Chapter 1
When I started my company, I had nothing. I literally built it from the ground up. During that time, I married and had 3 beautiful children. The more I built my company and my family, the harder I worked to ensure I would not lose either. I am now, 15 years later, a very wealthy and successful business man.
I am grateful for the success I have achieved but it came with a price. In order to achieve such success, you must sacrifice somewhere else in your life. For myself, that sacrifice was my marriage. As we had more children and I worked harder, it became almost impossible to invest time into the marriage for both my wife and me. Don't get me wrong, I love my wife very much and I know she loves me but she works so hard at running the household and the family that she has no time for me when the day is done and I can totally relate. By the time I get home, I have just enough time to play with the kids, get some dinner and watch a little television. Somewhere in the middle of my evening routine, she slips into bed. Our time together on any given day is easily less than 2 hours.
After many years of this, I was frustrated in many ways, especially sexually. I knew I could not leave her or my children. I knew I loved her as she loved me. However, I needed help! I needed someone to take care of my needs that were no longer being taken care of by my wife. After much thought, I decided, I needed to hire a personal assistant.
It just so happened that my plan to hire a personal assistant could not have come at a better time. The economy in our state was very bad. The unemployment rate was higher than average and the need for work was overwhelming for many. As sad as it may have been for so many, it could not have been any better for me. I was not hurting in the way so many others were. As a matter of fact, I was flourishing and enjoying success to the fullest. My company was enjoying record profits. I had just moved my entire corporate office into a brand new building that I had built. My office was the entire tenth floor with all of the amenities I had always dreamed of. So for me, the circumstances and timing of my plan was perfect because I had what so many wanted and more importantly needed, Money!
Chapter 2
After 4 separate meetings with my longtime friend and lawyer, I had the necessary contracts ready in order to cover myself and my company during and after the hiring process. The time had come. I was ready to place the ad and I did. The ad read as follows:
Executive Personal Assistant Needed for busy Company Executive.
Must be neat and organized.
Must have computer experience.
Must be willing to travel.
Must have a great attitude and willingness to work hard.
Outstanding pay and benefits for the right person.
Now I know on the surface, that ad is very basic. Believe me, that is exactly what I was shooting for and it worked. I placed that ad on the internet and within 24 hours, I had over 100 resume' s. I immediately weeded out those who were to qualified. Translation, those that had been personal Assistants before. That left me with 62 applicants with very different backgrounds. Some had experience as executive secretaries. Some were receptionists. Some were house wives. Some young girls. But they all had one thing in common. They were all unemployed. Perfect!
So I set it up so I would interview 15 a day. When they arrived, the receptionist on the first floor would have them fill out a questionnaire that I custom developed just for this position. In addition, they would be require to sign a written agreement that my lawyer had developed stating that all information discussed during the interview process was considered privileged and was not allowed to be discussed outside of this building. Of course the language was worded in such a way to really scare the hell out of somebody especially someone sitting in this elaborate building who had absolutely no money to fight a lawsuit. We were pretty confident that it would work.
After they completed the paperwork, the questionnaire would be faxed up to me and when I was ready, they would be sent up. This was the set up and I was ready to go. I was nervous but I had an advantage and I knew it. I had what these women needed, money.
Chapter 3
It was Monday morning and at 8:45 am my first interview arrived for her 9:00 am appointment. At 8: 57, my fax spit out her paperwork and I took a good look at it. I was excited. She had answered most of the questions the way I had hoped.
Question 8 asked her to describe her home life. She described her home life as stressful due to the economy and her husband being recently laid off from his job.
Now I know that normally, I would reject this candidate for that answer alone but for what I wanted, that answer was perfect!
I called down to the receptionist and told her to send the candidate up.
When the elevator door opened, I was there to greet her. I like my privacy so the tenth floor was mine. No one else worked there and anyone who needed to see me had to call up and announce there self. When she stepped out of the elevator I like what I saw. She was an attractive woman, 41 years old to be exact. She had the body of a woman who had children. She was easily 5'8 with a little extra weight but that weight was well proportioned and in the right places. Her hair was brown and a little longer than shoulder length. She smiled big and she should because her smile was bright and inviting. My only hope was that she would be smiling when we were done.
We exchanged greetings and shook hands. I liked her hands. They were small and delicate. I pointed to an open room with a large conference table and directed her to go there as I followed so I could get a good look at her from behind. She was dressed very conservative in a black skirt that fit her well and a blouse that covered most of her large breasts. When she arrived to the room I invited her to have a seat. I sat across from her.
As we got comfortable in our seats I noticed that she was a little nervous. I like that!
"So Deena, thank you for coming in today. As you know, I am in need of a personal assistant. I need this person to take a real interest in fulfilling my needs on a daily basis. This person must be available to help me and assist me as I see fit."
She smile as I was talking but I could see a little confusion starting to creep in.
" This will be a very demanding position for the person that is hired.