A job that is not just a job💙🌱🏢

October 27, 2023

So as I said before, in this blog I am going to talk about my first job and how it was like,

So as soon as it was confirmed that I got my job, I was sent to a place where there were many shelves full of beautiful packagings.when I went there, the people who were working were cleaning the place.So when I went in without knowing what I had to do, my fear was completely removed because of the person I saw.My best friend from childhood was working there.But at that time something more than talking to her had come to my mind. Why is she wearing a saree and sweeping the floor? What is her job? What do I have to do? But after a while I realized that it was only a part of her job.Everyone in there should clean the place first before starting other works. So after everyone finished cleaning , I slowly realized what kind of thing was happening there. Everyone who worked there are cashiers and guest relation officers. I had come to the tea center of the tea factory and from there, my job was to sell various types of tea to the guests.🌱

Actually my first day was super easy.Because the only thing I had to do on that day was to see what the rest of our group was doing.😁

Everyone who worked there was very nice.By the second day, I knew that two of my childhood friends were working there and so little by little I was able to be good friends with everyone else as I was with them.So I still remember how 'Upe Akka', who is still worked there, teached me about all the types of tea in there.💙

So again,after learning about the types of teas I had nothing to do.Because I didn't know for about a week whether I was hired as a cashier or as a GRO.So I started learning by myself. I studied by watching what seniors do, what they talk to guests, and how they do business.And also I wanted to help everyone who worked there without just being there.So in the morning I did the work of setting up and clearing the shelves before I was even told.Also, when my senior friends were busy, I started selling teas as I could.Exactly one week after going to work, I found out that I am going to be a GRO there.Because sir gave me a paper with the tea process to study.Within three days from that day, I started my first job properly as a Guest Relation Officer at the 'Blue Field Tea Factory'.💙

Actually, my work life which started from that day is really beautiful beyond words.I met a lot of tourists from different countries. At first I started with only English and Sinhala and then I dealt with guests in many languages like Russian, Spanish, Arabic, French, Tamil.So I was able to quickly learn how to behave with different people who come with different characteristics.I found out how to be friendly with them.And also, I found their weak points by knowing exactly what they want, it was easy for me to provide a service in a way that makes them happy and to do justice to the job.I learned very well how to get what we want from the guests without hurting their feelings.Actually I found out that I have really found the way to behave with the people of the society through the guests.💙🏢

In my job, it's true there were many things that I learned alone but also I had many co-workers who worked with me in a brotherly bond that went beyond friendship which made learning many things very easy.They were like family to me.When we were not busy at work, we danced, sang songs, shared food with each other, taught the seniors things that the juniors did not know, and the most valuable thing was that we made many religions into one religion. We celebrated every religious festival as our own.We have made the workplace that is boring to many people into our favorite place.💙🏢

Also, behind all this work, there was someone who corrected our mistakes, saw us as students and not as employees, and taught us everything, which cannot be matched anywhere else.It is from them that I have learned how to treat everyone equally and how to be a role model for others.💙🏢

Actually my job taught me how to live happily with everyone, regardless of age or status, no matter what happened.💙🏢

And also I forget to tell the funniest thing that was hidden behind my job.And it was that I, who don't drink tea and don't like tea,had to explain that; how pluckers plucks the tea leaves from the place where they grow on the tea plant,how produced them into three main types, as well as the way of packaging, how to made tea, and marketed those teas one by one and I had to finally sell those.😂💙

I really don't have enough words to describe my first job. So, thank you to the place where i spent most of the days, for allowing me to relax like a home, learn like a school, and roam around like in a field.💙🌱🏢