We all have experienced a forgetful moment in one way or the other, most of us didn't do this on purpose but we can never cheat nature because we are all human and bound to make mistakes at any given time, forgetting something important doesn't make us a bad person.
I recall a time when I forgot about my presentation at work, I was sent a reminder via email a week before the event, there was a company that wanted to partner with our company some years back and I was the one who had to make a presentation to the other company who wanted to partner with the company I was working for that year.
I opened my email the day it was sent to me and I just overlooked it because I still have much time to prepare myself for the presentation, I discarded the notification and forgot about it totally, that weekend I traveled for my friend's wedding ceremony and forgot totally about the presentation that I have that Saturday, the preparation for my friend's wedding has taken the better part of me that weekend.
The presentation was scheduled for the same weekend and everyone accepted the date including me that was to make the presentation, on the day of the presentation one of my colleagues called me and I ignored his call not knowing he was calling to know where I was and to ask if I was fully prepared for the presentation, I called him back after some minutes and the first question he ask was where am I?
He reminded me about the presentation and that was when my heart skipped and my memory refreshed, it was almost time for the presentation and I had to beg my colleague to help me out I told him I was in the hospital, and I couldn't come out straight for him because we would take it in a wrong way and I didn't know how to face my boss and relate the issue that I forgot about the presentation and already traveled for my friend's wedding
ceremony.
He helped me with the presentation because we had been practicing together and he knows more about me, I sent my jottings to him and told him what to do, I was happy because I wasn't in a place where it was noisy or rowdy, I had to take my time and explain everything to him, after the presentation my boss called me and I avoided his calls, I called him back the next day and he requested to see my face and where I was because I lied that I was admitted in the hospital.
I arranged with my other friends who were present at the wedding then we faked one apartment as a hospital and one of my friends disguised as the doctor, it was all planned because I might lose my job for that silly mistake I made by forgetting one of the important events in the company, I know I made a mistake and I had to find a way to resolve it so that it won't affect my work.
This happened and I blamed myself for it but thanks to my friends who came through for me, they are the ones who quickly organized an apartment in the form of a hospital for me, what would I have done in such a critical situation when my boss demanded to see my face vis video call. I saved my work first and then explained the situation to my friend at work after a month of the incident, we fought about the issue and we settled, I had to confide in him because he is one of the best colleagues I roll with at work.
Since that day I always marked every event on my phone and set an alarm for it as a reminder in other not to repeat the same mistake again, we can make a mistake but we must learn how not to repeat such mistakes again.
This is my response to today's episode of hivelearners community prompt of #hl-w142e3 which the topic is tagged "WHY SO FORGETFUL"
Posted Using InLeo Alpha
Oh boy...how did you guys take a room to look like a hospital? So baffling.lol
Anyways, no one can avoid being forgetful just that the level differs from one person to another
Glad you find a solution around ur mistake and learned from it
I already knew the kind of boss I was working with, so when he called me and I avoided that call I knew the next thing I would tell him was that I was sleeping when he called so I used that time to organize myself and buy myself more time to prepare well for his questions. Glad I have a colleague who could turn up for me.
Thinking as an African man....
You faked sickness to cover up a mistake. What if....?
I bet to stop here 😂
!luv
@eunice9200, @kingsleyy(1/1) sent you LUV. | tools | discord | community | HiveWiki | <>< daily
Is better you stop
We are all bound to forgetfulness. And there are times we don’t have to blame ourselves for our forgetfulness it’s part of human nature. Your friend did well by coming through and you also did well by escaping stylishly and learning your lesson.
So I am here on my dearest profile 😂.
Forgetting some things can have unimaginable consequences. Like you said, making mistakes is part of human. The most important thing is taking steps to avoid repeating such a mistake.