i also called margot and she told me that she 'd talked to the hr director , a woman who had been there since the doors opened five decades ago ( slight exaggeration ) , a woman who hired me , a woman who supported my four promotions , a woman who talked the ceo into taking a chance on me as head buyer even though i 'd been assistant buyer for only a year and a half and never been allowed on a buying trip ( the old head buyer was a bitch which was one reason why she was asked , nicely but firmly , to leave ) which made me the youngest head buyer in lowenstein 's history and , last , she was a woman who had no idea about ronnie or shift until margot told her .