I WAS CHEATED . (HIVE LEARNERS CONTEST #HL-W73e2)

Well they have reasons for doing this but each time it happens, there is always a feeling of hurt, sadness, disappointed, betrayal or confusion. I felt all these combined the first time someone cheated on me. People are really wicked.

It happened when I finished my NYSC and moved to my older brother's house in Lagos. I began hunting for job day and night without success. One day, my brother's wife told me she discussed my predicament with a colleague who said she knows a job consultant who could help find where to manage meanwhile.

I was happy to send my CV and credentials to her through my Sister-in-law. But her colleague instructed that I took the credentials and CV to the consultant in person. I guess my interview would commence immediately. I called her to get the description and she was glad to help.

During the interview, the consultant was impressed by my performance and told me he would send me to a nice company. He was a recruitment agent.
Finally, I appeared before a company which was into vehicle security. I was to work as a marketer. The pay was manageable but the interesting thing about the job was that I was told that I would be given a Car. I guess a driver would convey other marketers and I to the places we are to find customers, who knows, maybe it's temporary or I just don't know. I was just excited that I got a job and there will be a car to make the job easy.

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I was given a date to resume. Excitedly, I couldn't wait for my sister-in-law to get back home. I called her to tell her the good news. She was so excited and happy. I called her colleague to thank her and she said I should start with that, with time, she would help out more if other opportunities come.

He said the lady who actually sent me to him called him and asked how could he allow a fresh graduate like me with no experience to be given such a job with a car? He said the lady asked him to look for something else for me because she is bringing her relative to replace me. So the man said that the relative of that lady would take my job, while he finds me another company. I was so shocked. Like my mum would say " someone sent me to buy salt, yet she sent rain to drench me along with the salt".

My sister in law couldn't believe her ears when she heard what the lady did. She blamed herself for thanking her so much and telling her about the car. She was very angry that she told other colleagues what had happened. I learnt before long that lady resigned. She was too ashamed.

I can't remember if I have been cheated again but on that particular incident, I shed so many tears, even on the road. Hahaha. I lost interest in job hunt, I felt all employers are the same, I was really affected.

But my family encouraged me, they told me that people see worse things, my fiance too was helpful. He told me the job was even for a while because we were getting married in less than a year and I would move to another state entirely.

I also decided to work hard on myself to improve my skills, so that if another employer is asked to kick me out, it would be tough to let me go😃 . So I got busy acquiring more skills and finally, I got another job after several months of looking, alongside upgrading myself. But like my man said, I had only put in three months before I got married and left Lagos for those who showed me that they own employers in Lagos. Hahaha.