Honestly speaking, in my life I have received a lot of advice. Some advice that I received from schools, whether some of the advice that I received from my family. But today I would like to talk about one specific advice that I received from my office where I worked. Uh, it was, it was the day of summ it was the month of October and the day was very hot and, and I went the office up to five minutes late in that time all are seeing at me because I was five minutes late in our office there is no rule of being late. So I feel little, I was little bit nervous at that time. And suddenly my boss appears near to me and he gave me a uh. Let later in that letter he was written I was exiled from the office. So I feel very bad and very nervousness because I never faced such experience before. And this was the black day of my life because my job was fired. So as I already mentioned uh, the advice was given by the team management including my boss. Um. And I feel very bad and nervousness in that time. While getting, while receiving that letter I. I read all of the, among the staff members in that time. In that letter he wrote me that I was exiled from that office and I think it is the fake but he told me it is real. And he also didn’t give me my salary up to 15 for 15 days. And I work in that office around twelve years. But it was the first time that he gave meense. I feel so embarrassment and I was so disappointed in that time. I tried to argue with my boss and senior members but he didn’t listen to me but. And it was the first advice that I received from my office.
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Honestly speaking, I've received a lot of advice throughout my life, from school, family, and even friends. But today, I want to talk about a specific piece of advice I received from my former workplace. It was in October, a particularly hot day, and I was five minutes late to the office. I felt a little nervous because, while there wasn't a strict rule about being late, everyone seemed to be staring at me. Suddenly, my boss appeared and handed me a letter. It stated that I was being let go from the company. I was shocked and incredibly nervous, as I had never experienced anything like this before. It felt like the worst day of my life, especially since I had been working there for twelve years. The advice, or rather the news, came from the team management, including my boss. I felt incredibly disappointed and embarrassed. I tried to argue with my boss and senior members, but they wouldn't listen. They even withheld my salary for the last fifteen days. I was devastated. The letter claimed I was being 'exiled' from the office, which seemed unbelievable, but my boss insisted it was real. This was the first and only time I received such harsh feedback from my workplace, and it left a lasting impact on me.
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