Everything you experience has a reason for its existence

March 9, Shanghai, cloudy.

The eighteenth day of coming to Shanghai and the sixteenth day of internship. I used to look forward to working and graduating early. But now that I have worked and experienced it, I want to go back to school even more.

People are always like this. Only when they lose something do they realize how valuable it is.

I found my internship job at the school’s job fair. I didn’t find this company on the list at first. The resumes I printed that day all listed foreign trade merchandisers or copywriters. Editing and the like. I printed two different resumes. The one for foreign trade merchandiser was because I studied business English, which is also related to foreign trade. Copywriter or editor, because, I love word work.

I arrived at the job fair with expectations, nervousness, and uneasiness. There were students everywhere looking for jobs like me. I looked around and accidentally found a company recruiting tea sommeliers. I like tea because tea is produced in my hometown and I have been accustomed to drinking tea with my family since I was a child. I also have a special affection for tea.

Out of curiosity, I interviewed with this company.

What I am thinking of is an elegant teahouse, where people relax, drink tea, and chat.

The interview process is also very simple. It just asks you if you understand tea, if you are willing to go abroad, and talk about the internship benefits.

Then wait for the notification.

Two days later, I received a text message saying that I could go to the internship. I am very happy, and my friends around me also say that this job is very good. Food and accommodation are included, and the salary is not low.

Years later, I boarded the train to Shanghai alone.

At my residence, I met my colleagues, all of whom were very young girls. The store manager was one year younger than me. Most are interns. Some, like me, have to intern for three months, and some have to intern for a year.

The next day is to go to the company for training. The training is for me to learn about the company, work content, things to pay attention to while working, and learn how to make tea.

On the third day, I officially went to work.

Only then did I discover the gap between imagination and reality.

My workplace is in a hotel, and the essence of my job is to be a tea waiter. When you go to work every day, you just ask the guests who come for dinner if they want tea? What kind of tea should you drink? Then go make tea and then refill the water. You also have to do related things, such as washing tea sets, sorting tea leaves, etc.

I don’t want to say that I was fooled.

I was just too young and thought things too beautifully.

But I did not leave, but continued to work here as a tea waiter. After more than ten days of work, I was not familiar with it at the beginning, but now I am gradually familiar with it.

I think that everything I am experiencing now must have a reason for its existence.

I am an introvert and not good at communication. But in this job, I have to ask dozens or even hundreds of customers every day, "What kind of tea do you want to drink?..."

"We have black tea, Pu'er tea, and Guanyin tea here. Tea..."

"We also have tea for guests, which is charged on a per-person basis, which is very suitable..."

Every day I have to constantly recommend tea to guests and persuade them to drink it. Tea. Overcoming the fear in my heart, I worked hard to sell tea to every customer.

My family and friends all say that I talk too little and am too introverted. I wonder if they would be proud of me when they see me working now.

Many things are not as good as you think, but they are not as bad as you think.

Everything we experience has a reason for its existence.