26-04-2022, 03:36 AM
Chapter 6: Flashback :: Day One at Work in America
Friday, Feb 9th, 2018
Barb admired herself in the gleaming mirrors of the women's washroom. It was day one on the job at her new employer, a large financial services firm. Sam had been working since they arrived in the US, but Barb had to hold on for a couple of months till all the paperwork was in place. Getting a job wasnt difficult- she was pretty good at cracking interviews. She finally accepted this role in the IT side of the financial services firm.
She was dressed to kill. She had her hair styled the previous day and spent a good deal of time on her make up this morning. She didnt need a heavy load of make up, just a light dose to accentuate her stunning looks. She had chosen a black blazer over a white shirt and a short black skirt paired with high heels. She clicked a selfie and sent it to her gal pals on their WhatsApp group. Within seconds, her phone was buzzing with compliments from her buddies. She liked being the Queen Bee and the fashion icon!
The morning passed quickly with HR presentations and other initiation sessions. By afternoon she met her manager, Allison. Allison was a white American woman in her mid 40s. She was perfectly polite and friendly. "Today is a quiet day" she cautioned Barb. "Most of our team is out. Maybe I'll do a full introduction on Monday. Lets go see who is around now".
Allison and Barb walked the floor, till they reached a desk. "Hey Sid" said Allison. "Barbara here is joining our team"
The handsome occupant of the desk stood up to his full 6 1" height and smiled.
" I want you to work closely with her on her onboarding and knowledge transfer" continued Allison. "You can start from Monday".
Sid couldn't believe his luck. He had caught a glimpse of Barb earlier as she strutted to the manager's office but had no indication she would be working with him. What a sexy, stylish woman!
"Welcome Barbara" said Sid extending his hand. "I look forward to working with you"
"Barbara sounds so formal" said Barb as she shook his hand. "Please call me Barb"
"Just don't call me Barbie" she said with a frown "I hate that". All 3 of them laughed.
Ooh La La thought Barb to herself. Some eye candy in this workplace as she checked out Sid with his macho good looks and rippling biceps.
Over the next few weeks, they spent a lot of time together as the only Indians on the team. Plenty of coffee breaks and quite a few lunches got some of the office folks gossiping about them. Barb enjoyed spending time with him. In her mind she justified it as just coffee or lunch between colleagues. No big deal.
One time, Barb clicked a pic of her lunch and then one of Sid looking hot as ever and sent it to her gals group. "Delicious ;)" she captioned it. Immediately there was a lot of oohs and aahs on her WhatsApp group. She smiled to herself, enjoying the attention.
However, Barb's enjoyable office routine would soon be shattered.
Friday, Feb 9th, 2018
Barb admired herself in the gleaming mirrors of the women's washroom. It was day one on the job at her new employer, a large financial services firm. Sam had been working since they arrived in the US, but Barb had to hold on for a couple of months till all the paperwork was in place. Getting a job wasnt difficult- she was pretty good at cracking interviews. She finally accepted this role in the IT side of the financial services firm.
She was dressed to kill. She had her hair styled the previous day and spent a good deal of time on her make up this morning. She didnt need a heavy load of make up, just a light dose to accentuate her stunning looks. She had chosen a black blazer over a white shirt and a short black skirt paired with high heels. She clicked a selfie and sent it to her gal pals on their WhatsApp group. Within seconds, her phone was buzzing with compliments from her buddies. She liked being the Queen Bee and the fashion icon!
The morning passed quickly with HR presentations and other initiation sessions. By afternoon she met her manager, Allison. Allison was a white American woman in her mid 40s. She was perfectly polite and friendly. "Today is a quiet day" she cautioned Barb. "Most of our team is out. Maybe I'll do a full introduction on Monday. Lets go see who is around now".
Allison and Barb walked the floor, till they reached a desk. "Hey Sid" said Allison. "Barbara here is joining our team"
The handsome occupant of the desk stood up to his full 6 1" height and smiled.
" I want you to work closely with her on her onboarding and knowledge transfer" continued Allison. "You can start from Monday".
Sid couldn't believe his luck. He had caught a glimpse of Barb earlier as she strutted to the manager's office but had no indication she would be working with him. What a sexy, stylish woman!
"Welcome Barbara" said Sid extending his hand. "I look forward to working with you"
"Barbara sounds so formal" said Barb as she shook his hand. "Please call me Barb"
"Just don't call me Barbie" she said with a frown "I hate that". All 3 of them laughed.
Ooh La La thought Barb to herself. Some eye candy in this workplace as she checked out Sid with his macho good looks and rippling biceps.
Over the next few weeks, they spent a lot of time together as the only Indians on the team. Plenty of coffee breaks and quite a few lunches got some of the office folks gossiping about them. Barb enjoyed spending time with him. In her mind she justified it as just coffee or lunch between colleagues. No big deal.
One time, Barb clicked a pic of her lunch and then one of Sid looking hot as ever and sent it to her gals group. "Delicious ;)" she captioned it. Immediately there was a lot of oohs and aahs on her WhatsApp group. She smiled to herself, enjoying the attention.
However, Barb's enjoyable office routine would soon be shattered.
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