Atkinson group.
I remember the day I got a job at this company being the happiest day of my life. The windy trees slapping my face, the drizzling rain that felt like a whip on my face because of the wind and the 3 buses I missed in a roll should have been a lot of warnings to me that even if I got this job the day I got it would be last happy day I ever experience.
3 YEARS AGO
ATKINSON SUBSIDIARY HOTEL, SALBAY CITY
"Garner?"
The interviewer says looking at Halit who looks like an outcome of a disaster. The two other interviewers looks at his CV and murmured a lot before they all get a shocking look on their faces.
"Congratulations Mr Garner. We can't wait to get you on our team."
The interviewer says standing up to extend is hand to Halit for an handshake.
"I'm employed?"
2 YEARS AGO
HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM
"You idiot, does everyone who has the president's surname related to him? Why would you give a job to someone who came to an interview looking dirty?"
Halit stood behind the door listening to his manager talking to the same man who interviewed him then and worked in the recruitment team.
"His surname is Garner! Have you ever met anyone with that surname except from the chairman's family in your life?"
The Recruitment staff says in his defense.
"I should have known when I saw the university he went to but I and the other members thought the chairman had sent his son undercover to see how our hotel location is doing and I thought if I buttered up that idiot my promotion would finally happen this year."
He says again in frustration before taking another puff of his cigarette.
CURRENT TIME, JANUARY 22.2024
HUMAN RESOURCES TEAM
You might be curious how they found out I wasn't related to the chairman that I got a job because of. It was just 2 months after I was employed when the oldest son of the Atkinson group came to our hotel for an inspection. He was trying to harass one of the female employees who's also a rookie like me and I interfered. I nearly lost my job that day because of the amount of curses he rained on our manager for "training me well".
Since then my life has been hell.
"Halit Garner!"
My manager roared my name as he entered the office making me the centre of attention all of a sudden.
"Yes?"
I say as I slowly stand up from my seat and make my way towards his office that's demarcated from the rest of our office area by glass.
"I wonder what he did this time"
"Oh, poor guy."
I can hear my co-workers whisperings like they're been bass-boosted on a mega speaker as I make my way to the office.
*SLAM*
My boss drops a bunch of files on the table as he stands up from his seat angrily.
"About the Budget for the New year's event, why is there an additional 20,000 pounds here that can't be accounted for?"
My manager says looking at me with anger in his voice.
"I think you'll know about that more than me Mr. Oaklands."
I say in an unbothered tone.
"What?"
"Is this some kind of revenge from you asshole?"
"I clearly told you not to record me taking the money in the final year report didn't I?"
Mr. Oaklands screams at me.
"But it's my job to record every penny spent in our department and I also clearly told you sir that I'll be recording every penny that's taken out of the department's funds."
I respond to Mr. Oaklands not breaking eye contact.
He looks at me for a few seconds that felt like hours before giving me a weird smile that immediately makes my skin crawl.
~This is not going to end well~
I think to myself as he walks towards me before placing his right hand on my left shoulder.
"So take responsibility for your actions."
"Do you think that money was taken by just me?"
"Now, you'll bear the consequences of your actions. You thought you were being hardworking?"
Mr. Oaklands says now pushing me backwards with his hand.
. . .
You see...
When I woke up this morning I hit my pinky against my reading table and I also got coffee poured at me by mistake when I was rushing to get Coffee for this same man.
"Bull shit"
Mr. Oaklands stops his actions and puts his face right and looks me right dead in the eyes.
"Say that again"
Mr. Oaklands says with his face veins now popping out in anger.
"Won't you get your head out of my face!"
"Your mouth stinks!"
I say as I use my left palm to push his face from my view.
. . .
"Mr. Garner!"
I look in the direction the voice is coming from to see Katrina waving my work mug in her hand. After the whole me standing up for her during our rookie days issue 3 years ago, she and I never had a proper conversation.
"You left this"
Katrina says placing the cup in the plastic box I'm carrying with my stuff in it.
"I... I wish you all the best Halit. Let's have a dinner sometime."
Katrina says awkwardly before nodding and running back towards the company building before I can even respond.
I scoff happily looking at the mug cup in my box.
"I'm unusually happy for someone who just lost his source of income without a severance pay."
I chuckle to myself looking at the sky that's unusually clear today because it's been raining for days.
"It's really beauti..ACKTOOEY"
A bird just pooped in my mouth!!!
I guess I'm not the only one enjoying the beautiful weather.