"I like your office, it's bigger than ours"
"We are many, what may I help you with?"
"Thought you would be thrilled to see a girl in here. No offense to you young lady, I see ya", Kat said. There was only one girl in there and by the look of it she was more boyish than a normal boy.
She didn't care. But sure was pissed. Kat was trying to make friends out of them. She would be working in there , can't hurt to have acquaintances. She can't endure silent treatment like they do.
"You're provocative. You do hate us right?"
"Of course I do, you are brave than I am. It's only natural to feel threatened around you guys. Especially you Young.",She was addressing her friend's interest. He smiled making that icy face melt then right back to his craft.
"Take a seat"
"Are you the prefect I'm here? I heard you work with testing team as well".
"We are not cheerleading. I just am like you, only better of course. I collect their tryouts and make sure the feedback they are giving is justified"
"I see, you are a multitasker. Your poker face makes me think of you as the joker. Do you make jokes? I mean any of you guys."
"She's wordy.", A guy said.
"I am. Who are you?
Sorry that's rude, what are you ? Is that even correct? "
The guy ignore her. He must have been pissed off by that. She sure had knowledge on how to get to them. Raj was disappointed though, be never liked to see his staff disrespected.
"Guess jokes aren't funny anymore.", He commented. Kat was making enemies where she would be working in for months or even years if fortunate.
"What have I done? Is getting to know you guys a crime now? Jesus!", She wasn't upset. She just acted like it . Meanwhile, half the coders were thinking 'this bitch!'
Like serious man he is, Raj went straight to the business. Maybe he was trying to be charming to the new girl like Gunn is. He definitely had failed.
"How much do you know about NFT and crypto currency at all, we should start there? ", asked Raj. Kat was making her next move working with Raj, he wasn't anything sophisticated. She found him irritating but still good company than most of his workmates, they were mute.
"I have some crypto on my wallet. Trading now and then gives me thrill and education I need about crypto world. I don't currently have any NFTs but I know how to mint it, if that helps ", she hated her truth.
Raj weighed in," You will need to dig deeper into NFT world and crypto currency before presenting me with that kind of ideas. I'll transfer one bitcoin to your wallet to work with.
You can trade, buy NFTs and try minting your own before we think about your proposed offer.
Did you say that Gunn was excited about this?", Raj inquired. At the moment it felt insulting. To Kat and Gunn.
Kat nodded. Gunn did seem passionate about her suggestion on her first day, was he being kind? Was her idea nothing but a joke? It sure sounds like one given what Raj asked of her in order to continue with it.
" He might have been kind to the new girl, next time you see him be sure to see a very different Gunn. He did not flirt with you, did he?", ever busy Raj said working on his desktop and mobile device.
That office was ever busy, other coders and staff hardly looked at her – if ever. It was as if they didn't notice her and Raj talking.
"No! Is that important now?
I heard from my friend Priya that it's kinda true. He did not do it with me though, is it a good or bad thing?", Kat wanted to know more about Gunn. Which better way than his pals.
"Depends on how you see it, what do you think?", Raj sounded high pitched, like he didn't like the idea of it. Too early in the game.
"Good I guess?", she replied with uncertainty. Her mind screamed 'bad!'
"Don't lie, you would have liked it. All girls do. But, don't be flattered when it happens, it's the same thing with all girls ", he was trying to break her expectations. Was he jealous of Gunn? She had to ask ,in a nicer and unnoticeable way
"Do you guys hate him for that, not giving you attention like he does with opposite gender?"
"Not possible, he jokes with us. What matters is his motive , which always is to make sure that we are loosened up around him although it never happens ", Raj mumbled.
His colleagues nodded in agreement. They were listening, that was creepy of nerds, what they really are.
"I know, I would not be more relaxed hearing him joke about anything at all, because he is kinda hot. I don't mean like you're not , you do know what I mean
Most insulting thing to say to a guy. I'm kinda honest in a way. ",, she tried to make them feel appreciated. As if they also were beautiful.
Handsome they were, sure. But not close to him. As she thought about it she felt like she had said the wrong thing. They must now hate her. Truth hurts.
"Don't waste it on me. I care less about what people think of me.
Send me your wallet address, we don't like wasting time unnecessarily ", with the tone. Kat knew she had wronged him. Must be the same with his team.
"Can I scan your contact? I don't have it ",she requested. It was getting uncomfortable and tense by second.
"Get it from telegram group "
"You guys have a telegram account for the company? I was not informed of that"
" It's not for everyone, only for the top employees "
"Burns. Like we are the third wing, right?
I'm not, I'm just a mare sales and marketing consultant. That's why I was passed on . Thanks for reminding me how little I mean to the firm ", she was insulted. Maybe she deserved it.
"None of your friends has it, they are all on WhatsApp group, which I'm sure you were invited.
You showed up in here with nothing valuable, your expertise in marketing is hardly needed in here, it's not that much of a challenge to you. "
"You mean like I'm unqualified?"
"No, just qualified to do marketing and not in this department. That's why you must act only as marketing consultant on demanding matters.
Your job is with us, you will be marketing and advising Seniors on digital space like NFT and consumer experience. You are with us now"
"Did you decide that right now or was it your intention all along? "
" We kinda knew what we needed as a firm. You'll have to learn from scratch.
Open a new crypto wallet address and start your trading from there. I would like to see what value you will add to one bitcoin after a month or how much value you will have lost.
I'll measure it fairly, with the price at the time. Make sure not to devalue it , your stay here depends on it. Less you will be working with marketing department for life"
"Is that a promotion I am sensing? I didn't know that I would be getting up here this early, I envisioned it by three months from now.
(Without wasting time she was getting into gossip. Had to.)
What is wrong with Jen and the Boss though, I kinda saw it yesterday while meeting with him.
PS, it didn't go well , I thought that my career here was over already. Can't tell how thrilled I am to get your offer to work with geniuses "
"I might have led you on, we don't gossip up here", Raj made his pals giggle.
"Classy. All girls likes gossiping every now and then, you should try it sometime. It's good.
Right, sorry.
I have set up another address already, you can scan,", she gave him her phone. He scanned it and gave the phone back. She was one Bitcoin richer now, maybe she should run with it.
"You can go now", he commanded.
"Will I not have a space in here? I thought I belong with you, I mean your department.
I kinda will be joining the telegram group too. I'm kinda your equal in a way. "
"Sassy
Not yet, perhaps not ever. You aren't promoted yet.
What you do with that coin by the end of the month will determine if you are one of us or not. Satisfying enough?"
"Nice time to you all, tell your colleagues to at least greet me, they are kinda rude", she said.
"Again. If you want to work for GPLAy you must know what products we are selling. Make sure you play a lot of games . At least finish one before next month, okay?",he concluded.
She felt shitty. How in the hell did she say the games don't have an ending right in Gunn's face? Be must hate her by now. She should have been more careful.
Raj gestured her to leave, maybe she was overdoing it, too early to ask for friendship?
After she had left he texted Ana. He wanted to notify her that they were already bonding. That they were friends at work. More so,to ask for more details on her. He needed to insert himself in her life like a pro. She would definitely hate him if she ever found out.
He knows how to keep his cool. It sure will take ages for her to figure it out. Maybe it will be too late. Who knows.