You might want to ask the first question, What is a science student doing in a law firm, a first job at that? and my response will be "Life happens" and I think happenings like this are there to teach us to become better in whatever we hope to achieve in life.
Well, if I am to list out some wrong decisions I've made, working at a law firm is one of them. But don't get me wrong, I was super happy when I got the job.
But as they say, You never know what's awaiting you in front but we hope it better be good.
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Getting a job at that time was something I felt was important to do since entering the university to continue my studies seemed difficult and I didn't want to just sit around and expect to be fed.
No one pushed me to get a job, I just showed interest that I wanted one so I could go out of the house daily, that was how I got a call from a friend I told and I prepared for an interview and got the job that same day to start the next day.
"I was happy" is an understatement to how I felt that day getting the job.
I was made a secretary alongside a new girl who got employed same day, we were to work together as secretaries of the firm, I did the desk (paper) works and she ran errands. I can bet we were amazing at our jobs even though we both had not done it before aside being computer literates.
We did more than what secretaries would do for our Boss, and I mean, going to parties with him but not to enjoy the party. We acted out servers, errand girls, cleaners and a lot more but we never complained as we were sure our Boss would pay us at the end of the month.
I could tell he was a lawyer that is good at his job with the number of cases he did worked on back then and how busy we get every day but one thing was too obvious and bad for us all in the firm... He was the abusive kind.
He curses, screams and throw stuffs at every chance he got, he was that scary Bossy Boss we see on movies.
At first when he screamed at me, I accepted it was my mistake as I didn't do the work he asked of me well enough so I learnt and work harder so it didn't happen again but it turned out that wasn't the case at all. He never give up a chance to insult and use all the wrong words on myself and fellow colleagues.
Why did I stopped working at the law firm?
It got worse, worse that his words began to sink through my head and made me feel like I was useless and worthless. I began to feel like I wasn't worth the pay he was giving monthly. Thinking back now, that pay was so small but it was huge for a first timer jobber.
But my reason for stopping the job wasn't because of the pay, it was because he began to insult not just myself but my parents who let me have my freedom in working. It might be funny how that made me stopped working but I felt so happy and relieved when I stopped working there.
My other colleagues did say they will stop too but I don't know how that went for them, I just continued to live like I never worked there until I got an admission in that same year I stopped working.
Lessons I learnt from working at the firm?
No much lessons, but I value the experience I got from working in a law firm. I feel I'd be able to last longer in such work environment if I had no Abusive Boss bent on killing my self esteem. I also got to learn social connection, professional courtesy and a lot of law firm terms and working etiquettes.
Would I go back if I had the chance?
I'm very sure even you the reader had just said, I wouldn't go back 😅 I left there to save myself, going back would mean I'm contemplating on emotional suicide. The experience was good but that's it for that, I would rather stay unemployed than work in a work environment as such again.
