Reflections on Appreciation and Friendship at Work

An individual recounts their past work experiences, emphasizing the sense of appreciation and the special friendship formed with a colleague named Gwen.

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A says:
Remember a time when you did something that you were very pleased about? Do you remember a time when you did something I was really pleased about.
B says:
That I don't remember.
A says:
You don't remember? Yeah. Yeah. Okay.
B says:
What was I made of?
A says:
Yeah. Were you very pleased when you got your job in Cape Town? I think. Weren't you?
B says:
I don't remember anything.
A says:
You don't remember that before him getting. No. When you got the office? You told me about that once, didn't you?
C says:
Did you, did you enjoy working?
B says:
Yes.
C says:
What did you like about working?
B says:
I was. I was treated with pleasure. Mm hmm. I thought I was. Well, I. I thought I wasn't very good at anything. And then they came and they gave me all these various things to do, and I was left as the nicest, hard. Yeah.
C says:
So you felt appreciated?
B says:
Yeah, I wasn't appreciated, but then I was one of those that was appreciated. An outgrade of that.
A says:
I seem to remember.
B says:
Was he at that place?
A says:
No. No. This is my, this is my son in England who thought we could ask you some things and so that you like working where you were appreciated. And I remember that you sometimes have said that you went to that job. I think so, yeah.
C says:
I think so. Do you remember Gwen? Nana?
B says:
Hmm?
C says:
Do you remember working with your friend Gwen?
B says:
Yes. Yeah, she was my special friend. All throughout we worked for the same person. I don't know whether she's still alive or not, I'm not sure, but we were great friends, and we still are. Great friend. If she's still alive. I don't.
A says:
Well, it's nice that. Well, thank you for telling us. That was very, very nice to hear.