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Joyce started as a Cleaner at Amrod in 2004 and today works as an Admin Clerk - the only woman in a team of 14. When her husband was killed in an accident seven years ago, it was her Amrod family, particularly her Supervisor Aaron Chiwaye, who came to her rescue.
My first job was as a Cleaner and then I became a Filing Clerk. In 2011 I moved into Production working on Job Cards. On June 27, 2013, my husband passed away, leaving me with four children. The youngest at the time were my six-year old twin boys. I was in a terrible state and didn’t know how I was going to cope. I told my Supervisor Aaron that I needed to resign.
He encouraged me not to and said, “Take your time”. I made a lot of mistakes because I had so much on my mind, but Aaron was kind and patient. After some time, I was promoted to Admin Clerk.
Now, when I make mistakes Aaron speaks to me, but I don’t mind because he also helps me learn from them. I want to continue growing at Amrod and I joke with Aaron, “When are you resigning so I can become Supervisor?” I would never want to move to another department because these guys are like family to me. They respect me, they help me and they are good guys.
When I’m at work, I feel free.
Because Amrod helped me through that hard time, today I can educate my children. My daughter is studying through UNISA and my son moved to Pretoria to study. My 15-year old twins are my “handbags”. I call them my kings, my commanders. With this company I survived.
Joyce Kone (50)
I am Amrod