Svenja was a tough boss, but her employees knew that's how she got to where she was. As the head of Boss Girls Productions, a leading media company in the industry, she demanded nothing but the best from everyone on her team. When a new trainee joined their ranks, he had no idea what he was getting himself into.
One day while smoking a cigarette outside, Svenja had an idea. She called her subordinate into her office and told him he was going to be her seating cushion. The trainee looked confused, not understanding what she meant. She explained that he would have to endure any discomfort she wanted him to as part of his job training.
At first, the trainee protested, but Svenja was unmoved. This was part of the job now, and he had signed up for it. He would have to accept it if he wanted to stay on at the company. Reluctantly, he agreed, not realizing just how often she would take advantage of him.
The first time came a few days later when Svenja was working on her computer late at night. She noticed that the trainee wasn't in his desk chair and needed somewhere comfortable to sit. She called him over and ordered him to get on the floor and serve as her seat. He hesitated at first, but she glared at him until he finally gave in.
As she sat on him, she couldn't help but feel a sense of power. He was there to do her bidding, even if it meant enduring physical discomfort. She knew he hated it but that only made her enjoy it more. After a few minutes of sitting on him, she finally stood up and let him go, but not before giving him a stern warning about the consequences of disobeying her orders.
From that day on, the trainee's life became a living nightmare. Svenja used him as her seating cushion whenever she felt like it, sometimes for a few minutes, sometimes for hours on end. She would even call him into her office just to sit on him while she worked, knowing that he had nowhere else to go.
The once-confident trainee became a shell of his former self, constantly worried about when he would be called upon next. He tried to plead with Svenja, telling her that it was too much, but she always brushed him off. This was part of the job now, and he had to learn to accept it.
One day, after weeks of torture, the trainee mustered up the courage to confront Svenja. He told her that what she was doing was wrong and that he couldn't take it anymore. But Svenja just laughed in his face. She reminded him of the contract he had signed, promising to follow all of her commands. If he couldn't handle it, then he would have to find another job. With that, she dismissed him, leaving him feeling more defeated than ever.
As time went on, Svenja's cruelty only seemed to intensify. The trainee began to lose hope that there was anything he could do to escape his situation. He contemplated quitting, but he knew that would mean ending his career in the media industry before it even began. He was stuck, with no way out, and Svenja knew it.
The trainee's life became a living nightmare, one that he would never forget. His days were filled with fear and anxiety, wondering when he would be called upon next. And his nights were spent trying to find some semblance of peace in his mind. But every time he thought about giving up, he remembered the contract he had signed, and the reality of his situation came crashing down on him once again.
In the end, the trainee survived his ordeal, barely. He learned his lesson, and it stayed with him for the rest of his career. He never forgot the name Svenja or the lesson she had taught him: that in the world of media, success often comes at a steep price, and sometimes the price is your dignity.
