Good morning people!!!
And HAPPY NEW MONTH!!! I started writing this yesterday but I was so depressed… and it was supposed to be a happy post so I kept it aside. I have a lot to be grateful for, but I’ve got so much shit in my head I need to deal with…
I don’t know if I am the only one who felt like throwing a party when August ended.. It’s strange, but August was simultaneously my best and worst month of the year so far. So much happened! It started out great with the outings and socializing… then I fell seriously ill and had to deal with that. I attended so many interviews that I became an expert on the process. I even considered writing a book for employers and calling it “Employees guide to lowering self-esteem: How to drive potential employees to suicide”.
August also gave me a lot of man trouble… it was crazy! For someone as single as I am, I had (and am still having) a disturbing amount of Man-trouble. No one is talking to me on the phone late at night, whispering sweet nothings in my ear… there’s no guy making my toes curl beneath the sheets… I pay my own bills (with the help of my siblings), and I take myself out to nice places whenever I can afford it. So how the hell did I end up with man-trouble?
It’s one of the shitty things I’m dealing with right now… hopefully, I’ll be good soon.
Anyway, remember how I mentioned that I have a surprise for you guys today? Before some of you start getting excited, it’s not a video of me twerking. And no, it’s not a confession… I didn’t sit on my pastor’s laps. The dude is slim… I might break his legs if I do.
The surprise?
Well, I’m pleased to announce that today is my very first day of work!!!
*waits for applause to die down*
Yes people… one of those many interviews and exams FINALLY resulted in something good and I am officially a “working class woman” 😀
I picked up my appointment letter on Friday and started work this morning. I was a crazy mixture of emotions… excited, happy, nervous and scared shitless.
Why was I scared? Well, even though I’ve been screaming about how I want a job, I think having a steady job takes a lotta hard work and discipline. This is not industrial training where I can show up hours late and flash my tits to my boss so that he pardons me… this is not NYSC where I can decide not to show up at all as punishment to the government for making me serve. This is real life work… I’ve always admired people who have the discipline to wake up every morning, get dressed and just go to an office to face stress.
I’ll be working as a Human Resources Analyst in a consulting firm. It sounds like a really big deal right? I love how the job title sounds so important… even though I’ve never resourcefully analyzed a human being before. Truth is, right now, I can’t even say exactly what the hell it is I’ll be doing. But I’m in a nice little office… it’s a temporary office till they clear a space for me. I don’t really want them to clear a space. I quite like being here alone. Only down side is that my fingers are frozen cos of the air conditioning. Hopefully, they thaw out before I get home…
The people here are nice to me… too nice. And they are all smiling. In fact, it’s a scary kind of niceness. I feel like I’m in that Stepford movie where everyone was pleasant and acting like a robot. Or maybe it’s just the crankiness in me… maybe by the time I work here for a while, I might start smiling all the time too.
God forbid though… we can’t afford to turn this blog into a happy blog can we?
I’m rushing this and I might not have time to read through properly so pardon the dis-jointed-ness of the post. I’m currently in the middle of my induction… it’s interesting but I’m waiting for the question and answer session at the end. Cos alls I wanna is;
Where the free lunch at?!
Have a blessed new month people!
Yay!! Congratulations!! *hugs and caresses chest hair*
I suspected it yesterday, but decided to keep quiet in case I was wrong. 🙂
Wishing you the best in your new job. And please focus on being very successful in all you do there.
About man-trouble, that’s your bottle of kunu. I’ve nothing else to say about that. :p
Also, check your DM. 🙂
LMAO!!! Don’t touch my chest hair… it tickles :p
Thanks so much Ify. Yeah, I’m trying my best. Man trouble comes and goes jare… it is well.
YOUR turn to check your DM 😉
PLEASE ALL THIS DM CHECKING. is ‘DM’ a new naughty body part i don’t know about? i wanna check mine too 😉
You mean u are already using office hours to blog? u mean to surprise us like that??
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Congratulations!!
LMAO!!! Aren’t you using office hours to read the blog? :p
Thanks luv… :-*
Woooooow! Big congrats Ngozi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its the Lord’s doing!!! happy for youuuu! muahhhhhh….
Lol! Thanks darling…
Muahhh to you too :-*
Congratulations on your new job!
Thanks Agbons!!!
…in unrelated news, I saw a hotel named after Oreofe on my way back from Illorin. I think it was around Ijebu-ode… sounds silly I know, but I was a bit excited. It’s such an uncommon name! 😀
Awww well done been one of the silent never commented before readers but I just had to celebrate with you! All the best in your new job! Praying for some miracles myself on that front:) BTW I love the way you write you crack me up ever time with your choice of words hahaha keep on being you you hear!
Wow… then you can’t imagine what this comment means to me…
Thanks so much Lydz! And I’m not going to pretend to be an expert or anything, but the truth is, you need people’s help. Someone has to help you at least get a foot in the door… all you need is a chance at an interview or test or exam, then the rest is up to you. I wish you all the best dear… and thanks again!!
Thanks hun! I need a change not quite feeling what I am doing at the moment need to go back to what I have a passion for so will definitely take your advice on board to get back to where I belong:) Time to stop procrastinating and be pro active!
Congrats dear.
I guess we all have something to celebrate eventually.. Today’s ma first day @ my 3rd job, pursuing my career this time.
So remember I asked for a chance, in the last post, maybe we sync and might just work around something.
Let’s do the long stretch night calls and overtime your toes curling beneath them sheets.
Just being naughty tho’ but sincerely I’d like an inch… Who knows u might eventually want me going the mile…
LMAO!! First of all, congrats dear… that’s great news. So maybe we really are in sync…
How was your first day?
But how are we gonna manage the long night talks if we both have work in the morning? And how do you know YOUR toes won’t be doing some curling too? 😉
Well I’m quite experienced wit the Day 1 thing, just the usual silent, attentive and smiling routine… The shell eventually cracks as time goes on.
Regarding the long nite calls, there’s something called timing and restrictions, I’m sure whatever starts from 12 shud end for 1:30…
Well wit the toes curling, they say one good turn deserves another… *winks* what I offer u’ll appreciate, and eventually reciprocate the gesture.
Yipeeeee congrats eeNGee! Welcome to the corporate jungle!
As for the man trouble, I’m sure you can handle it well jor
Lol… ‘jungle’ is the right word!! But my colleagues make it look so easy! Thanks darling… :-*
yipeeeeeeee
im so happy for you
dancing etighi ryt now
im straight oo.i no go near ya chest hairs arall
congrats girl
wish u d best of the very best
Lol! I know you are… we did the struggle together remember?
Thanks so much luv :-*
Yeahhhh! What a Sept to remember!
My colleague… thanks hun 😉
I’m so excited and happy for you…. Let’s just say I’m not typing this with a huge smile on my face and some form of moisture in my eyes (its probably my allergies)… But I’m so happy I stumbled on ur blog and this post is proof that things do get better. Hopefully I get my wishes too so I can share with u… Congrats and best of luck with your new job, my friend I know via social media *hugs*
Yeah, it must be those damn allergies… I also get them whenever I watch The Titanic… Lol. So you can imagine how I felt!
You know, I never thought of it that way, but you are so right about it being proof that things do get better. Thanks my friend I know via social media :-*
And I really hope you get yours soon too…
congratulations!!!!so happy for u! I’m a silent reader, always laughing behind my laptop screen but this is def worth commenting on! i hp u enjoy the job. this is d beginning of greater heights.
Wow!!! I should welcome you then… Thank you so much Deeva! I have a feeling I’m going to enjoy it really… especially the part about free lunch 😀
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!! You go girl! you see, 2013 is looking better everyday! enjoy ur time at work, quickly find out the Big Gyels Clique and quickly get in their bad books so you can have more to blog about…..Seriously happy for you – and happy for me too! Finally i’m gonna get that new 3-headed dildo you’ve been promising me….. *happysigh*
Err ok….so I’m seeing this after the ruckus has died down…to make matters worse spacyzuma beat me to congratulating u?!…urrgh..
*joins orela dimples in dancing etighi* aniways..I knew sumn was up too..just kept mum cos my ‘e-go-beta’ comments were getting one too many…
Errbody in d house 1st tot I’d gone mad wn I screamed,smiled n started shining tooth…I’m just…(No! allergies..not now..I’m a man jur)just glad..just glad..
CONGRATS SWEETHEART AM REALLY HAPPY FOR YOU WELL DONE PLS CALL ME OR SEND ME UR BB PIN IVE MISSED YOU U DONT PICK MY CALLS WHY:(
She doesn’t pick anyone’s calls. Hello Ngozi 🙂
My darling!! I’m changing na… :'(
Okay. See how genuinely happy I am for you. I hope you get the free lunch plus morning cuppa’ I knew it was the surprise….. congratulations!