Sharon's Plight

Chapter 8

6:30 in the morning, a beeping from her cell phone woke her up. Sharon couldn't bear to wake up. She loved a good sleep! Sharon considered her job. It's time to go into the office. The major obstacle she had to deal with this morning is nasty old George! It is too early to give George any chance to find loopholes in her day's work. Sharon needed to be more careful about how to handle George. Though he's trying hard to frustrate her, Sharon needed to appreciate how George worked. On reflection, she must understand and not judge him.

The next morning, Peter was in front of her apartment by 7:30 am. She called out a "Good morning, Peter. I'm grateful you came."

"And, how!" laughed Peter. "Much more grateful for the dollars you're going to be dropping into my pocket," he said, chuckled.

"No problem, Peter! We are both benefiting from each other. Thank you for inviting me to the service yesterday."

"Thank you for joining us. Hope you managed a good night's sleep," said Peter, peeking at her via the rearview mirror.

"I did!" commented Sharon, reflecting on last night. "I had a good night's sleep. Everything that had happened so far has been good."

"Don't worry, you will have many better days ahead of you, Sharon. Just have trust in your heart."

"Thank you so much, Peter." Sharon gazed out of the window. The rest of the journey was quiet. Sharon's thoughts enveloped her. How do I exercise a professional self before her new bosses?

By 8:00 am, she was already at her desk. Sharon used the first moment to catch up with the IT equipment, connections and looking through her emails. She figured out what the order of her tasks would be, prioritising each folder based on the deadline set by George written at the top of each folder. Moments later, she got a call from Mrs Resource.

"Morning Sharon, we expect you in Mr Finland's office in the next 30 minutes. There is an urgent staff meeting."

Feeling apprehensive, Sharon replied. "I left early yesterday. Did anything terrible go wrong with the takeover deal with TB limited? I need to be aware of?"

Mrs Resource giggled. "Nothing terrible happened. Everything went well. Is there something I need to be aware of before the meeting?"

"I don't think so," said Sharon apprehensively.

"You can get ready then," Mrs Resource added.

"Oh yes, I'll be there in 30," Sharon replied, with a sense of uncertainty about Mr Finland's reasons for the expected meeting.

She took a few minutes to talk to the Saviour about her fears resulting from that call from Mrs Resource. Sharon also remembered Peter's last words in the car: "Trust." That is what I need now, she echoed to herself. Proceeding from her silent moment, Sharon looked around the office and prepared all the files she might need for the meeting.

5 minutes before time, she strode out of her office and headed to the CEO's office. Stepping into the corridor, she met Mrs Resource and the Office Administrator.

"Is everything OK? Miss O'Loan, you look flushed." The administrator asked with concern. "Everything is fine," replied Sharon, gathering her sense of courage.

"Mr Finland Jr. wants a detailed update from yesterday and the next target, how we planned everything. He's been out of the loop and we all have to give him feedback about all the projects and commitments when he was away shortly after the accident." Mrs Resource added, updating Sharon.

"I understand," were the last words Sharon echoed before they walked into the office.

Mr Finland, George, his mum, and the rest of the team already seated greeted the rest of the team for the meeting.