Interview

The following day, Cassandra went to work early just to avoid such lateness like the previous day. As soon as she walked into the building, all her workers rushed to their seats of work and they all avoided her gaze because none of them wanted to get fired. 

Cassandra got out of the elevator and walked down the hallway that leads to her office. As she got closer, she saw some women sitting comfortably on a sofa kept for visitors. She ignored them and walked into her office which was not far away from where they sat. 

As soon as she got seated, her secretary walked into her office with her hand filled with files. 

"Ma'am" she let out, her eyes fixed on Cassandra who placed her bag comfortably on her bag rack. She turned her attention to the brunette wondering what she had to say. 

"Any problem Jasmine?" Cassandra asked, her fingers locked together as she stared at the lady before her. 

"There isn't a problem Ma, I just came here to deliver these files to you and to inform you that the ladies for the post of the PA are waiting patiently" she responded. 

"Do you mean the ladies outside my office?" Cassandra asked and Jasmine nodded and quickly backed it up with words. 

"Yes Ma'am, they are the ones that came here to apply for the post" she said. 

Cassandra didn't say a word, she glanced at a wall clock which was a few feet away from where she sat and realized that it was just two minutes past 9 am. There is still time for her to have to herself until the interview commences by 10 am but Cassandra doesn't have the time and she requires that whomever she employs must start the job with immediate effect, she doesn't have much time to play games. 

"How many are they already?" She asked Jasmine. 

"Seven Ma'am," Jasmine replied. 

"That's a lot already," Cassandra noted and glanced at the wall clock,"Tell them to come in one after the other, the interview will kick off now" Cassabdra revealed to the amazement of Jasmine who stared at her in disbelief. 

"Do you mean right now Ma?" Jasmine asked, looking confused. 

Pissed by her question, Cassandra looked up at her with a displeased look, "What is that question supposed to mean?" She asked in a harsh tone. 

Jasmine gulped down hard with regret written boldly on her face, "I am very sorry about that Ma. I will let them in just as you have stated" she said with a fast beating heart. 

Cassandra ignored her, "Place the files on my table and don't allow any more candidates for the interview, the seven women present is all that I need" she notified her secretary. 

"Okay Ma'am" Jasmine replied and got out of the office. 

Instantly, the interview kicked off, with her butt glued to her seat, Cassandra asked each one of them certain straight out questions that were easy for any experienced PA to answer but to Cassandra's disappointment, non of them matched the qualities she is searching for, it was like the more she interviewed them, the more dumb they look to her. Most of them could hardly speak boldly to her and the rest who were able to do so didn't have the right answers to some of her questions and Cassandra hated it to the core. This isn't what she was expecting, it was like she got what she didn't order and the annoyance in her grew slowly. 

With her eyes fixed on the last woman before her, the red head looked so timid, she had braces on her teeth and a pair of glasses. Her timidness alone was getting deep into Cassandra's nerves and she could not have it anymore. 

"You can leave now, my company will get back to you through your email if we need you" She said bluntly to the red head who quickly got up and walked out of the office with eyes filled with tears. 

With a heavy sigh, Cassandra rested her head on her seat, closed her eyes and rubbed them with her fingers with thought going through her mind. She just can't understand what just happened, no way! She can't believe this, she needs a PA today and getting to wait for the perfect PA till whenever she comes is making her boil inwardly. 

With an overflow of emotion, she rang Jasmine who quickly walked into the office. 

"You called me Ma'am," Jasmine let out. 

"I know that I did so!" Cassandra spat out and ready to transfer her aggression to Jasmine, "I told you that I need a PA, and not just any PA but a good and smart one just like my previous ones but instead, you allowed a bunch of buffoons to come in here and waste my time!" She said with anger. 

Jasmine shoke in fear, she looked down to the ground feeling very sorry, "I am very sorry about that Ma'am, I have no idea that they are incapable of the job". 

"Well now you know!" Cassandra fired back with flickering eyes, her gaze very confused. "Now, what can I do?" She inquired and continued with her words,"I don't have time to carry on another interview tomorrow and I need a PA who can resume work today, where can I get this person Jasmine?" She asked, still pissed. 

Still in fear, Jasmine looked up at her boss, "One more candidate came when the interview with the rest was going on" she said. 

Cassandra looked up with a ray of hope, "Around what time did Jasmine come?" She implored. 

Jasmine glared at her boss,"By 9:30 am Ma'am" she replied. 

Cassandra's head began to whirl, with thoughts, well, it isn't this candidate's fault that she is late. The program was programmed to begin by 10 am but she started much earlier. 

With a sigh, she looked at her  Secretary, "I don't want to waste any time on another person, do you think this lady is qualified for this job?" She implored, her gaze not leaving Jasmine. 

Jasmine gulped down hard, "It isn't a lady Ma'am but a young man" she said to the shock of Cassandra who stared at her very astonished. 

Jasmine quickly got on her knees with eyes filled with tears, "I am very sorry Ma'am. When I wrote the announcement, I forgot to mention that it is meant for women only until I saw him and he stated that he is here for the job. I told him that this job is meant for females only but he insisted that it wasn't emphasized and when I looked, he was right. I told him that he is late and you have gotten the amount of candidates but he still insisted that he is the right man for this job and he refused to leave until he gets interviewed" Jasmine narrated to the shocked Cassandra who couldn't believe her ears.