"Why do you think you should be hired for this job?" he asked all along not even paying attention to me as he kept using his phone.
"I may not have direct experience as a secretary, but I am a quick learner, highly motivated, and eager to apply my transferable skills to this role. Throughout my academic and personal projects, I have developed strong organizational skills, attention to details, and communication skills. I am confident in my ability to multitask, prioritize tasks and maintain a professional demeanor in a fast-paced environment." I said as I recited the sentence I had already memorized for this moment.
My palms felt sweaty, I could feel sweat dripping out from my pores, I was nervous but at the same time confident.
"Well you are not up to my standard or what I am looking for in a secretary" he said making me raise my eyebrow in confusion.
Whatever does he mean by that? Who does he think he is? To tell someone else that they are not up to his standard?
I was driven to ask him that one question
"And who do you think you are?" I asked, my voice clearly held anger and was beginning to break.
I began to walk towards him, anger laced in my tone as I spoke.
"What makes you think I would not be able to do a good job as your secretary?" I asked him as I walked closer to his desk and stared at him eyeball to eyeball ready to defend myself.
"First of all, Mr. Arrogant I understand that__" I was cut short again by him.
"Mr. Arrogant?" he asked me.
"Will you for once just stop cutting me short when I am trying to talk?" I asked him in anger.
He looked quite shocked that someone could talk to him in such manner and I did not even care one bit as I was already fed up of him cutting me short every time I was saying something.
The words I heard next, brought shock to my spine.
"You are hired"
Those words made my eyes widen in shock, it felt like I did not hear him the first time.
"Wait what?" I asked, waiting for him to say it the second time so that I could be sure I heard it correctly the first time.
"I said you are hired, you are to start work on Monday morning, by 9:00am, and I do not condone lateness, as I always arrive at 9:20am. You must always be seated at your desk before I come in and also lest I forget, my coffee must always be made five minutes before I come in, two shots of espresso, three tea spoons of sugar and cream."
"Do not make a mistake on my coffee order, I repeat never make a mistake on my coffee order no matter what" he said as he stood up from his there and began to leave his office.
I stood there, stunned, surprised as to what exactly just happened and why he had so much and unnecessary rules. I waved it off and began to walk out of his office happy that I at least got the job eventually.
My next agenda was to go shopping for new corporate clothes, as the one I already had were limited and did not seem to fit the work of the secretary of a big firm or that of an arrogant CEO. I laughed as I remembered the incident that happened earlier in the day.
I was quite amused about the whole interview of today, I had really expected to not even get the job but seems like my speech about how I could prioritize tasks and also multitask really touched him. I was really looking forward to working at the most popular corporation in LA and as a secretary to the CEO for that matter. It all felt like a dream come true, an achievement, a stepping stone into a great path.
Working as a caretaker and at a convenience store for about seven years of my life with little income, was not what I could say as having a great life. All the money I earned either went to the treatment for my sick and almost dying mother or to feedings, I never even had time to take care of myself, but now, with this type of job I was sure to be getting enough pay to carter for my needs.
I sighed as I shook off the thoughts from my mind, I headed to the clothing store where I would be getting my clothes.
The clothes looked so good but very pricey, varieties of clothes were hanged in different places. I kept checking the price tags and I kept getting heart attacks
"Why are corporate wears this expensive?" I muttered to myself as I kept checking the prices on each clothes, the prices looked like if I just get two corporate wears, that would be equivalent to my one month salary.
I sighed as I signaled the sales staff that was standing quite close to where I was.
"Do you by chance have corporate wears that are less expensive than this ones?" I asked the man as he walked closer to me.
"Yes we do, follow me" he replied as he signaled for me to follow him, leading me to another aisle that had other multiple corporate wears.
These ones looked more cheaper and affordable. I selected about five wears, three were gowns since I did not really like skirts as they were quite uncomfortable for me and the remaining two were skirts, for special occasions.
After picking out everything I needed, I paid and left.