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joycexz:
This is actually one of the longest post, i have read on nairaland. we all have different lives experiences to share, it might not necessarily be in form of what happened in secondary school but life in general. I have a story to share about what happened when i was supposed to be doing my industrial attachment.

I applied to several companies for my industrial attachment when i was in my fourth year in school and also attended several interviews. I had big hopes in working in a multi national company in nigeria. i actually was called to an interview in one of the breweries in lagos.

When i got in for the interview, i saw two young men sitted across in the conference room, i was asked to sit and what my name was. One of the guys just looked at me and said 'if you were asked to make tea through out your training period, what will you do'? I said " Sir, let me get the job first. I actually thought he was joking.

I was called to resume work the next week and true to his word, i resumed under him and i was not given a place but was asked to make tea for almost three weeks straight without any other job attached. i wasnt learning anything, i was just a 'teagirl'. i realised i had to do something fast if not i will continue to be a tea girl for the next 6 months of my training.

On a fateful monday, i came to work and he said, 'i need a cup of tea' and i said ' sir i am not a tea girl, you have to employone if you need one', he just stared at me, he couldnt believe i actually spoken to him, i guess he admired me for my boldness and asked that i be transfered from him to the department where i was supposed to be and all through the training i did very well. When i was about leaving, my boss was praising me everywhere and telling all those who care to listen that he would want me to work full time when i graduate from school.

That was when he came over and apologised for what he did, he said he thought i was going to get tired one day and never come back and that he under estimated me. well i was just happy that i was able to prove who i am to him after all that happened.

ilori1930:
eeyah... pele. Hope you are now feeling berra?


Teagirl finally came out of ghost mode.
Good to have you here miss

Lero15:
Teagirl, hello