"Well that's one way to greet your supervisor. Now I'm sure you already know the drill so I suggest we get down to business."
He stated as he leaned back into the chair. "I looked through all of your earlier work and I say I'm impressed."
He stated, giving Andy a little smile before speaking again.
"But it doesn't meet the standards that are required of the company, so I did what any reasonable man would do."
"I told Jade that you needed to redo everything from the beginning, it was the only reasonable decision I could make."
Ken stated as he stood up and dusted off his suit.
"And now you're here working under me." He added on as he approached Andy.
Andy stood there and just stared at Ken as he approached.
His gaze was cold and unfazed.
"You know you're a piece of shit right, like an absolute piece of trash."
Andy told him, tilting his head higher just to meet his gaze.
Ken smiled softly, he reached out and gently placed his hand on Andy's shoulder.
"Come on Mr Matthews, I suggest you keep your tone family friendly, especially in a place of business."
Andy recoiled and smacked his hand away, "sure, so what is my first assignment sir?" He asked but his tone took a more bitter tone.
"Ah, I'm glad you asked. You see, since you haven't done a single thing since you got here."
"I suggest that you start by reviewing all the documents that I had the pleasure of reprinting for you."
Ken stated as the office door swung open, about 10 junior employees entered, each carrying a mountain of unfiled documents.
Andy simply stared at them, he didn't utter a word but the way his hand gripped his arm told the whole story.
"I want all of this done by the end, no excuses or buts."
Ken uttered as his made way towards the door.
"But that gives me only 10 days to work, I'd have to stay awake throughout the day and night just to finish this."
Andy muttered as his nails sunk into his wrist.
"Yeah I know. But don't worry, I'll be sure to give you more work so you don't feel like you're underperforming."
Ken stated as he opened the door, he turned back to look at Andy one last time before leaving.
"The company has high expectations for you Mr Matthews. Do not disappoint."
He added before closing the door on Andy.
Andy's nails into his skin so hard they tore through the skin.
He looked at this bleeding arm before turning towards the files.
"Fuck!." He muttered.
Andy tried his best to finish every that he was given but Ken made sure to make it as hard as possible.
No matter how many files and documents Andy filed and stored away.
Ken would bring double the amount each time.
It only took a few days for Andy to start feeling the effects of his work.
He could barely function without constant caffeine in his system.
Within 2 two weeks his juniors started noticing changes in his attitude and appearance.
Andy would rarely answer his juniors, the only thing they got was the occasional grunts and nods.
Within a month, he was rarely seen outside his office.
His juniors had to start filing reports just to get him out.
Wednesday, 2 months into work....
The employee kitchen was a place where anyone could unwind and just relax for a few minutes.
A few juniors had made a little group discussion in the kitchen.
They hadn't noticed that someone else was there.
"Could you believe it, Mr Andy told me to rewrite a 200 page report. Stating that it was
'too cluttered' according to him."
One female employee uttered, mimicking his tone of speech.
"Really, he was worse on me. He shouted at me for not having a tie on my suit. I mean come on he looks like a zombie everyday."
A male employee stated, sipping his coffee slowly.
"Ever since he was assigned to be under Mr Ken, he's been a real pain in the ass. Each day he's just a bitch you know."
Another female utters.
They were so invested in their gossip that they hadn't noticed someone sitting in the corner.
They talked and talked, each throwing insults towards Andy.
"Oh, is there any coffee left in the machine? I need a refill since I'm spending the night here."
The male employee stated, placing his cup on the coffee machine.
"Could you give me some too, I really need it to function." Andy stated, handing his junior his cup.
"Sure thing boss." The male employee said, as he placed Andy's cup behind his.
It took a few, long, agonizing seconds for all three juniors to register Andy's presence fully.
But when they did, they felt as if the temperature in the room dropped to zero.
One female employee turned slowly, the cup in her hands shaking violently.
"M-m-m-mr M-matthews?! How long have you been here?"
She asked, her voice trembling heavily from pure fear.
The other two stopped breathing entirely.
Andy didn't answer at first, he merely just filled his cup with the black liquid.
He walked towards the pantry to grab some sugar, dropping 6 spoons full and mixing slowly.
Andy took a long slow sip of his oversweetened drink. He stared at them with tired eyes that did all the talking.
"I was here the whole time really, I wanted to say something but you kept talking about me so I wanted to hear what you guys think of me."
He uttered, smacking his lips together as he stared into his cup.
He started making his way towards the door, his juniors were literally sweating bullets.
Andy didn't say anything, he just stepped out and left.
His steps echoed through the hall until it slowly silenced..