I work on graveyard shift from where I’m at. It’s usually busy on the first 4-5 hours, then nothing much to do afterwards. I’ve been in this company for 6 months now and it’s been quite a roller coaster. It’s my first time being in the real estate investment industry, and given such a big responsibility of coordinating their transactions.
I was a lost puppy on those first 2 months but I had to power through. I need to support my family after all.
It’s a competitive market out there. And the company I’m in has a high radar for slackers. They’d get rid of employees after only being a week in if they see them not fit for the role. So my nerves have never been higher. Just last month we had to let go of 6 people. That’s at least one person per week. Mind you, we are a team of 16.
The CEO and I used to talk a lot as he is training me directly. But for the past 3 months he’s been very busy with other tasks and we haven’t really communicated much other than strict urgent work items. Then just an hour ago, he called me. To be honest, I got anxiety. I thought I did something wrong and this would be a goodbye call. But it wasn’t. He simply wanted to catch up.
He updated me on how our company is doing and commended on how well I do my job. That the time, effort, and passion I put into my role is contributing massive growth to what we are building. He simply wanted to personally thank me for what I do and wanted to incentivize my hard work. He asked about my career plans, and I told him I wanted to invest in my studies again that I believe would make me better at the roles I do. I was more than willing to pay it out of my own pocket since its something I really wanted, but he offered that the company would shoulder the expenses. He’d be willing to cover any educational program I wanted to get into. He also made it very clear that if there was ever anything I thought that would make my work with them easier and better, I just need to speak up. They would be willing to go the extra mile to make sure I stay with them.
That really made me happy. In the past months that I’ve been battling my emotions, I finally felt appreciated again. My efforts were seen. I was seen. I can’t even begin to describe to you how wonderful I feel. Like a thorn pulled out of my chest and just drove in relief.
That call only lasted less than 30 minutes, but that gratitude and happiness it gave me would stay far longer.
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