The little management experience I had was practically nothing here.
So, to train me, my dad assigned me a mentor.
Joseph Carter, a new executive at our company, was a high-profile hire my dad brought over from Wall Street.
And my role? I was assigned to be his secretary.
After spending a day at home, I went to the Adams Group to report to Joseph.
Upon meeting him, I was surprised by how young Joseph was.
His sharp features and striking eyes carried the energy of youth along with the cool authority of a leader.
Strangely enough, there was something familiar about him.
"Hello, Mr. Carter."
"Hello, Ms. Adams. Are you ready?"
Joseph's stern expression softened into a smile.
I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking working with him might not be too difficult after all.
I smiled and nodded. "I'm ready. You can assign me some work."
"Alright then, I won't hold back."
Joseph's eyes crinkled with an even bigger smile.
And he didn't hold back. After adding my work account, he sent several gigabytes of work documents to my inbox.
"Go through these and write me a summary by the end of the day."
I was speechless.
"Is there a problem?"
Could I say yes?
This mentor seemed a bit like a taskmaster.