After being employed for five years, I got that phone call: from an anonymous number.
Me: Hello.
Caller: Hello.
Me: Who is speaking?!!
Caller: Are you Mohamed Adel.
Me: Yes, I am. Who are you?!!
Caller: This is Mr. A.M – the HR manager at the headquarters at Cairo.
Me: Oh hello sir, how can I help you?!
A.M: Are you in account dept. or where?!
Me: IT “surprisingly”.
A.M: Ok so, I need an equivalent diploma for your certificate.
Me: HUH!! I don’t get it sir, my certificate is already equivalent to the Egyptian universities according to the LAW Of THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF EGYPTIAN UNIVERSITIES.
A.M: But I need it for your file.
Me: Sir, there is a statement in the certificate that says, “This certificate is equivalent to the Egyptian universities.”
A.M: Umm, ok, I will check your file and confirm with you, thank you, bye.
Me: You are welcome sir, bye.
- And until now I didn’t get any confirmation about my file.
Mohamed Adel
Photography: Ahmed Mohamed Hassan
EDITOR: Mennat-Allah Yasser Zohny