Salt N Pepper-FFF

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See the resemblance? Linda Chapman did, so you have her comment to thank for this post on FFF-Final Friday Fiction. Truth for Fiction?

Memories of Salt & Pepper

Maggie sat at her desk, with headsets on, waiting for the line to bounce to her next. She sighed as she waited for the next order on the Sears Telephone Catalog sales order line. When she started that job five years ago, she never intended to stay there. As she waited, she thought of the job posting on the wall outside the door..  Wanted: typesetter for Sign Shop in Display Dept...  She had stared at the sign wondering just what a typesetter was and if she could do it. Anything would be better than answer hundreds of calls a day.

The end of her four hour shift finally arrived and as she stepped out in the hall she made a right turn, opened the door and stepped in the sign shop... The woman at the sign machine, turned with a huge smile lighting up her African American face. Hi, I'm Niota, can I help you? Maggie answered, "I am interested in the job posting, can you tell me just what is a typesetter? After much laughter, the first of many laughter filled hours for the two of them, Niota answered "Let me show you"

Thus began 2 years of a close relationship. The display manager hired Maggie and Niota trained her. Learning to set type was not easy. Each letter had to be set backwards and it read from right to left, not left to right.
Giggles exploded each time Maggie proudly displayed a sign and was told the N was backwards.

A year passed quickly, and a new position was available in the display dept. Niota had left the sign making and worked dressing the mannequins and setting up displays. With way to much to be done by one person, she needed an assistant. Maggie applies and the two of them became best friends and were known all over the Sears store as, Salt & Pepper.

Salt & Pepper were required to do most of their work in the 4 hours before the store opened to the public. The two of the laughed and giggled and joked while dressing the mannequins.

The day of a big event came, and they were required to set up a stage outside the Sears entrance in front of the doorway. Salt & Pepper dragged the stages out, set up the microphones and podiums, and needed to test the microphones.  While tapping the mike, they looked at each other and suddenly they were singing together, Stop In the Name of Love, before you break my heart, with hands out and dancing. Bursting into loud laughter they stopped singing when the display manger came to the door.

The next morning the Manager said before you go out on the floor, I need to speak to both of you. I have had a couple of division managers tell me you are laughing and playing instead of working. I know you are doing your job because every thing I assign to you is done well and on time. Just PLEASE, keep your fun quiet. I know your doing your job, but they don't.

Both women continued to laugh and have a wonderful time, but they kept the lids on their Salt N Pepper.

Yes this is true, the names have been changed to protect the innocent. My second choice to change my name from Sandra to become Maggie.


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