Out of Afrika - Chapter 2

Out of Afrika - Chapter 2Out of Afrika ? A fantasy by Julie Van and Curt B******Chapter 2Simone and Janice drove their regular route to the premises of Rhino IMEX to begin another day of - what to them was laughingly called - work. In truth they both could not believe their good fortune in being recruited and then employed by this dynamic fast-growing foreign company. Neither of them considered the fact they possessed any specialist skills relative to the high-tech enterprise that was Rhino IMEX but having been approached and then hired they both agreed that for a number of reasons it was an absolute pleasure to be counted as company employees or, as their employers put it, ambassadors.Rhino, as it was generally called, came to town a couple of years ago to set up a subsidiary to the specialist electronics manufacturer which was headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Janice had answered an ad for the post of an office administrator and when she attended an interview was instantly hired to become one of the firm?s first local employees. The company was run by black South Africans and it was their policy to encourage their employees to identify and recruit others who might enjoy working in this exciting rapidly expanding company. She had been with them for almost a year when she was asked by her manager if she knew anyone suitable for a newly created position. She straightaway thought of her oldest friend Simone who having seen and heard of the prospects (and the fun) to be had at Rhino needed little convincing to make a career change. Just as Janice had done before her she attended an interview and following Janice?s advice and experience had been sure to dress both very business-like and at the same time in a revealing outfit that displayed her charms. Clearly the advice worked for she was likewise offered the position before the interview had even come to an end. For the past 6 months they had both shared the same open-office at the company headquarters and both occupied desks which were located just outside the closed offices of their respective managers. Simone?s job description was to actively and in an imaginative way promote the sale of the flagship product, the Rhino Mobile, a technologically superior smart phone which boasted many features that other manufacturers could not match or provide. That she didn?t fully understand all its features or its hidden potential was of no consequence. It was enough that once she was absorbed into the company culture that her bosses could show her off as proof that the phone was an essential and indispensable part of a modern life style. And show her off they did!The company premises were a purpose built facility set in parkland on the bank of the wide river that passed through their pleasant town. Given the need to guard against any intrusion that might threaten the integrity of their product it was a gated site with robust security measures in place. The compound contained a number of buildings, there was a main office block; another substantial building where the imported components of the phones were assembled, tested and shipped. This building also housed an R