I
walked up the stairs towards the third floor. I was at Playtime, an oversize
nursery for kids. I went to the toilet to calm myself down. I was nervous. Who
wouldn’t be? I was about to apply for my first job ever. After calming myself
down, I went to the door. Nervously, I pushed the door and went in. I looked
around. To the left there were counters placed in a semi circle. Then there was
a small gate towards the gift shop and probably some activity rooms. Beside the
gate was another gate to the playground and to the right of that was the place
where they sell socks to those in need of one.
I
walked to the counter, because that’s probably where people who wanted jobs go
to. The receptionist asked me what was I there for. I just told her that I wanted a part-time job. She asked me again if it’s the ones for weekends. Without thinking I just nodded. Actually at that time I wanted a job for the entire week. I didn’t want to
make awkward pauses at such easy questions, so I said whatever came into my
mind first.
The
lady then guided me upstairs to one of the party rooms and gave me a form to
fill out. The room was rather small, quite small for a
party room. There were three desks with small chairs for children to sit. There’s
a stage in front with cardboard cut-outs of trees and castles.
After a
while, another lady walked in. She asked me questions, so I answered them.
While doing the interview I was reluctant. Did I want that job? Would I even
get accepted? It is minimum wage… should I even try? I barely talked about my
good qualities. I don’t know what really happened. I didn't know what went in
my mind. I just answered the questions. The interviewer said that she would call back
if I got the job.
When the interview was finished, I
exited Playtime and walked down the stairs. My mind was in a total blur. They
never called back. I’m not sure if I should be happy or not…
