I met these young engineers in my former office four years ago. We spent two years working together at Wece Petroleum Engineering Works and Service Limited before they left Nigeria for the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively.

I was the secretary and an assistant administrator of the firm. We exhibited teamwork; there was the utmost respect and communication among us. I have worked with other petroleum engineers before this set of people got employed in the company, and I must say that my experience with these two was quite exceptional 👌.

I used the word unbreakable bonds in my title, and that's how our relationship looks at the moment. We built a good working relationship between us, which in most cases made our different roles easier and made us feel motivated to carry out our tasks. Fortunately, the work relationship turned into great friends even after we all left the company. Let me tell you a few of my experiences with these guys: It baffles me how my little kindness to them has stuck to their memory to date, and they keep giving back. When they got employed in the company newly, they had accommodation problems because they came in as national youth cops (a one-year compulsory program in my country after completion of university education). This program usually leads most people to far distances from their homes. That was the case with these engineers, and I stood in the gap for them. I made a series of calls and eventually got them a good accommodation, almost free of charge. They only had to pay for the nepa light, fill the cooking gas, etc. It was a big relief to them. Then, considering how low their salaries were, I usually make provisions for their lunch while I am packing mine from home. I did this several times so they wouldn't spend more on feeding until they had a solid stand. All these were much appreciated by them; however, when our boss increased their salaries after three months, I stopped.

There was a time I found a few things challenging in my role. I called on Engineer Victor, and he sorted out all my errors before our boss saw them. Many times, he keeps aside his work and gives me a helping hand whenever I am faced with a complex task, especially when our company has a new project.

Engineer Stan was also an amazing soul who proved to me that my errors were his and would always be available to assist.

Both of them are first-class graduates of petroleum engineering, and I watched them several times work together as a team in their roles. This brought a lot of productivity to the firm.

Even the owner of the company was pleased with our togetherness, and he once commended us on how we relate freely with each other and make jokes, especially in our free time. There came a time when the older engineer got a scholarship to study in the UK. It was great news for us, and he promised to assist the young engineer whenver he could. Today, they are both outside my country doing well for themselves, and do you know what? They still remembered the past, keeping in touch and sending me money from time to time. We both have some plans ongoing towards me, and it's all good. Hopefully, I may find myself outside my country one day, whether as an adventure or for relocation.

My work-life experience with these colleagues was full of nice memories. I learned a lot from them; they are good listeners, calm, friendly, and humble, and the good friendship we built together knows no borders.

What's your work experience like with your colleagues?

Thanks for reading through.

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