Something New

Twenty Eight

I took a deep breath as I look at the tall building in front of me, this is the main office and the biggest infrastructure here in the Metro owned by our family. I haven't been here ever since I was a first year high school student. 

So probably, no one knows me as what my father had originally planned, to work here starting from the bottom so we could all avoid the employees treating me differently. 

Hindi ko nadala ang sasakyan ko ngayon dahil saka ko lang naisip na kung dadalhin ko iyon, baka makaagaw pa ako ng pansin, to think that in my resume, I am a fresh graduate with no experience at all as this is my first job, well technically, it is. 

But good thing that Zeke drop me off here, the whole building is heavily guarded and from the outside, if I am an ordinary person who's not familiar with lavish things, I would get intimidated by this building. I took a deep breath one more time before I started to walk, there are ten steps towards the main entrance at may nakakasabay din akong ibang mga empleyado.

As far as I know, employees of PK Empire have two choices when it comes to their business attire, for women, they can wear either a skirt or slacks for their bottom in any color so long as it is still following the company policies. While men are allowed to wear any business suit they want the same as how it is still under the rules the company has set for their employees.

Newly hired employees are given two sets of business attire, for women, a pair of black slacks and a skirt with the same color, two white long sleeved dress shirt, two sets of black blazer and a pair of black high heeled shoes. For men, they are also given two sets of suit and tie and a pair of leather shoes. 

All of it are given to newly hired employees, and because I am a newly hired employee here even though I didn't even applied, and because of how my father wants me to learn this way, I am wearing my uniform. Black skirt, white dress shirt and my black blazer and heels.

If only he didn't personally told me to wear this outfit, I would come here sparkling and in fashion. I mean, there's nothing wrong with the color black, but it's too dull. Gusto yata ni Papa na mas ma-feel ko ang buhay ng normal na empleyado talaga para hindi nya ako payagang magsuot ng mga mamahaling damit na nasa closet ko lang sa bahay. 

As childish as it may get, malapit na akong magtantrum if hindi nya ako pinayagang gamitin yung sling bag ko. It's a designer bag my grandmother gave me back then when they went home from Paris.

Kasi kahit pala anong simple ko talaga, lumalabas at lumalabas din talaga pagiging fashionista ko minsan lalo na kapag nandito ako sa lugar kung saan ako pamilyar. I mean, there's nothing wrong in wearing simple clothes, branded or not, but I kind of miss this pala, dressing up.

My heels are making a sound on the tiled steps and when I reached the main entrance of the building, the guards just let me in when I told them that I am a newly hired employee so I still don't have my ID with me.

When I reached the reception's desk, there was a woman wearing branded clothes--I know one when I see one--who looked at me from head to toe first before asking.

"Hello, what can I do for you?" she asked but her smile was obviously plastic.

"Good morning, I am here to fetch my ID. I'm a newly hired employee." I said and she nodded.

"Pumunta ka sa may HR after dito. May I know your name?" tanong nya kaya tumango ako.

"Aurora Samantha K-Lacsamana." I said and she nodded before looking down on her table, probably to find my ID, which of course, was already handled by my father or Joe, his personal assistant, I don't know who actually did.