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maximunimpact: There is really no place 4 u in this world of fantasy u ar talkin abt. U ar hardworking right? I can't say u ar because u ar d one sayin it, no secondary confirmation. But even if u ar, I dnt tnk ur hardwork pays. Somtin must really be wrong somwher wit u. Wat is hardwork witout opportunity? Am sure u ar a stranger 2 dat word.

U ar so full of ursef like dat rich fool dat beliv so much in his hardwork, I tnk u may knw wat happened 2 him, and hw God reacted 2 his pride. U ar reaally riskin his fate.

Wat abt grace? Do u still knw abt dat? It is not he dat willeth, or he dat runneth, but it is God that shows mercy.

U will nva bulge because u ar so obsessed wit ur hardwork, u cudnt av knwn de hw opportunity and grace com in2 play in success.

U ask who am I? Truth is u don't knw me, n I don't brag abt my fame in a social media like u, a lot of ppl will agree wit d fact dat u av been spoon fed all ur life, I don't tnk u av eva been der on ur own, dats y u open ur gates anyhw and brag abt hardwork.

This thrend isn't 4 u, so go away to the crime and non-celebrity section, dats were u belong, or the romance section, u need it too, but just go away and stay away!

maximunimpact: There is really no place 4 u in this world of fantasy u ar talkin abt. U ar hardworking right? I can't say u ar because u ar d one sayin it, no secondary confirmation. But even if u ar, I dnt tnk ur hardwork pays. Somtin must really be wrong somwher wit u. Wat is hardwork witout opportunity? Am sure u ar a stranger 2 dat word.

U ar so full of ursef like dat rich fool dat beliv so much in his hardwork, I tnk u may knw wat happened 2 him, and hw God reacted 2 his pride. U ar reaally riskin his fate.

Wat abt grace? Do u still knw abt dat? It is not he dat willeth, or he dat runneth, but it is God that shows mercy.

U will nva bulge because u ar so obsessed wit ur hardwork, u cudnt av knwn de hw opportunity and grace com in2 play in success.

U ask who am I? Truth is u don't knw me, n I don't brag abt my fame in a social media like u, a lot of ppl will agree wit d fact dat u av been spoon fed all ur life, I don't tnk u av eva been der on ur own, dats y u open ur gates anyhw and brag abt hardwork.

This thrend isn't 4 u, so go away to the crime and non-celebrity section, dats were u belong, or the romance section, u need it too, but just go away and stay away!

dream2014: Good day guys! I have had so much restrained in commenting on this thread because I know people could easily take ones comment on such sensitive issues negatively. However as i put on my system to prepare for an exam i am having soon, i couldnt resist putting one or two comments. I am commenting as someone who has had quite a number of experience in banking, though I have been voluntarily out of the system for about a year. I have worked as what is referred to as core staff and i have been sympathetic of the complaints of contract staff even though I always advised them to never always settle for the least.

I sympathize with people that lost their lives and all other who suffered unfortunate experience that bothers on life. However, the reality of life and present day Nigeria makes company to want to explore the options of contract staff as we call it. My younger brother works for one though not banking. He just did his wedding and i am sure he was not given off days not to talk of leave and the organisation was not represented. He works with B.sc with a lot of certifications to go along with it.

For the sake of people who are still young, make choices early in life as what we do in life eventually is likely dependent on the add ups of life with little variance. I feel like telling a back ground story of what i read and how i got to this place but may be that could be for another day.

Truly, we might think that Travelista is too arrogant but believe me he has a lot of sense he is making.

Let me start by saying that banking work is terrible, even when you work as a professional staff, dont just make it a comfort zone. Dream, dream and dream and always look for where you can better or improve yourself. If i stay on tellering which is the bulk of contract staff in a place like Gtbank and Access bank, they take OND and not HND. The idea when they started is that they can cut cost by employing OND for 2 years where they can have requisite experience and then raise fund to further their education to HND or Bsc. However, probably because of the condition of the country, many of them choose to stay and work for 4, 5, 6 years or more. Since it helps banks to cut cost, they allow it since many of them are willing to stay. Some go on to do HND on part time while some do Bsc on part time. Some dont do anything. I know many who do not even have a CV. The sad part is that i know many of my then subordinates, who after starting with their OND, got married almost immediately and try to live large without thinking of their condition of service and what the next stage of life should look like.

One thing i always say is that, some of these terms are known before accepting jobs and they are also their in black and white for people to decide if thats what they want or not. When my brother finished school, IBL wanted to take him on contract and i told him you will regret it for the rest of your life if you are not careful. It was hard for him, thank God he took it and he started doing jobs of 15k or thereabout but that allowed him to do certifications. Though he works on contract for a company at the moment but with better terms and I am sure remuneration. But even with this, he is always trying out on interviews and jobs even if it involves him traveling at night a times. I am always impressed with his doggedness.

Last year, i was applying to many schools abroad and looking for scholarships and I was carrying out some of the contracts staff under me alond. I kept telling them that my salary is very much higher than yours and I am ready to take the risk. I expected some of them will come and say bros let us do it together. Some of these schools if you are lucky will give you full scholarship which includes tuition and feeding while you can have access to loan as well. Apart from the monetary reward, it can give you a leeway to better life. It is a risk i had to take but none is willing to go near it. It has not been easy for me and my family. I am back and not working yet but I know with time, i will find something to do. When I was leaving, i told them i dont mind starting all over again if need be cos i need to take my destiny in my hand.

Unfortunately we are in a capitalist world, during my programme i got to know that everywhere, companies want to rip you off and it opened my mind the more. Companies in US, UK want to take people for unpaid internship for 6 months or even 1 year. Thats the reality of the present world. I met people from parts of Europe who have worked for years end earning 300 Euros a month, that is about 60k a month. The one room i took during my programme is 300 Euros a month and i think thats one of the least in my class.

Hmnnnnnn, when some of us start business we will understand this craze for cutting cost. We need to take our destiny into our hands early enough in life. We should ask questions like 1. Do I want to do this job? 2. What are the terms and conditions and do they favour me. 3 If i am taking it, do I want to stay long? 4. If i am not staying long, what are the plans for my future. etc.

I pray we have a better country but let us strive beyond our comfort zone.

I am sorry if some dont feel comfortable with my comment but we can always dialogue.

dream2014: Good day guys! I have had so much restrained in commenting on this thread because I know people could easily take ones comment on such sensitive issues negatively. However as i put on my system to prepare for an exam i am having soon, i couldnt resist putting one or two comments. I am commenting as someone who has had quite a number of experience in banking, though I have been voluntarily out of the system for about a year. I have worked as what is referred to as core staff and i have been sympathetic of the complaints of contract staff even though I always advised them to never always settle for the least.

I sympathize with people that lost their lives and all other who suffered unfortunate experience that bothers on life. However, the reality of life and present day Nigeria makes company to want to explore the options of contract staff as we call it. My younger brother works for one though not banking. He just did his wedding and i am sure he was not given off days not to talk of leave and the organisation was not represented. He works with B.sc with a lot of certifications to go along with it.

For the sake of people who are still young, make choices early in life as what we do in life eventually is likely dependent on the add ups of life with little variance. I feel like telling a back ground story of what i read and how i got to this place but may be that could be for another day.

Truly, we might think that Travelista is too arrogant but believe me he has a lot of sense he is making.

Let me start by saying that banking work is terrible, even when you work as a professional staff, dont just make it a comfort zone. Dream, dream and dream and always look for where you can better or improve yourself. If i stay on tellering which is the bulk of contract staff in a place like Gtbank and Access bank, they take OND and not HND. The idea when they started is that they can cut cost by employing OND for 2 years where they can have requisite experience and then raise fund to further their education to HND or Bsc. However, probably because of the condition of the country, many of them choose to stay and work for 4, 5, 6 years or more. Since it helps banks to cut cost, they allow it since many of them are willing to stay. Some go on to do HND on part time while some do Bsc on part time. Some dont do anything. I know many who do not even have a CV. The sad part is that i know many of my then subordinates, who after starting with their OND, got married almost immediately and try to live large without thinking of their condition of service and what the next stage of life should look like.

One thing i always say is that, some of these terms are known before accepting jobs and they are also their in black and white for people to decide if thats what they want or not. When my brother finished school, IBL wanted to take him on contract and i told him you will regret it for the rest of your life if you are not careful. It was hard for him, thank God he took it and he started doing jobs of 15k or thereabout but that allowed him to do certifications. Though he works on contract for a company at the moment but with better terms and I am sure remuneration. But even with this, he is always trying out on interviews and jobs even if it involves him traveling at night a times. I am always impressed with his doggedness.

Last year, i was applying to many schools abroad and looking for scholarships and I was carrying out some of the contracts staff under me alond. I kept telling them that my salary is very much higher than yours and I am ready to take the risk. I expected some of them will come and say bros let us do it together. Some of these schools if you are lucky will give you full scholarship which includes tuition and feeding while you can have access to loan as well. Apart from the monetary reward, it can give you a leeway to better life. It is a risk i had to take but none is willing to go near it. It has not been easy for me and my family. I am back and not working yet but I know with time, i will find something to do. When I was leaving, i told them i dont mind starting all over again if need be cos i need to take my destiny in my hand.

Unfortunately we are in a capitalist world, during my programme i got to know that everywhere, companies want to rip you off and it opened my mind the more. Companies in US, UK want to take people for unpaid internship for 6 months or even 1 year. Thats the reality of the present world. I met people from parts of Europe who have worked for years end earning 300 Euros a month, that is about 60k a month. The one room i took during my programme is 300 Euros a month and i think thats one of the least in my class.

Hmnnnnnn, when some of us start business we will understand this craze for cutting cost. We need to take our destiny into our hands early enough in life. We should ask questions like 1. Do I want to do this job? 2. What are the terms and conditions and do they favour me. 3 If i am taking it, do I want to stay long? 4. If i am not staying long, what are the plans for my future. etc.

I pray we have a better country but let us strive beyond our comfort zone.

I am sorry if some dont feel comfortable with my comment but we can always dialogue.

Alfa Seltzer: I more afraid they will start shooting people for this.

Travelista: Why is this complaint being posted over and over? Stop comparing your new employer to the old one (that failed). So, you don't get a birthday cake? You're at work to work; you can celebrate on your free time or, better yet, the support staff can chip in and buy cakes for their coworkers.

Core staff and support staff are not the same: most companies work to keep their core employees while support staff is seen as expendable. Sounds harsh but it's true.

Why should someone have a Bsc and be treated equally with someone that has an HND? [s]I worked hard, double majored and got into law school and graduated[/s]; there is no way on earth a corporation would agree to offer me a package they offered to someone in a support role. If you're so 'literate', go back to school and upgrade your degree because the real world is not going to slow down or downgrade their standards to appease you.

Businesses (banks included) are open to make money. Support and contract staff traditionally do the majority of the lifting and get paid the least. You can't expect a professional or core staff member to spend their day answering phones, counting money or typing letters; that grunt work...and that's where support staff comes to the rescue.

I'm seeing a lot of whining in this thread and very little, if any, is justified. Your employer only employees you: they don't have to be your friend, hold your hand, celebrate or commiserate with you. Do that on your personal time. Don't like it? Get another job or research what it takes to join those you feel are treated better. I know this doesn't sound nice but that is how things work everywhere.

PHIPEX: A dead clock is correct twice in a day. FFK still has some figment of good reasoning left in him.

Oje007: Pls house, ℓ̊ want τ̅☺ know how many weeks it takes 2 get a personality text from etisalat, pls fast response will be appreciated. Cos mine is going 2 3weeks now.

ileobatojo: OP, I wouldn't advice you to follow this recommendation because this poster is only going to end up with a pretender who will do anything just to get the ring and will then proceed to unleash the dragon after marriage. His condition is do as I say or else I won't marry you because I'm such a catch. Easy enough! They will do what you say....For now....It is after marriage that you will now find out the true person you married because you forced them to stifle themselves and pretend to be who they are not while dating. No chance in hell this will be sustainable.


OP, be yourself, let her be herself without trying to change her. If you're not compatible, you're not compatible simple and you should move on to find the person who complements you and vice versa. Your gf is a negative person and will lash out to bring others down when things aren't going her way, a horrible trait which speaks to the content of her heart. She considers herself such a catch above your level, you can be sure you will see no respect from her if you marry her.

You are in your twenties, why do you have a time limit to get married in the next 2 yrs? You are putting unnecessary pressure on yourself and that might cause you to settle. I say get rid of that time limit and take your time to ensure you end up with the right person or else like Kanwulia said, you would be a prime candidate for divorce.

Just take your time.

gidson12: all this long epistle just to support the stvpidity of one governor several (according to what's stated up there), so this crazy writer just dugged out some foolish acts of people in history just to justify the deportation of citizens within a country......God help us

sputos: For those who have done their phone call interview. dont relax and believe it is easy. i am not saying this to scare you but just to get you prepared for the subsequent tests. the personality test is just about u and make sure ur answers best fit what is required of a customer care officer. i feel the CBT is the main test for the job. You all should try and practice henceforth on Malvis Beacon on your typing speed and accuracy. on the multi-tasking, u should be able to pick out useful points(name, phone numbers, address, serial number, issue of complain e.t.c) by typing them in a required space said in less than 2mins. wish u luck

slimmy05: www.typingtest.com is better. Just go to that site and practice more. Its thesame format like the one etisalat used

Dj hack: I find this interesting from Bro Olamide.....The real bitter truth! If football were 2
be academic institutions in Nigeria.
ARSENAL=UNILORIN: where the students
work
hard thru out the year bt fail to succeed.
MAN-CITY=
OOSU/LAUTECH: where the students purchase all
expensive
items nd live large bt are neva interested
in their
primary assignment. LIVERPOOL= OAU-
IFE: where
the students are very much proud of the
academic
achievements of their grandfathers. MAN-
U = UNIBEN: where students dont perform
well in
class except their final exams nd achieve
gud
results. CHELSEA = UNILAG: where
students fail nd
put the blame on their VC, after which the
govt will
intervene 2 find a new VC 4 d skul evry
year. REAL-
MADRID = AAU where students think they
perform
best and keep beefing the best students of
other
skuls. Finally, BARCA = FUTMINNA: where
students
work hard,perform well in class and
achieve best
result in the whole country. Greatest
Nigerian
Students!!!! Greatest FUTMITE. I love my skul
and I am proud to be a FUTMITE... No
beef