"I'm going to be late!"

Cursing, she ran through the branching corridors of the Subwaystation, trying to find the right platform. She had long since given up trying to spill as little of the contents of her coffee cup behind her as possible. Of course, the lid had to break today of all days!

When she finally found her platform, the train was just pulling in. And in front of her was a huge mass of working people, all squeezing in. Wonderful, she thought to herself, as she found herself in the middle of the stuffy crush, the day just keeps getting better and better.

Once she was back in the fresh air, she cautiously glanced into her cup. A small, miserable slop remained. Sighing, she downed it and hurriedly made her way to the large building, right in the center of the city.

This wasn't how she had imagined her first day at work... fifteen minutes late.

"I'm glad you actually made it here." Her new employer sat opposite her and looked at her with disparaging red eyes. "Please excuse me, I-" He raised his hand, cutting her off. "I'm not interested in apologies. But make sure it doesn't become a habit." He pushed a large envelope toward her, which she took, slightly intimidated. "Your official ID and your office key. Included is a privacy policy, as you will, of course, be coming into contact with our customers' sensitive data. Read everything carefully and then bring it back to me signed." "Of course." She waited for him to give her more information, but the blond man returned his attention to what was happening on his smartphone and impatiently waved her out of the room

"Guess I deserved that unfriendly greeting... After all, I was late." she sighed, fishing her ID card out of the envelope. The black, gold-bordered card gleamed with high quality, and she couldn't help but smile stoically at the fact that she had actually landed this position.