ble doors. They nodded and opened the doors for her. Stanley looked at them with wide eyes as they trained their eyes on him the entire ti

o it the liquid crystal in the glass cleared and he could see a large board room table and many chairs around it. The room was empty ot

windows. It's used once a month. Otherwise it remains empty. If we were to build the

ised floor. He could see the racks of servers, the air conditioning vents and exhaust, the power panels, the cable guides- He walked over to the

elf as the picture cam

room suffice

rator there? Extra air conditioning units?" Stanley was lost in a w

. We own the building so permission is only dependent on c

was only recently out of college and this would be his first job! He wasn't qualified to do what she was

ge! They'll have access to a large group of installers to do the cable runs and the server builds. I'm just talking about the

kers. Absolutely dedicated, hard-wo

was putting the future of her comp

hy

er head agai

-fuh-faith in my ab-abilities? You d

were quite impressed with your abilities. Savant was the word they used. I

five years at the college. Stanley got excellent grades in the old man's classes but he had to fi

n," she smiled gently to herself as she remembered. When she returned from her

ed him to tell her he was flattered but he'd pass. The louder voice told h

O

id with a ra

e a d-deal," he said,

spun once more and Stan

uld see it led to a small waiting room with an executive assistant's desk. A beautiful young woman sat be

rs was pulled back into a ponytail. Same large, dark eyes, high cheekbones, and a slim nose above full sensual lips. The onl

orning

tanley

office," the older woman sighed as her daughter's face slipped into a c

el

tanley

ley, this is Paloma Villamor

gasped as Paloma's

t for Mr. Hokensev?" the y

just

trembling and gently took his arm and guided him into his new office to sit in one of the chairs befo

." She turned to the doorway where Paloma was hovering. "Dear, contact the head of HR, Ms. Gunderan, a

, deep breaths to calm

ight?" Pal

id and Stanley picked up the steel in her tone.

he would end up in his own cubicle in a pod farm surrounded by other techs, maybe in charge of ordering and installing network adapters in workstations. Here he was sittin

in the doorway.

Mr. Hokensev's personal item

es

and he felt locked in place. "Do you like t

blackout curtains over the windows?" he asked in puzzlement. The woman nodded with a frown as if they offended

the floor lamp though." They were the only two items he did like. The re

d quietly clapping her hands

r. Garin here far more agreeable to work for than Mr. Hokensev." Paloma's smile just g

oots, surpassing her boss in height as well as width. Fair skinned and blond, the head of Human Resources was a powerfully built woma

newest member of our executive te

oven braid and the bottom was clasped with a shiny gold cylinder which he spotted as it swung like a pendulum