Letter of Dismissal - Essay Example

Question One

Experience one

On Monday morning, I arrived at my workplace, armed with my laptop, ready for another busy week. The company secretary welcomed me with a warm smile and a brown letter. It was a dismissal letter. Reason? My boss felt that I was not regular at work. I became disturbed since I have never been late and always honor I have always reported to work on time and was able to beat all my deadlines. At that time, I realized what she meant by not being regular at work. What she didn't factor in is that my job's nature entails someone to reach out to the client physically. I took my letter and left fully convinced that whoever will replace me will face the same challenges if things are not streamlined. As I stepped out of the office, I was fully convinced that my short tenure in that place gave me the experience to face the world an tell them, here I come.

Experience two

I cannot remember the last time I took lunch at my workplace. My job was so demanding, meaning I had to sacrifice a lot. I would come in very early, working during lunch hour and leave work late. This particular day, as I struggled with my daily routine, three gentlemen arrived and introduced themselves as police officers. A theft case had been reported to them, and I was the main suspect. Accompanied by a search warrant, they ransacked my office only to find bundles of money stack in a box behind my cabinet. Who would have done this? What was the motive behind it? I was told to accompany them to the police station. On my way out, I met will Clara, my workmate, full of smiles. I guess that smile communicated a lot.

Experience three

This particular Thursday, I had decided not to miss the meeting. It was the fourth meeting of the month, and I was representing my colleagues. I was the last person to arrive for the meeting. My immediate supervisor started his normal accusation that I was never serious about my work. The managing director kept calm, and after the meeting, I was given a letter. I knew it was a warning letter since I have frequently been at loggerhead with my immediate boss. As I sat down in my office, the secretary came in and told me that she was under firm instructions to ensure that I relocated from that office immediately. I could not understand what was happening, so I opened the letter only to find out that it was a letter of promotion. I was relocating to a bigger office, a reward for my hard work.

Question Two: Fictional short story

Oliver had just arrived at his place of work. Things seemed not to work for him. His wife of five years has left, claiming that he was always broke and could not support his family. His children had been sent out of school due to lack of school fees. Life had become unbearable. As he entered his office, he passed three gentlemen seated at the receptionist. He smiled at them, thinking they were regular customers. Janet, the secretary was not at her usual place. He reached for his keys only to realize that the door was already opened. “Who could have opened it?” He asked himself as he made himself comfortable in his armchair. No sooner had he sat down than one of the three gentlemen came in and introduced himself as a police officer in charge of crime and that a theft case had been reported and he was the main suspect.

“Suspect!” Oliver wondered aloud. The police officer informed Oliver that his company had lost a lot of money and someone from within the company was responsible. After conducting a thorough search, bags of money were recovered stacked behind Oliver’s cabinet. Oliver was arrested and arraigned in court for theft. That is how Oliver lost his job. Life had turned from worse to worst. No job, no family, all his friends had run away from him, and now he was on his way to imprisonment. After listening to the case, the residence magistrate gave him time to defend himself. He has no witnesses, but he insisted he was not guilty. He was imprisoned for two years. On his way to prison, Oliver met a very old lady who had not had a meal for three days. The lady stopped them and asked for assistance. Oliver had only one dollar between him and poverty. “What is need of this yet am going to prison?” he asked himself as he gave the old lady the money. “My son, what is your name?" asked the Old lady. "Jorum Luke," he replied. "Jorum, you are the luckiest man on earth. Your future is bright," said the old lady. “Which future was she talking about? I wish she knew how life has become difficult," exclaimed Oliver.

The first day in prison was so difficult. He couldn’t imagine how life would be without a job, a family and all his friends. He had lost all his reputation but life had to go on. After one week in prison, he got a special visitor, Mr. Jorum, the resident magistrate. Mr. Jorum had used the evidence provided to sentence Oliver but he was almost convinced that Oliver was innocent. After the case, he decided to open an inquiry on the matter. An investigation was conducted, and it turned out that Oliver was innocent, and a few staff members had conspired to fix him. However, they forgot to switch off the CCTV camera.

The real culprit was reprimanded, and Oliver was set free. It was a new beginning. Through he had lost everything he had; he was able to smile once more. He thanked Mr. Jorum for his kind gesture. Mr. Jorum offered him a place to stay as he sorted out his life. He was determined to start all over again. He was determined to build his career once more; he was determined to ensure that his kids got the best education. He left prison stronger than he came in. For sure, nothing would stop him. On the second day, he got a message that he was needed at his former workplace. He got confused, but Mr. Jorum convinced him to go and find out what was happening. On arrival, he was met by the board of directors who apologized on behalf of the company. He was given an offer of having his job back on promotion. He realized that the reason for his downfall was his hard work. He needed time to think about it since he was not sure of whom he is working. Mr. Jorum Convinced him to take back the job.

On resumption, he was determined to work harder but needed to watch his back. His next task was to look for his family. His wife was so apologetic for what she did. She informed him that she had been misled by some of his former workmates, the same people who were responsible for the theft in the company. His family was once again united and happy. Oliver had learned the hard way. Something though really disturbed him, the old lady. Who was she? Could she be the source of all this? Could this blessing be as a result of the one dollar? He was determined to look for the old lady. Though he was not able to find her, he still has her at heart. His hard work in the company earned him a promotion and was appointed the Managing Director. He was given a company car and a house. Despite warnings from his family and workmates, Oliver went to prison to visit his former workmates who had fixed him. Life hard turned against them. They were so apologetic, and Oliver made peace with them. They confessed that they did that because they were jealous of the praises he got from the boss. It's because of their ill motives that Oliver got the blessings. He got into his car, a relieved man, and drove home. It was time to be with his family. The family that was once lost.