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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by peacezy555: 7:58am On Sep 15, 2018
this does not only apply to a job employee o. I remember when I carried my self to learn how to make bags. I enrolled for a year with 40k but I ended up staying for just 3months. and one would think I wasn't able to learn anything. I learnt everything and was even more perfect than my madam. but the 3 months was hell for me. I don't know if she was jealous I was a fast learner or I offended her in d past of which I don't know, but d way she treats me ehn is unbearable. we are both 3 trainee under her but from Monday to Saturday am d only one she sends on errands. I will pick her children from school and she expects me to trekk it because the school is very far, she will send me to do market without transport fare. i remember calling her I was sick and won't be able to come to work and she said I should stop coming if I know I will be giving filmsy excuses and that was my first time of taking permission from her that I won't be coming. thank God I finally quitted. after I stopped coming she called me one day and ask why I stopped work, I just replied her nothing and that was the end. I even have different bag contracts now.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Nobody: 8:02am On Sep 15, 2018
eyeview:
Was the coy at CBD ikeja?
Nop. grin
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Nobody: 8:03am On Sep 15, 2018
peacezy555:
this does not only apply to a job employee o. I remember when I carried my self to learn how to make bags. I enrolled for a year with 40k but I ended up staying for just 3months. and one would think I wasn't able to learn anything. I learnt everything and was even more perfect than my madam. but the 3 months was hell for me. I don't know if she was jealous I was a fast learner or I offended her in d past of which I don't know, but d way she treats me ehn is unbearable. we are both 3 trainee under her but from Monday to Saturday am d only one she sends on errands. I will pick her children from school and she expects me to trekk it because the school is very far, she will send me to do market without transport fare. i remember calling her I was sick and won't be able to come to work and she said I should stop coming if I know I will be giving filmsy excuses and that was my first time of taking permission from her that I won't be coming. thank God I finally quitted. after I stopped coming she called me one day and ask why I stopped work, I just replied her nothing and that was the end. I even have different bag contracts now.

That's the way to go. Enough of toxic working environment

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Funkybabee(f): 9:04am On Sep 15, 2018
uuzba:


French.
You will have your business and you will do better than this one man boss person? Is it not still here in Nigeria?
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You better learn how to cope with difficulties. Instead of browsing internet here and talking about "one day one day". Make your plans now.


grin did we have another option if we don't want to cope..


It is well o
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Hardeybohwarley(m): 9:20am On Sep 15, 2018
angelboy01:

The cafe was around Tanke at Tipper Garage, Along Area F Division.
Omo I suppose Sabi the area nah, you sef suppose understand. Illy city no too hold bar like that. But you tough ooo.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by anthonyezeoke(m): 9:22am On Sep 15, 2018
alterswerve:
ceeroh Could you reach me in any way if you're living in Lagos and specifically around Aguda..
That's if you haven't gotten a job yet
Pls sir I am in need of a job.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Elseductive: 9:25am On Sep 15, 2018
Mine was hilarious, 4 months to my introduction I told my boss about it, to my imagination my boss did not pay me my salaries till the day of the introduction, I almost died, thank God for friends & family that supported me financially all through the preparation stages, immediately after the introduction my dad advice me to man up and forgo my unpaid salaries and move on, to God my dad gave me equivalent of my 4months salaries that I should leave him to God, my dad even advice me to finish that month to work before I resign, all is now history and all thanks to my parents and siblings, my wife do tell me that if one day I own a business I should not try owing cos I av experienced how it feel myself.
Av moved on anyway but if am in a position to choose good or bad for that my boss I swear with everything I'll not only choose bad I'll go for worse grin

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Nobody: 9:38am On Sep 15, 2018
Have you worked for a male boss that punches you, like real blow, or female boss that flogs with cane?, there are some things that one sees you will not be able to talk.

The main reason why they are so bold doing what they do is because even the system victimises the employees. Making it seem like the bosses are doing the employees a favour by employing them therefore they have no where to go.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Emperornice: 9:50am On Sep 15, 2018
ceeroh:
I resigned from my job 2months ago (July). I worked with this firm for one full year. It was a rollercoaster ride. I used to be very proactive and full of energy, going all out to achieve things no matter what was at stake. When I took up this job last year, I was hoping to build a career and carve a niche for myself... But I was wrong. Before I resumed, a lot of people had resigned. Even on the day I resumed, I met just one staff on ground (he was trying to buy time before he eventually quits). So we were just two (2) in the office. It felt awkward because the environment wasn't challenging and competitive enough for me, but I had to do what was expected of me. Till the day I resigned, I was not found wanting in any aspect.. But I guess that was where everything went wrong. I was taken advantage of, used and manipulated.
My boss was a chronic micromanager and very insecure.

Despite all these, I tried to allay his fears and made sure I did my best to assure him nothing would ever go wrong. He abuses us verbally with words I'm so ashamed to type here. When the other guy eventually resigned, I was left all alone with him. I took up his responsibilities coupled with mine. I was overworking myself every single day of the week. I became a shadow of myself and always felt sick whenever I get up from bed every morning. I was doing this for 4months till we were able to get a replacement for the guy. And believe you me, we were recruiting every month afterwards till I left because they were always resigning or should I say disappearing after the end of every month. So we practically had a new staff who would work for a month and disappear. And the reason was not far fetched, My Boss. He believes all job seekers are hungry and would take anything just for the cash (stipends). You can imagine a graduate bring sent on so many ridiculous domestic errands.

Though I'm not oblivious of the fact that it's not easy to set up a business here in Nigeria or even to pay salaries. I know what it takes, but that doesn't mean you should now use people like slaves. As a service provider, you should know how to handle your clients, but this man would talk to them anyhow, insult them and then expect me to fix the mess or else I won't get paid. And because I was ready to do anything just for the progress of the company, he believed I had no choice. But I'm the kind of person that hates being idle. Hence, the reason for not seeing it as a big deal. Then came a time, I was at my wits end, couldn't go on anymore. I lost all motivation and up till now.

One of the most painful thing I heard after I left was when someone from the office called to tell me what happened that day. Sometimes, I usually use my money to quickly do some little office stuffs if the man is not around. So there were lapses after I left, he now asked what was really going on. So the guy on ground told him what I usually did.. And his response He said if I knew I had money, why did I come to work then? Imagine. I felt so disappointed!

This is the same man that would refund you if you tell him you spent your money for the company, then go ahead to deduct it from your salary at the end of the month after looking for excuses or an offence you didn't commit.

Now, most people here in Lagos go through same or worse ordeal every single day. Leave home early, get abused at work, get home late. Looking rough and tired all for a pay that won't last up to 2weeks. I pity the married folks more, they can't resign/quit because they've got bills to pay, responsibilities (wife and kids), some even have girlfriends grin, they're stuck. I also have responsibilities and bills though, but thank God I'm still single.

This is the time to go all out and take chances, take risks and it will definitely pay off in the end. I've been able to focus more since I resigned, sleep well, eat well, learning some digital skills to boost my CV and running a little business of mine. Though it's not been easy, but I know I'm on the right path.



I can absolutely relate to what your story, I once worked for a man, we were evicted from our office in ikeja because renovation need to be carried out on the entire building ,we had to move our office to his house as we could attend to customers without actually meeting them in person. That's was actually when things got worst, imagine do assignments and project work for kids who return from school and other domestic chores. I had to resign also cos I felt like I ws loosing my mind
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by LordsApostle: 10:22am On Sep 15, 2018
egbabiekperemo1:


Na until i catch u, u go know btween me and u who be mate. Useless pedophile
u be just a hopeless tout, catch who? I bet my life if u see me, you can't voice those rubbish coming from you.. Catch ur fun, internet brings equality, enjoy the fame... Smelling scalywag

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by egbabiekperemo1: 10:25am On Sep 15, 2018
LordsApostle:

u be just a hopeless tout, catch who? I bet my life if u see me, you can't voice those rubbish coming from you.. Catch ur fun, internet brings equality, enjoy the fame... Smelling scalywag

See this small boy. Google sam egbabi on d internet so u will understand who u r dealing with. I have d ability to make u get missing from this planet. If dem born u well, drop your contact details let me send someone to bring u to me. Useless pedophile.
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by don4real18(m): 11:10am On Sep 15, 2018
FarahAideed:


You didn't tell us what kind of Businessthe firm was into
Read again... He mentioned Service provider
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by CaptainMitch: 11:32am On Sep 15, 2018
cheesy that's what they do to interns and office assistants.
pocohantas:


I mean it o. That man used to send me to buy abacha grin. Let me not add his love for women. Big nyash/breast can confuse his destiny...
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by XD3G: 11:40am On Sep 15, 2018
teacherbim:
you are right, I do help him with t.fare,just that he does not want to stay at home doing nothing and age is not by his side, I've told him to wrap his certificate and drop. Just need to try something else, he just doesn't know, no handwork

Hi there,
Please pm your Husband's CV.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by blank(f): 11:47am On Sep 15, 2018
There should be a thread about employees for a 1 man business. The work ethics is just terrible.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by jeff1607(m): 11:49am On Sep 15, 2018
egbabiekperemo1:


See this small boy. Google sam egbabi on d internet so u will understand who u r dealing with. I have d ability to make u get missing from this planet. If dem born u well, drop your contact details let me send someone to bring u to me. Useless pedophile.

was expecting something more

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by PHENOMCHICKSON: 12:04pm On Sep 15, 2018
Exactly my experience. Thank God I've resigned last 2 weeks after I got a better offer. The most painful things was.... My boss will call me one missed call and go ahead to subcharge me for not picking his call. If you are late, he wil subcharge, if u miss work even when he knows u have been taking drips in the hospital. He will still subcharge you. I wonder the kind of heart some humans possess.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by allytinted: 12:27pm On Sep 15, 2018
alterswerve:


Replied your mail
Sir, help your boy with any job abeg. I stay around agege/iju environs
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by icogb: 2:29pm On Sep 15, 2018
dairykidd:

Yeah man
And for their girls, kee far o. Dey hv glues in dia ppalms for a guy dat is not from Plateau except you want to marry dem nd by dat I mean marryn out of pity mostly. And wot I wrote abnitio abt having prblm if you hlp a Plateau person, it holds for non Plateaus dat grew up there too. Infact, jst avoid anyfn 4rm Plateau state.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by LordsApostle: 3:22pm On Sep 15, 2018
egbabiekperemo1:


See this small boy. Google sam egbabi on d internet so u will understand who u r dealing with. I have d ability to make u get missing from this planet. If dem born u well, drop your contact details let me send someone to bring u to me. Useless pedophile.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... See this thing, smelling lout... Why don't you drop your own details... See this thing!!! Chai... Nothing I no go see...
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by raiszy2k(m): 3:53pm On Sep 15, 2018
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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by emmyid(m): 5:10pm On Sep 15, 2018
encryptjay:

I hope you guys are aware that it's not only Ebira people that are in Kogi state? We've got Igalas and Yoruba(s). I've got one pal, he's Ebira and cool headed. My problem with some of them is they frown too much and I don't like such acrimonious attitude. I recall an Ebira girl saying she doesn't roll with Igala guys, I still assisted her even though she wasn't grateful at the end. I don't know about the old generation but the new generation of Igala folks are quite cool headed especially those of us that grew up outside Kogi state.
About Plateau, they can be stubborn and mischievous but dem no get issues. Like the Birom guys.
Plateau has other tribes too.

The Ebira guys I know are cool, but the girls are the problem.
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by sheffyUTD(m): 5:22pm On Sep 15, 2018
uuzba:


As a business owner how do you handle this task.
You have managed to finally get a contract.
Now your phone is ringing left right and center. WhatsApp and emails left and right. You are a typical Nigerian. You have 2 or more phones.
When driving your car, the phones never stop. All the calls are important. All relate to different aspects of the project.
You realise that you van easily have an accident driving and answering WhatsApp.
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Do you take public transport? No. You don't want to discuss confidential info in public.
Do you use Uber? No your designation might change on the fly. Uber has to go one way. You need to hire a car for a whole day. But you already have a car.
You close eye and hire a driver.
But this guy is asking for xyz salary. Do you pay? How good is he?
He may bash your car and run. He is going to overhear all your discussions when he's driving you about.

Your car has problems, tire, radiator, Keke hit one side. Vehicle license.... Do you leave the key with this guy driver to fix?
Messages are piling up on your WhatsApp, emails. You have not responded. Food? You have not been eating properly.
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Starting a business in Nigeria is not easy.
It is easy to condemn the boss when you are not one. You have no idea what is passing through his mind.

Most of us know how to SPEND money very well. But zero knowledge about how to EARN money.
A bosses duty is to EARN the money. He must spend as little as possible otherwise, it isn't a business. But a major LOSS.

This is clear example of lack of delegation of duty or no responsibility assignment matrix. Know when to delegate duty.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by teacherbim(f): 5:33pm On Sep 15, 2018
XD3G:


Hi there,
Please pm your Husband's CV.ok, thanks.
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Slimsly100(f): 9:25pm On Sep 15, 2018
Don't mind the idiots. I can relate with this very well. I just resigned without wasting time. Very rude, saucy, and pompous kind of persons. They don't appreciate ur efforts they'd rather u die before they know ur really working.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Oyerinde16(m): 11:43pm On Sep 15, 2018
Comeandcollect:
I am looking for 3 people that has good business ideas, i will give each person N500K to put in the business. Altogether N1.5m for 3 persons.
Send me a message with your business idea and i will notify you when i will send the money and profit entitlements.
I have a good biz idea already working on it spent roughly 250k n registered a company b4 I lost my job 3 month ago just b4 d WC, I sent an anonymous mail kindly accept it or reach me on O8I65545OI8 so I can explain or present a formal proposal, I did be grateful if u help a friend in dire need, the biz should be ready for launch n sale in 1 month if I get funding I don't mind refunding within 3-4 month or giving u a % share of the bid, pls help me out n I promise u will not regret it. thanks in anticipation.
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Contumely: 6:41am On Sep 16, 2018
Oyerinde16:

I have a good biz idea already working on it spent roughly 250k n registered a company b4 I lost my job 3 month ago just b4 d WC, I sent an anonymous mail kindly accept it or reach me on O8I65545OI8 so I can explain or present a formal proposal, I did be grateful if u help a friend in dire need, the biz should be ready for launch n sale in 1 month if I get funding I don't mind refunding within 3-4 month or giving u a % share of the bid, pls help me out n I promise u will not regret it. thanks in anticipation.

The guy will steal ur biz idea dude.

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Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by jeff1607(m): 7:18am On Sep 16, 2018
Contumely:


The guy will steal ur biz idea dude.


stop bad mouthing someone you don't know. let him weigh his options or do you 've any way to help his business plan if you don't just sit and observe.
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by seasy: 8:41am On Sep 16, 2018
dairykidd:

Igala is better na... Ebira especially the girls & them can fine ehhn. I remember i was hooking up with one at a time, so me & my cuz took them out this girls fought with the lady serving us because of fish bbq.. Another one frustrated my home boy, she would be fûcking other guys but if she catch my guy with babe hmmmm the whole hood go catch fire.. Yet another one dating a friend has no manners even when my guy dey carry her come my house come straff she still no get simple regard or respect for me i had to stop her from coming to my place.. Even the girls i work with who were under me were nothing to write home about, rude uncultured, wicked sluts.. My guy Ebira na Ebira nothing u can tell me about the girls.. The Ebira guys na mouth them dey, when they are in numbers they act tough but catch anyone for corner no level.. And they do not forgive & forget both male & female (not generalizing again)

You are right, they don't forgive and forget.They can go very far to revenge
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by makizee(m): 9:03am On Sep 16, 2018
You guys that endure for months and years are trying sha, i lasted a month with one fellow like that, funny enough we are now cool because we work in the same Industry, provide the same services..He is just obviously bigger., that's the most i can last with a job, sole proprietorship or not, once i work at a place i dread going too, i'll stop...I can do this becau
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by grateful236(m): 7:33pm On Sep 17, 2018
Comeandcollect:
I am looking for 3 people that has good business ideas, i will give each person N500K to put in the business. Altogether N1.5m for 3 persons.
Send me a message with your business idea and i will notify you when i will send the money and profit entitlements.

Sent a mail
Re: My Experience Working For A One Man Business by Oyerinde16(m): 11:12am On Sep 19, 2018
Comeandcollect:
I am looking for 3 people that has good business ideas, i will give each person N500K to put in the business. Altogether N1.5m for 3 persons.
Send me a message with your business idea and i will notify you when i will send the money and profit entitlements.
I tried reaching you to no avail, pls kindly send a mail to oydotun@gmail.com I will be pleased to send my business proposal to you.

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