My Too Common Work Experience

Assalammualaikum and hi! How are you, my readers👋👋? Are you doing fine? I hope you guys are healthy and in a good way💖. Today I will like to share with you guys about my too common work experience. Don’t know if this is interesting or worth to read. However, I dedicate this story as my first entry because I really wanna share my experiences. My experiences not quite impressive like other great people out there. It is just a normal one. 

When talking about the job, I always feel anxious because I still struggle to look for a stable job. With Covid-19 pandemic, the chance to get a job is slightly decreasing. Many people lost their job even the massive companies tend to shut down their business.  It is a serious topic and thinks about this make me terrified. I am not suitable to talk about this economic thing but I know if this pandemic continues to attack us, the economy may shrink and more people will become unemployed.

My first ever experience has been a cashier of a grocery store near my house. I was 19 years old at the time and just finished my foundation study. I decided to work because I really need money to further study for a degree. Besides, I don’t want to add more burden to my parents so I decided why not I find my own money. My work shift was from 2pm until 10pm and I only off on Wednesday which means I still to work on the weekend even during the holiday. For me, I don’t complain because most of the time I spent my time in my house. I still remember my first salary was around RM800. I was totally delight because that was my first salary. The salary may seem low but I enjoyed working there because most of my workmates are my classmate. Moreover, my boss is a kind person and not too strict.

Next, I got the experience as a volunteer for the MAHA event. Before becoming a volunteer, I never know about this event even though I study in UPM. Silly of me. Actually, MAHA is one of the biggest expos in Malaysia. Most Malaysian will wait for this expo because there is a lot of stuff related to the agriculture thing sell here. At first, I was a little bit reluctant to join because it happened during class. And me being a good student (note that is sarcasm) didn’t want to skip class. However, my best friend managed to persuade me. Totally the best experience because we worked and at the same time strolled around the expo. No one monitors us.

I went for an internship during the third-year degree. It is a biotechnology company and I totally scare to start my first day. I don’t know why but I thought that I need to be more serious. I admitted my laboratory skill not quite impressive and I scared that I may make a big mistake during the internship. Luckily, my classmates did an internship with me and I can get along with other staffs. Here, I didn't get an allowance but a great experience. For me, as long as I got A I was happy.

Then, my experience continued with me as a sales assistant in a pharmacy. I finished my degree program in July and waited for my convocation which was in November. Within this time, I tried looking for a job using my degree qualification (even though I don’t have an official transcript yet) but didn’t get any reply. A little bit disappointed but I thought maybe because I don’t have the transcript that shows I finished study. So, without wasting time I tried my luck seek for a job in the pharmacy nearby my house (Just to inform, I don’t have a license yet) and finally tadaaa. I secured for that job. However, it was a contract for 3 months. Without thinking much, I accept it because I really need money to pay for my convocation stuff. I worked from September to November and then, I quit my job due to the end of the contract. Here, I got the chance to know more about medicine. the dosage, side effect, function and many more.

After quitting that job, I send a lot of e-mail to the various companies but until now do not get any reply. I managed to attend 2 interviews in the same company but different position and still not get any luck. I also got 2 online exams from the SPA but not passed. After being unemployed for more than half of year, I get the offer to become a kindergarten teacher and again it is near my house. Until today, I still work here. Alhamdulillah… I should be grateful because I still have a job in the midst of this pandemic. Not to complain, but deep in my heart, I hope I can secure a job that relates to my degree programme. Somehow I feel wanna further study for the master programme but it is costly. 

Every experience teaches me a lot of things. It makes me realize that work is totally different than a study. As a student, if you study diligently you will get a good grade. Besides, a student has a lot of free time compared with the jobber (I salute to the person that do these 2 things at the same time). As a jobber, you need to work for more than 8 hours depending on the job. Sometimes, jobber needs to work on the weekend also. If you don’t work, you may not get the pay. For me, this is a normal phase. Being an adult is a bit hard but this is a reality. 

As a Muslim, we can only pray to Allah. We have to believe that all this is God's provision. as ordinary human beings, we are only capable of planning. For me, as long as I can have money for living needs and give a little to my parents. That's enough. I think I stop here. That's all for my unattractive snippet. Hope to see you again. If you have an interesting story regarding this topic, why not you share it below😉