Hello to everyone from this side, it's a pleasant evening. Today has been a little hard for me because I haven't had time to think about myself. I just have to write anyways, and I'm always thrilled when I see prompts from hive learners.
Opportunity i might have lost.
There was a time when I got a job in a very large company, it was like a dream job, it meant everything to me, but when I told my friends about it, some had something to say about how stressful it would be and how I might not really enjoy working there, but I didn't have a job to do, and I also needed something that could gimme funds even if it was monthly, So I went to the interview that was scheduled for new staff. Because Lagos State was the epicenter of traffic, I arrived late on my first day, the day of the interview, not because I had slept in, but rather because traffic had caused me to wait in the bus for too long.
I arrived at the location and noticed a large number of individuals, which made me wonder, "Didn't they send me the letter to indicate I got the job?" I was told I scribbled my name down late; I was meant to be at the building before 8 am, but I arrived there after 9 am. I was perplexed at this point. When it was my turn to walk into the office, I instantly sat down. I was therefore eliminated only for being late.
When I arrived home, I was upset with my friends because I felt like they had cursed me into losing the job, which would have been a huge chance for me. I remembered what they had said.
One opportunity i grabbed
I used to give private home lessons for kids, but I only had one parent who paid very little because she was my mom's friend and I liked the daughter because she was a really bright girl, so I did it out of the kindness of my heart.
One day the woman told me she found someone she wanted me to work for, the girl I was to teach was 9 years old at the time, the parent had just relocated from Italy, at first it was difficult keeping up with her accent, but after a while, I would relate with her well, we got very close, I would teach and she would listen, when I got my first salary from her mother, I was very happy, because there was no job I could do at the time that would pay such an amount,I was relieved that I didn't turn down the job because of the girl's accent.
I became so close to this girl that she wouldn't let me go when her parents weren't home; she would ask me to stay with her until her parents returned home; she was such a sweetheart, and the parents were extremely nice people who appreciated anyone who would go above and beyond for them. I was relieved to have the position; else, I would not have met Fendi (thats her name). It was a pleasure to work for them.
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Great post dear...
Sometimes, what we hear get into our heads without our knowledge sef, the words of your friends then I mean😂
I'm glad you grabbed the opportunity to teach a foreigner that migrated, of course, you would have deserved beating if you let that slide 😂
Just by hearing she migrated over would have told you they are financially okay
Goodluck dear
Sometimes we have to turn deaf ears to the advice from friends so we don't miss out on important opportunities . I can just imagine how many interviews people have missed because of Lagos traffic wahala.
However it is great you were able to teach Fendi and earn well from it. Thank you for sharing.
So important to focus on making good decisions now, rather than focusing on bad decisions in the past.
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Thanks a lot