There are people you would work under and you will start questioning your sanity. Why not? They make you feel so little of yourself. You might have been a tough person but with them around you as your boss.
You will ask yourself, am I a graduate? Did I really come out with distinction or upper credit? They will so humiliate you that you will start doubting your worth, especially when they do it in front of people.
I once worked with a man that I don't pray my generation should encounter in this life cause he will crush your confidence to zero if you are not a strong-willed person.
So I got this job after looking for a job for a long time. I was happy to start this job, not that the pay was good, but at least the economy wasn't hard like this; I was supposed to work with human Resources, but somehow I became his personal assistant.
I was excited to put in my best to impress my boss. The first day at work, all the workers were looking at me and shaking their heads; I didn't take it to be anything at first cause I felt they were seizing me, not knowing it was a pity.
The secretary showed me my sit and gave me a lecture about all his does and don't; I was like only one person with all these do's and don't. She smiled and told me this was just the start; he would further instruct me on the remaining once one when comes.
First wahala, when he came I carried his bag inside, went inside to make his coffee how I was told but when he drank it, hell was let loose, this man said if not that he's in a good mood, he would have poured the coffee on me, why did I add too much milk in his coffee. I apologize, but my apology seems to annoy him more.
He asked me to leave his office, which I did. That day, I was walking on a shell, I tried to avoid him or do anything that would upset him.
He called the secretary to show me which one was his water cup, wine cup, and other cups. Which the secretary did, and I have a very retentive memory, so I learned everything.
It seemed like work was moving fine as he wasn't in the office regularly. I just give him the report of the activity for every day. He told me that we would be traveling to another state for a meeting, so I should get ready, but on second thought, he carried one guy with him and asked me to stay back.
When he came back, he came to the office directly and asked me to give him water to drink, which I did he said that's not his water cup ha but that was what the secretary showed me to be his cup, I went inside and brought another one and he flared up and said for how long have I been working here.
I told him and he yelled at me that am too slow that ordinary cup, I can't remember, this man told me my life history that day, poor people and very low mentality and then he asked me to leave his office that am fired, ha just like that.
As I was about to leave, the secretary came in and he asked the secretary to bring his water cup, as God will have it, he brought that first cup that he rejected and he transferred the anger to her and said so you are the ones that show her this rubbish as my cup, so you don't know what a water cup is and you are carrying yourself up like a learned person. Where is that manager?
Omo, stray bullet come to go hit manager wey sit down for his office. I went to my office to pick up my things to go and the manager asked me to stay back, that he was just angry.
That month passed slowly like a breeze, and that was how this man kept abusing me on any slight provocation. One day, I wept like a child, I told myself enough after this month, no more. We had a project that we were planning, and he asked us for ideas cause it was going to be a big event.
I keep my opinions to myself, and as I make suggestions, he said when they ask intelligent people to make suggestions, even dumb people will raise their hand. Everybody started laughing and I felt like let the earth open up and swallow me.
Throughout the meeting, I kept my ideas to myself, and even when he asked me to speak, I just told him that I had forgotten. He said my memory card was too low and that I should try and go to Garrison to fix it. Well, at the end of the day, nobody could come up with any idea. He chases us out of his office.
He gave us three days to come up with a fantastic idea or risk our jobs. I finally gave my idea to him, and when he related the dumb girl idea, it was accepted. I can't forget the day that man rubbished me in front of his friends. The idiots were laughing except one who met me outside and told me not to take it to heart.
I thank God every day as l finally left that job for a better one. Every day seemed like a punishment for me at that office; I was always frowning even when he was not around. Very toxic environment to work in. He called me back,when I left, I refused to go back.
Thank you all for taking the time to read.