Life is a very complex place where it is very important to tread with caution. Riding the waves of life is one difficult thing that is very hard to master. During the lessons, we rise, we fall, we try and cry but one fact remains, we are contenders that don't have the word "give up" in our dictionary.
Riding the tides of life comes with many ups and downs. There are sometimes when we are on a winning streak while there are other tines when we lose to the extent of thinking if we offended somebody. Sometimes, I will be passing through intense hard times and it will be like i offended my village uncle and he sent one voodoo to attack me. Again, there are times when I will be gaining a lot and I'll start becoming suspicious. No cap, i love it when things goes well, but then, when it becomes too good, I do get sus.
We all have good and bad days. Sometimes, the bad/good day lasts up to a week or month, even up to a few months. All we can do during these times is to endure or enjoy what life throws at us while trying to navigate it without many casualties. So, in this post, in response to Hive Reachout prompt, I wrote about a bad time i faced early in my career.
Just like most students, I was very happy when I graduated from school Nursing was a hell of a ride. I thought i as free from the stress Nursing has to offer until i began working as a staff nurse.
Like many rookie out there, I was overdosed on confidence. They use to tell us that it is easier for male Nurses to get a job. They even said that it is the hospitals that will begin to rush us. They laid emphasis on how scarce male nurses are. Their sweet reassuring words boosted my confidence even more.
Well, after graduation, i found myself job hunting like a guy that has his rent due in two months and no source of income to repay it. I hunted for job from state to state with no tangible results. Some were offering to pay peanuts for salary. Some had good salary but no accommodation for nurses, some didn't even call me back probably due to I lacked practical experience.
I waited patiently for a call. Time flew but there was no good calls. The calls i received said they wanted a female nurse. Frustration built up gradually. Thoughts flooded my mind. Didn't they say Male nurses are hot cake? why is it difficult for me to get a job? I asked myself.
One day, i was called for an interview in my state of residence. I attended it and got the job but i was not happy with the pay. Due to the fact that i wanted experience, I took the job. All my hopes in the job were lost when i was asked to sign a non-disclosure contract which contents favored the hospital more than the nurse.
Desperate for a job, I signed it, hoping that all will go well. Two weeks into the job, I was fired without pay. When the word "you're fired" echoed through my ex-boss office, it was as if my world stopped, dropped and rolled. My heart became very heavy. Work i just got, I'm being fired without pay.
It was really a very bad time for me. I already told my people that i got a job. In told them that I'm now a working class. How will I break the news to them that i was fired? True, they will understand my predicament, but then, my heart and mouth were to heavy to speak up.
During that time, I passed through diverse stages of grief. When i thought i've finished the denial stage and have moved up to the acceptance stage, i still come back to denying the fact that i was fired.
The grief lasted for some time, but then, i had to forcefully end the grieving process. I wouldn't want a situation where my emotions get the better of me. I chose logic. I was let go, cool. Life continues even though i was really hurt. Maybe i could have allowed my self bath in the pain but then, i just picked the experience and moved on.
Welp, after all said and done, i got another job, and life continued. I i dont think i can ever forget this incident because it was the first nursing job i ever got.
thank you for reading.
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