The speaker begins by sharing a story of their journey from working at McDonald's to becoming a successful business partner with a tech magnate. They describe their initial struggles at McDonald's, where they worked long hours and were underpaid. However, they were determined to help their mother financially.
They were introduced to a job at a tech company by their best friend, who was offered a job there herself. The company's CEO, a self-made billionaire, was arrogant and condescending, but they managed to secure the job. The CEO's office was filled with video games, action figures, and a giant painting of his girlfriend, Jessica.
Their duties were initially menial and tedious, such as playing video games and watching movies. They also had to purchase groceries and other items for the CEO. Jessica, the CEO's girlfriend, was a problematic presence, taking money from the CEO's wallet and asking for expensive gifts.
The CEO's behavior became increasingly irritating, and the speaker decided to teach him how to recognize when people were using him. They also introduced him to friends and family to help him understand how to interact with people outside of his privileged life. This led to a significant shift in their relationship, with the CEO eventually proposing a business partnership.
1. The story begins with the narrator working at McDonald's for about a week before having a complete breakdown.
2. The narrator had to work 12-hour shifts and never got to take breaks, which led to a complete breakdown.
3. The narrator had to help her mother pay the bills after losing her job at McDonald's.
4. The narrator's best friend offered to help her get a job at a tech company.
5. The narrator showed up for the interview in a crowded room and was directed to a secretary.
6. The narrator tried to play it off when she spilled coffee all over a woman's expensive looking blouse.
7. The woman didn't ask any questions and sent the narrator home.
8. The narrator received a phone call telling her that she had got the job.
9. The narrator showed up to work at the tech company the next morning.
10. The narrator was directed to Mr. Heiko on the top floor.
11. The narrator was hired as an assistant at the tech company.
12. The narrator was paid to play video games and watch movies with her boss.
13. The narrator's boss hired her to take over some more assistant duties.
14. The narrator found out that her boss's girlfriend, Jessica, was taking money from his wallet.
15. The narrator confronted her boss about Jessica taking money from his wallet.
16. The narrator was offered $50 an hour by her boss, which was later increased to $85 an hour.
17. The narrator's first duty as an assistant was to know that Jessica was taking money from her boss's wallet.
18. The narrator applied to about 15 jobs in the area the same day she was pulled in for a meeting by her boss.
19. The narrator was offered $5,000 to work for a couple of hours on her day off.
20. The narrator showed up with a bag of Eminem's as a belated birthday gift for her boss.
21. The narrator introduced her boss to some of her friends so he could interact with people under the age of 65.
22. The narrator made sure that her boss kept his wealth a secret and to hang out with people like a normal kid.
23. The narrator walked up to the office and right in the middle of a fight between her boss and Jessica.
24. The narrator pushed her boss away when he tried to kiss her and told him she only thought of him as a little brother.
25. The narrator saved enough money to earn herself a shopping spree.
26. The narrator saw her boss and Jessica walking along the street with him holding lots of bags from Gucci.
27. The narrator ran up to them and yelled at Jessica for being such a jerk.
28. Her boss thanked her and handed her a check for a hundred thousand dollars as a thank you.
29. The narrator ripped up the check in front of her boss.
30. The narrator's boss decided to help her with her studies.
31. The narrator invited her boss to dinner at her home for some home cooking.
32. The narrator is now a 50-50 partner with her boss in their business.