An Uncomfortable Work Situation πŸ˜… [Weekend-Engagement 213]


There was a very strange time in my artistic career, while I was looking to belong to the choral group to which I belong today. After moving to another city and not being accepted in my first audition I had to accept other musical jobs, in fact I remember that I sang in a choir that had the same name as the professional group to which I belong, but it was small in number, had little reputation and the pay was not significant. They were not looking for singers at that time, but the director knew my father and when he found out that I was his son he let me join without any inconvenience, but that made the outcome more uncomfortable only a year after I joined.


My first musical job in Caracas


In the picture above you can see me in the last row of the choir, second from right to left. That picture is from the last concert, as I mentioned before, I was only there for a year, I discovered that the director was a tyrant, but he never offended me, maybe because of my friendship with my father, but what he did to the others was something I could not approve of. This choir was from the conservatory where I was studying music at the time, but there were other groups there, a symphonic rock group, a Caribbean music orchestra, the jazz orchestra and the orchestra of traditional Venezuelan music, which happened to be looking for singers and without hesitation I went to audition without telling the choir director.... And I was selected to sing in the orchestra ❀️


My first work as a solo singer


Already with the security of having this new job I went to resign to the choir, I tried not to be in bad treatment and I reminded the director that I had other musical goals in Caracas, I always knew that being the same institution could find out at any time that I had simply changed the group, but that was a problem for the future 😬 I was wrong, the future was just around the corner 🀣 With only two weeks in the group I would already have my first concert in cities in the interior of Venezuela, in San Felipe and Barquisimeto to be specific, so I had to learn a lot of new music in a short time, but the worst and most uncomfortable was about to happen in the first city where I would sing.


My poor friend


It turns out that the choir I had just resigned from would also have a concert in the city of San Felipe on the same day as my new orchestra πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’« and the worst part is that they would be staying in the same hotel, still the same institution, and that's when it all came out.... It was very uncomfortable to meet the director and see all the colleagues with whom I shared the last year. The guy you see in the picture above next to me did the same as me, we entered the orchestra at the same time, but he never resigned from the choir, he kept a double life for a month, like Hanna Montana 🀣 he did worse because he was kicked out of the choir in the same hotel. I was just seen ugly hahaha, but I don't forget that I was a hero to the people in the choir, no one liked the tyranny of the director.


The Happiness


Not only was it uncomfortable to find everyone in another city when I was starting to leave that part of my life behind, but the man was a good friend of my dad's, but I am the owner of my life and that was one of the best decisions I made. I lasted only a few months in the orchestra of traditional Venezuelan music 🀣🀣🀣🀣 but in my way to be a professional singer I needed to sing as a soloist, outside of choral music, work on improvisation and how to encourage the public in a concert of popular music. From there I moved on to another group that finally led me to my ultimate goal which is the job I have today, the reason I moved from my hometown, but it took me four years to achieve it. As soon as I saw this topic proposed by Galenkp this week and the whole story came to my mind, what a crazy time πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«


A video I didn't know existed until now 🀭




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I laughed after I read.😁 I know you're laughing too while writing it. πŸ˜„ The best part was when you described your friend as Hanna Montana.πŸ˜…πŸ˜…
Well, you're lucky that you experienced and find learning on it.😊 Thank you for sharing. 😊

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Yes, I laughed a lot writing this post, especially about my friend Hanna hahaha. Thanks for stopping by to comment and sorry for the late reply, it was a busy week πŸ™

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It's okay.😊😊 You're welcome. 😊 The story is quite refreshing to read too. πŸ˜„ Have a happy weekend. 😊

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You may be involved in any field but starting time is very tough. I have said this in general, and I do not mean it to you. You were lucky that your father's acquaintance did not work out. Sometimes it also happens that it takes 1 year to climb the steps and sometimes it takes 5 years. All the best @jesuslnrs

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Greetings brother! Well, all my life I have been surrounded by this musical medium, but now is that I can live what I built so much and I feel satisfied. The story you tell here is part of those steps that must be climbed, as you said. Thank you for reading my story and sorry for the late reply to your kind comment πŸ™

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Coincidences do not exist, only causalities, ok no haha πŸ˜‚ that must have felt super uncomfortable in several aspects, especially because he was a friend of your dad, I can't imagine your face of "oops, I didn't do it! hahaha πŸ˜‚

But well, to keep moving forward you have to let go of some things and look for new ones β€οΈπŸ¦‰

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I keep responding little by little hahaha, but it's pleasing for me to find you in my comment box. Yes, besides the awkwardness of the moment, that Lord was very close friends with my dad and made it worse, but I think that precisely because of that friendship there was always respect between the two 😘

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I quickly located you in the photo!!!

And yes it has been uncomfortable those moments, the meetings of both groups at the same time, same place .... I put myself in your place and ufff.

But you always looked for the best and now you're happy!πŸ˜ƒ

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Yes my friend, I rolled a lot to get to where I am, this is just a small story of many hahaha. Wow, now I am responding, seven days later, I really had a very difficult week, although satisfying. I apologize for the delay and something else...

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Seven days have passed? I didn't realise hahaha

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That had to be a very awkward situation for sure.

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Too much hahaha, but now I laugh about those crazy days. Thanks for reading and commenting my friend and sorry for the late reply πŸ™

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Gosh, what an awkward situation πŸ˜‚. I guess, the world must feel a little smaller at that moment you find you shared the same hotel hahaha

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Yes my friend, it was uncomfortable hahahaha, I never thought that would happen to me, but now I remember it and I smile, beyond the embarrassment of that day. Thanks for reading and commenting and sorry for the late reply πŸ™

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