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So today at work, a man followed his wife for her appointment and suddenly collapsed. Luckily, I and a few colleagues were nearby, so we quickly called for help and started resuscitation. The rapid response team arrived in minutes, and for about 20 minutes, we were all in emergency mode, ops, oxygen, vitals check, chest compressions, everything happening right there.
At some point, I knelt down, his head resting on my knees, while everyone moved with urgency around us. It felt like something out of a movie. Eventually, he got stable enough, and they took him away in an ambulance.
I got up, dusted my trousers, washed my hands, and went straight back to my desk to continue working.
Then wahala started.
One by one, people kept checking on me, from my manager, the response team rep, someone from health & safety, even training team people.
Are you okay?
That was a lot to witness, do you want to talk about it?
If you need time off to process this, let us know.
At first, I was just nodding and smiling. But then the check-ins didn’t stop.
Na so una Dey do for here ? 🤔
Someone even called me later just to ask if I was sure I was okay.
In my head: ‘But I’m not the one that fainted nau, make una leave jor 😩
Don’t get me wrong, I understand why they’re doing this. It’s workplace protocol, they genuinely care, and they want to make sure I’m fine.
But where I’m from? We don’t operate this way, things like this, we just say “thank God oo” and keep it moving .
If no be you e reach, then life continues.
My mind has been conditioned differently. It’s me, it’s how I was brought up, it’s the environment and my experiences that has shaped who I’ve become.
Either way, this experience really made me reflect.
It’s not them, it’s me.
Culture shock comes in different forms.
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