27 CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN YOU HAVE NO MORE EXCUSE BE MINE

At this stage of the interview, the show host who had been quiet, allowing Tolu to tell her story without interference cuts in with a question, "Do you mean in order for you to go out with him he got you employed in another firm? And you agreed with him?"

Tolu answered, "I told you I love him, I only refused to say yes to him because I do not want to loose my job, since he could pull the string, I have no choice than to play along.

More so, the company he arranged for me to switch to was a bigger rival to the present company, the company offered more and better opportunities than where we presently worked together.

So, two weeks after he promised me a surprise he delivered the surprised package. We were about to close on that particular afternoon when he called me into his office and told me that I should prepare myself for an interview tomorrow; then he gave me invitation letter for interview from the other company. I wanted to ask him some questions regarding this, but he did not allow me to say a word, he just told me that this is the way out for our love and it will be an improved favour for me when I get there.

He told me to go home and prepare myself for interview the following morning. I left his office wondering whether I am dreaming or he was playing, but when I got to the place the following morning and his friend welcomed me and introduced me to the management as a special staff from my present place of employment whom he woo over to join their team, I was shocked !

The show host cuts in here with a question, "Do you mean they took his word at face value and employed you without any form of test or interview?"

"No, they put me to a test to confirm that I truly have special qualities and I surpassed their expectations, so they offered me employment and asked me to start work the following week"

What now happened with your present place of employment, did you just dished them just like that?

Tolu replied, "Well, that was exactly what happened, though they tried to get across to me through Richie, but they did not know that Richie himself was the reason I dumped the company"

"So they did not discovered that you switched over to the rival company?" The presenter asked.

Tolu answered, "They knew later....." And they did not sue for redress? The presenter cuts in with this question.

Tolu answered, "They could not not do that, though I dumped them but I followed the laid down rule in doing so. When I was employed they gave me their code of conduct, and in it they specified that a staff who want to leave the company without prior notice will have to pay the company the exact amount that staff earns in a month...."

The presenter cuts in, "So you paid them off and jumped ship?" Tolu answered, "In a way yes I paid them off, though not directly, I left the company at the end of the month when they were about to pay our salary, so in my disengagement letter I told them to keep my salary as pay off for my sin as stipulated in their staff's code of conduct"

The presenter said, "Somehow I did not like that you did that to that company" Tolu answered, I also do not like it, but Richie came to our house in the evening of the day he gave the interview letter to me and I tried to tell him I could not do what he was asking me to do because the management of the company loved me"

"What was his answer?" The presenter asked and Tolu replied, "Richie told me not to be a fool that the company don't like anybody, that the moment the going is good and they are benefiting from our talents they will make us feel we are kings, but let any small error occur, they will sack you like you were nothing to the company without notice. All these corporations are full of double standards, when they want to fire a staff they do it without notice, but when a staff wants to leave them they ask the staff to give them notice of a month or two, is that fair?"

With his lecture I was encourage to do what my conscience did not agreed with me to do. Although later when the management discovered that I was with their rival, I saw that they were not shocked because it was a normal game between the two, I told you before that Richie himself was actually snatched from the other camp and given sumptuous salary and post."

The presenter said, "If that is the case, then I can't blame you much, it is a tit for tat game, but what now happened after you switched office?"

"What do you expect?" Tolu remarked, Richie came to our house and said straight to me, now you have no more excuse, be mine and I did.

The presenter called it a wrap when they got to this stage and called for peoples' vote that will bring Tolu back the following night.