“I lost my well-paying job in 2000. It was a real shocker for me then. I had no prior warning. No plans for my life after work. But I had 3 kids and a wife. The eldest of my children was 7 years old.

On that fateful day, I got to work and couldn’t login to my workstation. Several attempts were made but remained unfruitful. I must confess it never crossed my mind the issue could have been HR related. How could it be, anyway? I was promoted 3 months prior. I was the branch manager in charge of a thriving section of the company. I felt I was doing well with the organization.

I had thought the state of my mind that morning made it difficult for me to remember my login details. My wife and I had a disagreement earlier in the car on our way to work. So I wasn’t in any of my best of moods.

Not long after this event, my fellow colleagues were helping me have a relaxed atmosphere, especially since I had related to them what had transpired between my wife and me. I remember how one of them even teased me jokingly saying “call madam to release you o!”

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