"Thank you for pointing that out. The truth is that there was no fresh vacancy. We only replaced the three staff members who had gone AWOL. By the way, why did you ask? Do you wish to be employed twice?"
He smiled, and the staff smiled too.
"No Sir. It is my wife. She studied Catering and Hotel Management.
"I have been waiting for an opportunity to get her employed at the Company Canteen?"
He shook his head in the negative and responded.
"The canteen staff members are not Cherry Fields staff. The canteen was contracted out to independent contractors. Secondly, husband and wife are not allowed to work at the Cherry Fields. So, your wife should sit at home and be cooking for you and managing you."
They all laughed heartily at the man who regretted ever saying his opinion, but Ken was not through with him.
"On a serious note, can't she work elsewhere like the Imperial Hotels and Towers, the Mustered Seed or the Grand Crest?"