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Where is our robust response? or god is still dictating it to him?

scarr:
well I guess I'll just claim other people's biz dat has my name in it!.......gullible Nigerians be falling for lies since 1914

don't believe everything you see on instagramm, dese celebrities dey lie pass devil

As in!!! No be Ini Edo talk am o! My guess is this yeye OP na him organise the pictures and made it look like news.
He should be banned for spreading foolish falsehood.

And then shot.







before being hanged.






and then flogged.

akinsadeez:
interesting. I can understand how embarrassing it must be for the V.C and other dignitaries to see students walking out of the hall en masse without a care in the world. However, the school also has to shoulder a large part of the blame. We have a very bad time culture in Nigeria. A program that is supposed to end at 1pm shouldn't have gone farther. For a private school that insists on sticking to rules and regulations they have no excuse. Even if they started late they could have shortened the time of the speeches to make up the time.

When you entered the school, you swore to abide by the rules and regulations. Well they just made another rule that you have to pay before getting your certificate and you have to abide by it. A parent who can afford to send his/ her child to a private uni and pay millions should be bigger than 25k.

you can also go to court, if you don't mind spending the next 12yrs without your certificate; D

You just spoke my mind. Why is the OP crying while typing?
He walked out of the venue, thats rude enough. No matter how long it took, you should maintain discipline by remaining on your seat, according to the program.
Now they demanding 25k is they having their pound of flesh. You did yours, now its their turn. Until you get ur certificate from the school, and disconnect the link they have on u, they still have ur balls in their hands and u should obey their rules.
Moreso it being a private university. If it were a govt institution, u can get away with that walking away stunt. But christian private? u should have known better.

Wipe those tears, many people have worse problems than just 25k. Pay up, get ur certificate, and then walk away.

Chaleeee:
It is better to keep quiet and let pple call you a fool than to open ur mouth anf remove all doubts.

ROTFL!!!

You're sick!! LWTMB

blemon44:
dont worry my brother
the good Lord that you serve is your strenght!

LWTMB!!! Is this all you have to say? Ol boy, shake bodi. If you nor fit, nor dey console with ineffective prayers for hia

HIPROFILE:
Even the so called Hausa brothers of his don't know his names one addressed him as Chibuzor instead of Chibuike honestly their statements are disgusting most esp. This clown called Rochas

I heard it too, and I said waaaaaaatttt! Chibuzor?! It was Oyegun the apc chairman. So to him, amaechi is not so important. Speaks volumes of APC. I think it's time to amaechi to rethink which party he deserves.

ednut1:
whatever must u quote me

Lol... olodo

ednut1:
am yoruba by tribe. what i noticed during service was dat majority of d yoruba corpers not based in lagos. cud not speak or write well. big disgrace. as expected this foolish corper is a Yoruba. must have attended olorieja community secondary school. crap

Wow! You just became the silliest poster on this thread. That is completely uncalled for. Assuming she actually made the error, will it be her fault to have not been based it Lagos, or being incapable of speaking well? Because you were privileged, born and bred in Lagos, does that make you better than those who are not and cant speak well? And what right have you to judge yorubas as such?

You are such a fool for making such a disdainful comment. Shame on you

735i:
OP..
You saved your life… F*uck the gnome, the secretary and the salary… You'll get a better job…

In 2011 i was hospitalised for one month and absent from work for 3 months… because i had pneumonia… because i was trying to be considerate to those who claimed they felt warm if the AC wasn't at 16 degrees with max fan…

Guess what…when i resumed and i asked to change sitting positions; no one wanted to swap with me…even the same people wey dey form "it's hot in here"….even those wey no get fan for house…talk more of AC…

Any day wey you see any of those people for Zanga… holla me; I go follow you beat them… Mad people

Confam! I see you homie!

shegzyvic:
@ OP, you have not done well. Im sure you need deliverance cos first you insulted your boss byhis stature which means you hate him. Apart from the secretary, when the PA said Eze, its okay..! Why didnt you respect and be calm... After everything you talked foolishly like a baby and said "if i catch them in my area" . I swear if you try anything funny, you will end up in jail. Mtcheeeeew

Damn, are you a dude? Hissing on a public forum? *In Riley's Voice* Nicca you gay!
Did you even read the story at all? It was not the PA (there is none), that said that. really, and then u hissed after all that stuff you wrote? You kiss your girl with that filthy mouth? lol...

but seriously though, u made sense, even though very little sense.

touchmeder:
You reek of pride and arrogance (sorry to say) if you still don't get what you did wrong. Now the dust has blown over, don't you feel pretty sad you had to lose your job over something so petty? There would have been more opportunities to take a stand for yourself but pride and the fact you didnt wish to for your boss to disrespect you especially in the presence of women made you feel you must have something to say. So is it right for you to be disrespectful to your boss in the presence of staff? Very few people will stand for that even if its not a one man firm! You need to watch how you speak back at people both big and small even when provoked.

There are other ways you could have handled the situation:

1. Have a word with the lady in question and explain to her that you get cold most times and thats why you need to put the ac on and off intermittently. Invite her to come and sit on your chair and see what you mean. Be nice smile not flirty; most ladies like things like that and your message is usually passed in such circumstance. If you guys have a fall out subsequently on the same issue, she would always understand where you are coming from.

2. Speak to your immediate boss and tell him how difficult it is for you in that corner. Can you move around to another part of the office to avoid the cold? Can you regulate the AC during certain periods of the day? Can it be put off at certain times? Involve him so when you choose to do something, he has your backing.

3. Whenever you feel the urge to burst loose and vent your anger even if you are right, WALK AWAY. Just walk away, the office is not your home where you can flex your muscles and exercise your vocal cords. Your family can put up with that but no one at work needs that drama even a lazy Nairaland loving boss!

Goodluck with the search for your new job. And you should visit the literature session too; you have good writing skills.

1st Bolded. Thanks though, ive learnt my lessons. I hope readers will as well.

2nd Bolded: Thank you, i will consider it.

kingphemy:
@Op

You were neither right nor wrong.

I was faced with exactly the scenario during my IT. Though not in an office but a laboratory. The woman involved is a pain in the a.s.s. When it gets too much I simply swapped my workstation with hers.

She rants like kilode. You know what I did? Told her because of her apparent likeness for cold, I thought it is better she works near the AC and that I respect her so much that it is unbecoming of me to be having issues with her.

Just one week she came down with pneumonia. Need not tell you what happen after then.

Workplace is a sensitive place. Different egos.

Pls be more tacit and diplomatic next time.

Yes sir. Understood. Thanks

Isiterere:

This is the point....
op should answer this...


ALL IZZ WELL

Dem fire me yesterday, I no face panel. Na for Nairaland I come dey face the panel.

Anyway, I wont include it in my CV, shikena. Il just say i was in-between jobs. Cos if future employers call these guys, Im sure the secretary will be the one to pick the call or answer mails. I can imagine what she will tell them about me.

donigspain:
Here is an excerpt of your writeup "...Nobody will talk to me that way, especially not before women."

Can you explain further why that statement is not a product of misogynist orientation?

Thank you for bringing that up. Now to clarify, if you noticed it happened, but you will also notice a few modifications as Fiction writers are permitted. For instance in the latter paragraphs where you find words like "That was me, I was proud", and such themes. That is to portray the anticlimax and resolution of the plot. From bad proud guy, taught his lessons, to a humbled guy. That is the message/lesson learnt.
"Nobody will talk to me that way" is more or less a retrospective comment, depicting the pride in the character at that point in time. Not necessarily of the writer.

So it does not follow that the author is completely ALWAYS what he portrayed himself as in a fictional work. If i never thought I was wrongly proud at that time, I wouldnt have stated it in the narrative.

donigspain:
You have learnt nothing from the experience.

I'll advise you read these three life-changing books:
- Attitude is Everything
- Emotional Intelligence and
- Social Intelligence

While at it, please work on your sexist/misogynist orientation. Attitude is far more important than skill.

Wow, look at that! All this analyses from just this story? Do you even know who I am? And you speak like you have first hand knowledge of me. Lol. Anyways, thanks and you too read this book:
- Fallacies (Pdf)

egopersonified:
Did you ever think why that particular table was left empty for the new employee? I am sure this AC issue has caused a lot of problems in the past even before you got there. As much as there are some unbearable colleagues, you still have to do your job and respect people placed in authority there, even of they are kids. All you had to do was walk to the lady and nicely explain to her and even suggest you switch seats just for a day so she feels what you are going through. I believe she would have retrived the remote and agreed to a particular temperature that would work for you both.

By the way, where are those colleagues who gave you hand shakes and praises. Why didnt they protest your dismissal? You could even have left a suit or jacket in the office solely for keeping you warm for those days you dont wear one to the office.

Please, like others have said, pride wouldnt take you anywhere, you could still have come out of this situation with your job and pride intact if you werent seeking cheap popularity from people who cant stand up for themselves. All the best with your next job.

Yes, apparently the last auditor had fights on same issue.
But thanks though. I appreciate your comment. You're right, a Jacket would have solved the situation. (Never thought of that). Ah well, we learn everyday.

Debeloved87:
Arrogant... that's what I can perceive from your story...it doesnt lead to anything good, hope you find a better job soon.

Arrogance? If by Arrogance you mean having a high opinion of onesself, well thank you. What you cant accept as a rich man, you reject it when poor. A man needs a modicum of 'arrogance' to live, else when you lay yourself as a mat, shoes will be wiped on you.

After a number of years in the University, downing coffee and spending late nights reading and molesting my calculator, I'd be dammed to have a secretary treat me with such disrespect. Mutual respect is all that is required. If you know how Ive hitherto respected this lady, you'd know that my response was belated.
But thanks for your estimation.

NairaMode:
My personal opinion are the following:

1) It is only right as a decent boss to understand your stance on why the AC is a problem for you. In fact in my office, the person below the AC controls the remote. That's standard. You wan kill am? He was supposed to understand where you are coming from.

2) The secretary (personal assistant) as the case maybe (as a good manager, i.e your boss) should have been called to order (returning the remote to the Janitor seem petty). It was like she was all out to cause friction in a working environment where synchronization and mutual understanding was supposed to exist.

3) it is inherently wrong for you to be rude to your boss especially with other staff present (No boss will take it lightly). A good manager however, would have handled the situation better at that point. There was no need for him to be calling out your name and calling you to order. Do they want dumb people as employees? People who can't air their opinion? (especially as auditors).

4) It is unprofessional and immature, in fact, it is a wrong culture to fire someone because of such a petty issue. It sends the wrong signal in a small office as yours to the staff, clients and applicants. People hear stories. It is totally wrong for a business to operate that way.

5) The boss man himself should have been more experienced at handling such issues without signing such a letter as if he was held at gun point.

6) We cannot say because there are no jobs then one should be a fool to rude barks by ones boss. I suppose you are chartered with the so much value you place on your self? If so, you will get a better job in no time. Life goes on.

My conclusion is that there is more to that office than you are telling and I can tell that the culture there is not friendly, professional and forward looking. Staff welfare is not key to the owner.

In fact, if I were any of the bosses, I will definitely suspend you on like 2 weeks without pay and promise to change the ACs location before you come back. I will also restate the job description of that secretary and explain how to handle such situations in the event it happens again.

I am so sorry because you seem the victim here but you went about doing it the wrong way. You were rude to your boss and you got served unprofessionally too.

I believe you should be recalled and punished if they are reading this or rather send an email to apologize to the ogas and entire office. No pride lost bro, it may just seem so. Most times, pride, happiness, joy, love are all illusions and delusions bro. Do what you have to do.

You have spoken as a wise man, and i appreciate your candor. Thank you.
I have learnt from that experience, even though i still believe I was right to take a stand for myself.
Its better to keep the devil at the door, than having to send him out of the house.
Thanks

standd:
@Op, I really don't know why you have to keep switching off the AC when you could have simply increased the temperature( To reduce the cold and also to ensure that other people don't get hot)
Cos your narration clearly shows that you are not at fault AND the secretary is not at fault too.
The long and short of this story is that you do not like the secretary. You wouldn't have reacted the same way if someone else took the remote.
Again, irrelevant issues like this should not cost you a job. A lot of people are out there praying for jobs oh! Not losing the one they have.
Anyway, wish you better luck next time. And nice write up btw

I was not against regulating the AC, I always did that before she just took the remote and hid it. Anyways I don't want to cry over spilt beers. Make I sha no catch any of them for my area.

McWhillion:
The way you painted the story does not even allow for one to feel pity at the loss of your job. I like your outlook on life, you'll get a better job soon, I'm very sure of that.
Enjoy

Amen. Thank you...

dayosaurus:
Shey na the overall boss sack you??

Yes, the little dude prepared the sack, and the big boss okayed it.
Im avoiding stating their names, they read Nairaland too.

seagullbabz:
Hehehehehe ....sorry .... I don't know if to laugh, cry or shout... I think I made FTC right? Oga Seun that's the 2nd this month.... don't I deserve to become a MOD already?.

Bros as for the dismissal letter, no worry jare, go do your engagement, when hunger worry you, you go accept Cold room sef not to talk of AC...where me I dey find Fan for my office sef wey I no get, if I see AC I go dey thank God... Na joke I dey o, before my Oga go see this, come send me letter.

Nwaiz I will suggest you pick up story writing, your good innit than auditing... Btw what are u auditing sef?

Lol. Thanks. No be small thing o!
About the writing, thanks il look into it.

Learn from it, il write in first person narrative. So, this is how it happened today at the office. Nothing could have prepared anyone for such an eventuality.
Let me give you a brief history. I joined this office a few months ago, and I am relatively the newest employee in an office of seven auditors and five supporting staff. It’s a two room auditting firm; no don’t get that impression of some shack Audit office with hungry set auditors. This one makes sense. One is occupied by the Boss man himself, while the bigger other is just an open office. The employees have their tables round the office, in effect everybody is in everybody’s business. Also translating to no separate offices for the auditors from the clerks, secretaries and all.
Part of the supporting staff is this lady, although well aged in the firm, she is not an Auditor nonetheless. She is the secretary of the Principal partner; a position she has occupied for a long while now, and by virtue of that, she believes herself to be a personal assistant to the Boss. Indeed, I have heard her refer to herself like that numerous times on the phone. Hey, whatever works for her, right?
Part of the auditors is this one guy, recently made a Partner by the Boss man. And I tell you, meeting him you will wonder what the boss was thinking when he made him a partner. Perhaps because just like the boss man he's the only employee also from Benue. He was small and frail in structure, with a relatively larger head. The head sits on this lean chicken neck. Perhaps to hide his frailty, he wears big shirts, with fat ties. To go with that, he walks with his arms up as if he has boils under each arm pits. He’s a real fart, that one. I hear he used to be nice, that was before he got promoted for being the oldest one here. No one really respected him. He was lazy, bogus attitude with no interpersonal skills. He had a very queer sense of humor. True, he was intelligent, his leadership skills wasn’t worth being calling home about.
Part of the inhouse auditors also is me, a young handsome and intelligent chap who the ladies just can’t resist. Nah, I’m just playing. If you believed that, well I own Third Mainland Bridge as well.
Anyway, so this is me, sitting at a corner of the office, files open and papers scattered on my table and my cuffs folded. A cup of Nescafe Three in One steaming at an edge of the table. All this to look busy. It’s a quarter after nine and everyone was active. My table was directly beside the split Air Conditioner, hanging and blowing violently above my head. I reached in my drawer for the remote control. It wasn’t where I usually kept it. Somehow I got the inkling that the secretary had removed it. Her desk is farther from the Air Condition, and she has at numerous times complained of heat. I at such times complained of cold, and took the liberty of regulating the temperature suitable for all. Today, I was certain the remote thief was she.
Well, I walked to the socket and switched it off from the main. When it gets warmer, I’ll put it back on. Barely three minutes later, here came this woman, walking like she was in a race, towards the AC and switched it back on. I didn’t say a word. After three minutes, I switched it back off when the cold got unbearable. Almost immediately she darted here again, putting it back on.
The lean little boss saw the silent cold war. “Where is the remote” he asked with his falsetto deep voice, his arms on his desk, resting his hands on his laptop as if he was just interrupted from something other than browsing Nairaland during office hours with the screen brightness at its lowest so we won’t see. Well I did see.
“She removed it here and…” I was saying.
“I returned it to Mister Tunji” said she. Mr Tunji was the building maintenance officer, a Janitor if you will. “Because we are not supposed to have the AC in the first place, so I returned it,” she said.
How dare you, I thought. “Well then, we will have to switch this off until we can regulate the temperature,” I said, as a matter-of-factly.
She was saying something in response but I don’t remember, I just repeated myself, again like I meant it.
That was when the little boss rose to his feet. At this point all others had joined, posing questions at her. He walked over to the AC and put it on. I was silent now, typing something or nothing on my computer, fuming. I told her, “Whenever I get cold, I put it off. It’s as simple as that.”
The little boss stood by my desk, “Eze” he called as if that was just the magic word to calm me down instantly. “It’s okay,” said he.
It was funny because I knew what he was attempting to do: flex his muscles my way. And I wouldn’t stand for that. “No, it’s rubbish. Why would she remove the remote and…”
“Hey, watch your language,” he said. I wanted to smack that head off that skinny neck of his.
“It is rubbish. I can’t be freezing here just because someone is feeling warm down there. This is directly on my head and…”
“Don’t raise your voice at me.”
“I am not raising my voice at you, I am simply stating my position.” I tried as much as I could to calm myself and not to say something I might regret. But on this, here, now, I will speak. See since I joined this office I have been the meek and gentle guy. A friend once told me I had a bogus impression of myself, but what the hell, if you are not yet great you have no business being humble. There are times when you set the record straight when your path is crossed, else your humility will be seen as stupidity. I will have nothing of that.
“I said that’s enough. I don’t want to hear another word from you,” said he with a firm voice. Everyone was silent now. That was my opportunity.
That was my cue. Nobody will talk to me that way, especially not before women. What was I to do, recoil and keep mute just because some guy directed me to? Hell, this is a free country, and I had the right to bear my mind. This time, I increased the volume so he could hear me clearly. “If I ever get cold, I will put that shit off. And that…” I just kept talking, I don’t recollect what sense I made, but I did make some.
He stared at me, defeated. I’m sure he will have wished corporal punishment could be some sort of discipline in the office. I wish he had dared, I’d have beat the be-Jesus out of him. A slap or two and he’d be a-fainty.
He locked eyes with me, and I added a scowl to it. He nodded, like ‘I know what to do'.
My co-workers came to my desk to calm me down, and act the peacemakers. They all supported me. One even secretly handed me a shake of well done. I was proud. Yes that was me, I set the records straight. I won’t let anybody take me for a ride here.
That was three hours ago. Let’s fast forward to now; I’m at home now, my laptop open. My fiancé just called me; she has found a suitable hall for our engagement. “Beautiful”, I said. “I’ll come check it in the weekend.”

It will be a long week for me. I swallow what’s left in the Star bottle, and I fold my Letter of Dismissal back into its envelope. I hope to meet that fart someday on my street.

agohmamuda:
It because of one or all of the following:
1. He didn't have credit/air time in his phone
2. He was sagging his pants, A.C don't like it when guys sag.
3. He didn't have money on him.

I.M.O

LMAO! That No 2 is possibly the cause. loll.
this is the funniest post ive read all day. Your head can like to dey there

CityNG:
Absolutely in complete and total agreement.

As a father of college age kids I salute the school for being proactive.

Shame on you, what is proactive in subtle discrimination? Brainwashed m0ron!
You should weep, and feel embarrassed that Nigerian children/youths are treated like this.

Perhaps you have no idea of the massive propaganda and misinformation being peddled by western media, case in point CNN concerning 'infestation' of Africa of Ebola disease and any other 'bad bad thing'. CNN is completely annoying in this aspect. Any mention of Ebola in their news, even if it is a news item on a Spanish nurse, they show the map of Africa and red flag Nigeria, Liberia and other west African countries, as if the whole sub-saharan Africa is plagued. Then they come up with false scary statistics, '500 people die of ebola daily in West Africa: WHO' and similar rubbish from nonsense organisations. This is the result, global discrimination by ignorant fools against Nigerians based on lies and propaganda peddled by the western media. It used to be exaggerations only about boko haram, and corruption, now ebola is added.

see, we need to tell our stories ourselves. Our media isnt really helping matters, as we only announce 'bad bad news' or ourselves. (Not that our leaders are helping anyway). But we need to fight to preserve our own image as hardworking smart and honest people. The western world can go to hell! WE WILL OVERTAKE THEM, INSHAALLAH AND INSHAJESUS. The white man knows how strong we are, that we can overtake them soon, and that is why they constantly brainwash us to make us feel inferior in all aspects, want to keep us down. But 'Aye o le pa kadara da, won ko le f'owo ago seyin ni' (The world cant change our fate, they can only slow us down.)

we need to tell our own good stories. Always.
All respect to Chinua Achebe, who understood this long ago.

Are you guys really believing this crap? Seriously? OP is high on cheap drugs, cant you see that? Which TMZ is source?

He kneels on both legs?!!!! Who is this bush man!!!

Both legs?! That neccas Gay!