Emily really enjoyed her new job as a sales assistant in a women’s outfitters. She loved the way the ‘design team’ visited once a fortnight to re-arrange the store, making it identical to every other outlet across the country. She was pretty good at her job, she thought to herself, as she perched on a garment box in the narrow windowless office kitchenette and bit into her toasty cheese sandwich.
Just before lunchtime she had made her first sale of the day, to a sophisticated-looking woman who had announced herself as “Bev”. Emily had demonstrated the range of women’s business apparel and did a great job explaining the benefits of 100% polyester suiting. “Not only does the natural sheen look smart, but it’s splash resistant and machine washable,” she explained. Bev seemed suitably impressed and purchased two pairs of Executive bell-bottom slacks, in charcoal-grey with a faint pin-stripe, and a matching black ‘Business Cowgirl’ belt made of genuine pleather.
Only 40 more sales this month and Emily would have her bonus!
