Graduate car wash attendant gets job offers following Mirror story

Following The Mirror’s publication on February 6, 2021, a story about a graduate, Mr Antwi Boasiako who works as a car wash attendant in spite of his educational background, some job offers and scholarships to study abroad have started coming his way.

He has ,however, not secured a permanent one yet.

Mr Boasiako washes vehicles for a living at the Yaks and Sons car washing bay at North Legon in Accra.

In an interview with The Mirror, he described as untrue news on social media that he was now permanently employed in a profession commensurate with his university certificate.

Mr Boasiako expressed gratitude to The Mirror for publishing his story, saying he is yet to meet some of the personalities who had made some offers.

”I have taken a few days off my activities at the washing bay to meet these personalities”, he said.

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Background

Mr Boasiako graduated four years ago from the University of Ghana with a Second Class (Upper division) in Political Science with the Study of Religions.

Now 27- years -old, he has been working as a car wash attendant for about a year because many application letters he had sent to various institutions have not secured him a permanent job.

After graduation, he worked on contract with the National Health Insurance Authority but his contract was not renewed after expiry. Mr Boasiako tried his hands on teaching too.

That worked for him only for a period after which he had to stop because his salary was not being paid on a regularly basis.

In a chat with The Mirror at the car washing bay, Mr Boasiako said he was introduced to the job by a friend.

He said even though that was not the kind of job he wished for, he had no option at that moment because he needed the money for his upkeep and to send a portion to his parents and sibling who live at New Edubiasie in the Ashanti Region.

He makes GH¢30 a day and out of this amount, he feeds himself, saves a little and sends the rest to his parents.

He said one of the things that made him outstanding at the bay was his good customer service which often prompted customers to ask about his educational background.