From Education Assistant to Teacher, Woman Details Career Journey Through TikTok Slideshow: "You Deserve It"
- A South African lady shared images of her journey to becoming a modern career woman
- The pictures in the TikTok slideshow, with captions over them, detailed her struggles to become a full-time teacher
- She did everything in her power to find employment, and social media users praised her efforts and determination
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A young, aspiring career woman shared her emotionally draining journey of attaining her full-time job through a detailed TikTok slideshow.
The pictures show her trials and tribulations, such as when she got rejected after her first interview.
She captioned the picture with the following:
"Didn't pass the interview, the struggle of being an EA while qualified continues."
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An EA is an education assistant. In a previous photo where she was standing on a school playground, she captioned the image:
"February 2023, got a job as an assistant."
In that same month, she shared a picture of herself in a car on her way to a job interview for the job she wanted:
"February 2023, went to my first interview for teaching."
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Her slideshows got slightly dark afterwards, showing cultural practices most prefer to keep secret.
She also posted a picture of herself sitting on her mom's grave with the caption:
"April 2023 went to clean mama's grave with the fam."
She also mentions a supportive boyfriend several times in the captions.
Watch the slideshow below.
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The photo post was uploaded by @culi083 to her small account of 1 748 followers, but just 24 hours after posting, it was her most viewed post ever.
It gained over 174k likes and received 360 comments, mainly congratulating her.
Nnanie_Le related to her struggle:
"I'm currently working as an EA with teaching qualifications. Some days are hard but I'm patiently waiting for my time."
olwendalo said:
"Was also an EA. After a few weeks I got a permanent post, 3 weeks later I graduated. GOD."
RealLifeDoll thought a certain pic in the slideshow was a bit weird:
"Not you bathing at 2 am. congratulations, babe."
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In a similar story, Briefly News covered the emotional struggle of Tsakani Mongwe, a humble lady overcome with emotion when she finally got employment after many sympathetic people shared her battle online.
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Tsakani Mongwe had her picture shared all over social media. She was holding a signboard in the picture that served as a mini CV.
Today, the woman in the picture is employed and overflowing with gratitude.
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Source: Briefly News