I was listening to Nothing Left To Lose by The Pretty Reckless and was kinda inspired with a fanfic idea. I'm hoping it'll come together in the end. Enjoy!
And I don't own The Office or any of the characters.
Today, Dunder Mifflin Scranton were being introduced to the company's new Vice President of Sales. The previous VP hadn't been hugely involved with the individual branches but they had been told that getting more involved was something the new VP intended on doing.
Jim wasn't all that bothered about who it was. Michael was meeting them in New York this morning and then they'd drive back here with him to introduce themselves. He guessed that their new boss would be someone either incredibly arrogant, uptight or someone who annoyed them all incredibly.
He was snapped out of his thoughts by Pam, the receptionist,
"Jim, Michael and the new VP are on their way up, look sharp," she mocked him in a tone that Michael Scott himself would use when someone important would make a visit to their office.
"I bet this guy's a real jerk, like Todd Packer. Oh God, please let it not be him," Jim hated Michael's 'best friend' Todd Packer with a passion. Pam grinned, she too hated Todd, but didn't believe the company would be stupid enough to pick someone as grotesque as him.
"Relax, he's a she. You're fine." Pam pointed over to the doorway where Michael had just walked in with a tall, elegantly dressed woman with shoulder length dark blonde hair.
"Whaat?" Jim was confused but this confusion was nothing compared to the horror that suddenly struck him. Luckily Pam didn't notice this and had gone to greet Michael and their new VP.
"Everybody, listen up!" Michael yelled across the office, "This is Jan Levinson-Gould, Dunder Mifflin's new Vice President of Sales. And despite the first impression she gives, she doesn't bite!" He grinned, and turned to Jan. "Take it awaaay!" Jan looked at Michael sternly before turning to her new employees,
"Thank you for that, erm, lovely introduction, Michael. Yes, I am Jan Levinson-Gould, the new Vice President of Sales, which makes me your new boss. I don't know how my predecessor handled business around here, but I want to let you all know that I expect only the best from you and I believe with some hard work you can become the company's most profitable branch. I will talk to you all individually at some point this afternoon to discuss any matters or questions you may have. Thank you, carry on with your work." She flashed them a quick smile before heading with Michael into his office.
"Oh God," Jim leaned onto his desk and put his head in his hands. Surely it couldn't be her? It was 5 years ago now. People change, right? Or maybe it was just a coincidence. No, that had to be her. He couldn't just forget that. What on earth was he supposed to do during the individual talks with her? "Oh God," he whispered to himself again.
Today was Jan's first day as Dunder Mifflin's Vice President of Sales… how good it felt to say that.
She had always been a hard-worker and very career-driven and after years of climbing the corporate ladder, her hard work had finally paid off. Her marriage was also in good shape at the moment too, which was a real confidence booster. She felt like she could conquer anything when she got out of bed this morning.
She had a meeting with all of the branch managers at Corporate early on before being driven to the Scranton branch by their manager, Michael Scott, to do a meet and greet with all the workers there. It was the first of the introductory visits she was going to be making to each branch.
She was really dying to get to the office and meet her employees; 2 and a half hours stuck in a car with Michael was extremely tedious and all she needed was some different personalities. If these people were anything like Michael, then she'd be screwed. He had his friendly moments, but the majority of the time he was quoting SNL and being really immature.
They reached the office and Michael whispered to her "this is iiiit!" before they entered, and in they walked..
'Oh my God,' she thought as they approached the receptionist's desk. The receptionist was standing talking to one of her co-workers at a nearby desk before she came up to greet them. The guy she was talking to looked so familiar. It took a couple of seconds for the thought to digest but then it hit her; it was him. Michael's voice broke her thoughts.
"Everybody, listen up!" Michael yelled across the office, "This is Jan Levinson-Gould, Dunder Mifflin's new Vice President of Sales. And despite the first impression she gives, she doesn't bite!" He grinned, and turned to Jan. "Take it awaaay!" Jan looked at Michael sternly before turning to her new employees,
"Thank you for that, erm, lovely introduction, Michael. Yes, I am Jan Levinson-Gould, the new Vice President of Sales, which makes me your new boss. I don't know how my predecessor handled business around here, but I want to let you all know that I expect only the best from you and I believe with a some hard work you can become the company's most profitable branch. I will talk to you all individually at some point this afternoon to discuss any matters or questions you may have. Thank you, carry on with your work." She flashed them a quick smile before heading with Michael into his office, her head suddenly filled with uncontrollable thoughts.