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Unrelated to this GEN Z thread...

I kicked off my career in one of the top financial institutions. We resumed at 7:20am sharp, and you don’t close until the vault balances - technically, there was no closing time. You fit enter branch by 8pm, all man go dey face computer like the day just started.

Dress code? Non-negotiable. Strictly blue or grey suits, paired with white or blue shirts, with black shoes. Two Saturdays every month were always taken from you either for one training, Monthly Review or ATM monitoring.

The environment? Fast-paced, unpredictable, and unforgiving. One minute you’re in operations, the next you’re shipped to another department—no notice, no excuses. And you’re expected to perform like a pro in weeks.

Targets were wild: ATM cards, Internet Banking, account reactivations, deposit mobilisation, and even shares. Imagine being in operations and still having a deposit target! 😅

Truth is, I hated that job. The atmosphere was always “hot,” even with the AC blasting. But looking back, it shaped me. It was a battlefield that drilled you, stretched you, and squeezed out your best.

If you could survive there, you could survive anywhere.
If you could make it there, you could make it anywhere.

That place was tough… but it made me tougher.

I always stood out among my peers in all the other organisations that I joined afterwards. My commitment to work, passion for getting things done, dedication, dressing, my carriage, customer service skills, email/telephone etiquette, etc.

Sometimes.. It's good to start your career like a soldier!

Awoooooooooooooooooooooo!

Once you cross Badagry into Benin Republic.... Camo becomes a regular wear...

Benin, Togo, Burkina, Mali, Senegal, Gambia..

You can even find the material in the market.. Buy am sew agbada... Nobody go look your face.

Same with the good wild West.

blacksam01:
Due to the facts it's my huzling period, and every one naira matters alot..I am in mid 30's

I am frugal with my resources and it makes me trek alot.. infact I cover 2km in trekking daily...

Not typically going on long journeys, but my combined daily short short trek is about 2k..

Should I be worried for my old age..?

2 what?

Lol... Dey play.

I trek at least 6km every day.

My target is 8000 steps per day.

Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation.

histemple:
You really "flew".

IELTS - 8.5

One sitting.

meobizy:
9 - 5 is 8 hours. That guy needs to correct his error.

x

9 - 9 hours a day, irrespective when to when.

5 - 5 times a week.

Houseofglam7:
I don’t have to show you ANYTHING 😄
Plus, if your comprehension skills were as sharp as they were in the 1600s, you’d understand that was a general statement.
Enjoy the rest of your year.
👋

Vacuum as expected!

Houseofglam7:
How does the present and future generation explain to you that they make more money in one week dancing on TikTok than you did in your 35 years of working?
Every generation is peculiar, you don’t gotta explain nothing. They cannot relate and it’ll make absolutely no sense to them.

Show us proof of your earnings on TikTok.

Na so una shout Tech Tech Tech...

At least during our time Internet fraud, ritual killings and prostitution weren't this rampant.

Flew Abuja to Uyo in 2015 and back with 22k.

Fuel used to be N65 per litre.

The only commodity whose price didn't really appreciate geometrically is beer...

If the price of beer were to move like that of fuel, a lot of us would be sober.

Meanwhile

January 2005 >>>> CFA - 0.001974 USD

August 2025 >>>> CFA - 0.0018 USD

Toh.

That's all I have to say.

I have no further characters to give.

dawnomike:
So, it is better to get a loan from a bank in Morocco, then come to fix it in a Nigerian bank and make good returns enough to pay back the bank in Morocco without lifting a finger nor sweat!

That is how the wealthy shuttles funds to make gains

Wisdom no go kee me

Exchange rate go wound you.

We tried it with USD/NGN...

We saw shege!

yarimo:
Audio revitalization, everything starts and ends in Media under Alex otti of abia state

You seem to be allergic to good news.

You always display bitterness whenever anything good is mentioned...

One part of you would be deceiving you that "it's all cruise"... Or maybe, you're probably doing your paymasters' bidding, thinking it's all hustle.

Be careful, words are powerful, and character is developed from tiny day-to-day habits.

Make bitterness a habit... You should know what to expect.

QuantAnalyst:
As a professional, you shouldn't say things like this online.

I'm no longer in the system.

Left finance and the country many many years ago.

The second time that I saw physical 1 billion sitting in an individual's account was this chief's account.

Aside from GLs, state government accounts, and accounts belonging to multinationals, it's very rare to see 1b sitting in an individual account.

A third party came to cash a cheque of 300k or so from the account. The teller couldn't view the account as there was a memo on it.

As soon as the transaction was concluded, I received a memo from the HO to scan the instrument used in processing the transaction.

What is the meaning of trauma?

I see that word being thrown around carelessly with the likes of PTSD, manipulate, gaslight, heal etc

Oh. By the way, I was born in the 80s.

My first job application after NYSC required me to travel from Ekiti State where I was running my post-grad grad to PH for an aptitude test.

I returned to Ado after the test and was invited for an interview in PH about a month later.

Had to travel down again to attend the interview..

About two weeks later, I received a regret mail.

OP. You never start!

Where do you guys churn out all this crappy stuff from?

Imagination?

Drunk texting?

Or an attempt to be mischievous...

The Minister of Health in the country, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has spoken on the matter during a national interview, saying if members of the group do not want foreigners, including Nigerians, to access the public healthcare system in the country, and it is an issue of law, they cannot come to a public health facility where pregnant women and children are helpless, and want to stop healthcare workers, including doctors, from treating the patients.

The way girls and young ladies in these francophone territories use rape allegations to blackmail or get men into prison is alarming.

They wield so much power that their men are so afraid of them.

Many men are languishing in jail because they were falsely accused of rape.

It's a popular practice in Benin, Burkina, Mali and Senegal.

Dogalmighty17:
Prostitute? Hmmm.... What an interesting word choice.

Abeg. Where I fit see dis kind headlight?

There's a guy here who sells headlights and other car accessories.

@Fogman

He questioned the government’s priorities, noting, “If the 2025 budget hasn’t been implemented, where is the funding for loans coming from? You haven’t paid me what you owe, but you’re promising loans. That’s a contradiction.

Sonofgod1990:
Remain one game make i cash out 70k. If them like make Chelsea no ever win their games again Over 1 I'm ok

Son of God..
You have it..

I repeat, you have it.

EPL no be child's play.

Stop buying kids..

Stop playing a team full of young players.

Keep some old heads to guide the team with their wealth of experience.

These ones fit lose finish, go club the same night.

MrSly:
Then face your enjoyment and stop complaining. Enjoyment and complaints are not found on the same page.

You obviously don't know how to read.

Where is the complaint in my comments on this thread so far?

Baba, enjoy whatever you believe in. I don't have time for this type of engagement.

Depart from an AC-fitted bus station to ply a 600 pothole-per-km highway that hasn't been maintained since 2010.

Not mentioning the fact that you'd had to to recite Hail Mary every 5 minutes against bandits, kidnappers, and herdsmen.

Misplaced priorities!

MrSly:
Keep consoling yourself. Can you show me Dangote gate? Too much big money comes clean, asked Dangote.

I'm too busy enjoying life to engage in this type of argument with you bro.

Big money doesn't come clean.

One way or the other, Egunje and other soft jobs must follow.

Ofemannnu:
He be like say this one na ten years old.

Even my account here is 6 years older than yours.

Start from there..