in a whacked world as nigeria why is there so much unrealistic
criteria for employment.
somebody suffered jamb , got admission school,
thru thick and thin completed a 4/5/6/7 year programme.
As if that wasnt enough the effing school system has to
create criteria for determing brain power,
student doesnt mind they struggle and swot it out.
Through hook or crook some make the grades -
but that's not enough,
in the job market yet more unrealistic and un necessary criteria
has to be set up.
if the classification of intellectual ability into classes is not
enough insult,
at least it is based on an intellectual criteria,
one has to scale thru anoda completely unrelated criteria.
its just that some people have made their marks in their field
already, but if these folks were to seek a job and yet be age X+Y,
they'd be automatically rejected . i mean,
if philip emeagwali , was still a nobody,
and soludo was still a nobody,
and wale soyinka was still a nobody,
and they applied for jobs in "reputable places"
but their age was above the radar! na so they go just
reject them! and recruit sub pars that are not
even up to 1/10 of the gems they cast aside!
man. how optimal/logical are this age based decisions!?

how intellectual is it.
Why are this nation's corporate think-tanks so myopic.
no wonder we've been third world so long those that were
beneath us have long since over taken us.
We've adopted and entrenched stupid silly third world thinking into
our system.

Do employers in western nations discriminate on the basis of age?
i think not.
What does an age X (X is a number the employer likes)
do that an age X+Y (y is an integer (whole number) greater than zero) cannot do?

okay.
This age thing-
By not considering a large pool of people able and willing to work,
their inevitably damning an entire class of people to sub optimal
careers.
Say age X+Y could work in a company that paid 5 times any salary he
could collect otherwise,
he'd use his work experience as leverage to build up his career,
he'll have a successful career but no.
those jobs are for age X.

The age thing is fostering the belief that there's something chronically
wrong with age X+Y bunch!
this is psychological insult on a bunch of hard working and
capable people.
This country is screwed.
So an age X+Y should feel ashamed of nothing else but their age!!
what!!
okay, with no millionaire father and no business acumen,
with an aversion for menial work (which is the option in this country)
most people want the office work (what's wrong with that!?)
they want the corporate work (what's wrong with that?)
they want to work in a cool posh environment (what's wrong with that?)
and they got paper to show (why not let them in?)
but no.
they sell land and assets and bag more papers (man nigerians are hyper educated)
still when the chips are down?! my o my (the yard stick has to
be some mindless unintellectual criteria!?)
what the *4 letter word that doesnt start with f*!!?

So some age X person that qualifies will look down their snooty noses
and age X+ people!? why?
everybody needs a job?
why cant somebody go to school at any age , graduate and
get the same job opportunities as an age X?
why isnt the play field level?
what a *4 letter word that doesnt start with f*
nation this is.

The best opportunities are open only to age Xers!
is the labour force made up only of age xers?!
besides on the priority scale who needs a job more?!
age Xers or age X+Y ers?
cuz the age X+Yers have less working life?!
fact.
But they're the most discriminated against.
Why doesnt the national assembly - with all their
time spent panelbeating this nation straight not
make the age thing illegal?!

why should be looked down/insulted/castigated/
because they're not age Xers!.
why ?!

This is not ideal world.
the so called stewpid requirement setters couldnt forestall
the bank collapses and failures , they forgave themselves,
yet somebdy is held to ransom and rejected for no other reason but
X?!

Why should somebody have to lie about his age!?
to get employment!?
and why should somebody feel special about his age - for employment!>
in ancient britain, when in the industrial age,
they're was a fine blending of work hands of all ages,
13 year old work hands worked along side 40,50 year olds.
what's this senseless move to purge the nigerian work force -
of so called matured folks!?
- this country is driven by retards i tell you.

Why havent the youths of this nations affected adversely by this
policy protested - this inhuman law should be pulled down.
Much in the same way that it is illegal to employ under aged
children in factories in the u.s.

all the arguments for ageism is borne out of whacked minds.
they dont hold and dont follow.
The work place isnt a beauty show- its not about models.
and theyre models of all ages mind you.
its not a sport contest - its not a physicality employment - like
the military and football and sports - those criteria applied to sports dont
apply here.
The old can get along side the new . that's life.
but nigerians reason like moles - the are blind in both eyes.
if high glamour professions like acting , can engage veterans
and youngi's why not work places.
And for crying out loud who are the set of people being snobbed,
youths!!

man . this nations stinks.
when i see those adverts i wanna rain curses down on them.
cuz its so damn wickiedi.
damn this retarded nation and their thnking.
for all their stringency they're yet to even produce a world class
company!!
its no the local level they're so stringent.

If as they say , the thing is done to weed out the many applicants,
can candidates be selected pro rata?!
the number of vacant positions will not change - nobody is asking anybody
to employ more than they need,
just give others a chance . morons!


This nation has no respect for its human resources and you know what?
there's a law that says what you dont value leaves you.
Any wonder there is and will always be a huge brain drain on this nation,
even if the brains dont leave physically,they're hearts aint no more here.
Because some fools decided to reduce human worth and competency to
an unrelated subjective number.

Characteristics of a clueless nation.This Nation is gradually turning into a vampire's den. Soulless.My advice to you is if you can't get a job, join politics with red eye. Many people are making it big that way.Remain there until your time comes.Cut your own share and do plea bargaining. This nation had long been sold to the devil.

What a piece! Agreed all the way. Just like it is ill-advised to discriminate against HIV, age should be treated as such.Imagine telling a 27yrs old that he is too old to apply for a graduate trainee job? Plain nonsense!