maasoap:


You said so because you don't understand the logic and reasons for opening new account.

Please don't mind them fam. I can't use my main account because one of my personal email addresses is tied to my main nairaland account. Besides that fact, I don't want my personal email inundated with unsolicited messages. Also, my username is my nickname which has become notoriously popular among my friends and colleagues.

Shaev7:

Good.
Patience is the key virtue that played here. Also, respect to what elders told you (your dad).
Keep flying barrister.

Thank you so much Shaev7. Indeed patience is a virtue. I have never joked with my Dad's advice. The man is a legend.

JIREN01:
Mehn, you write flawlessly

Thank you for the kind words Jiren01. It takes a lot of training to write flawlessly. I'm not there yet but I'm pushing myself to improve my writing and speaking skills each day. You can do the same too. Keep striving.

INDUSTRIALFAN:
What a Boss.... We rise by lifting others.... What a boss... True definition of a leader...

Thank you so much, truthfully my boss is in the business of raising young leaders. My boss is indeed a true definition of a leader.

gettingdol:
You should appreciate your boss too.

My boss is my idol oh, I have never been ungrateful. Even in situations when my boss places me in uncomfortable situations like working extra hours, missing weekends and more, I still remain humble, loyal and grateful.
Thank you so much.

MadeBlack10:
I wonder how much your boss is earning

Aha, my boss doesn't earn in Naira again oh

wunderkiind:
Hello @Godsownchild199 tried sending you a pm

I've responded wunderkiind.
Thank you.

Yang2020:
Nice one OP. I'm experiencing similar thing. Let me quickly share to boost some people's spirit. I'm a Bs.c graduate in an Engineering field. I did some marketing job after Nysc on a contract base, when it ended I had to seat at home for some months. I later got a job with a company known for poor renumeration. I was started this Job 2018. My salary is almost the lowest. I started with less than 50k, even though I was told it will be 50k, but most times they still deduct. But I was able to see that I could run a business with the company and I started little with around 200k. At a point, I had to get some loans(Which I've refunded all) to boost my capital. And within 2years, am already in millions(Not really big one ,but I never thought of achieving the feat this early). With God, since the beginning of this year the business as gotten to a level that I earn close to 2million from the business monthly as soon as there is no stoppage. My salary got increased by 10k though. Lols... God's wisdom really helped me at every point of decision making..

I'm delighted to hear your story Yang 2020, most people don't believe good things like this can happen to people. Some people are attacking the credibility of my story. I had a friend in Port Harcourt, we served together. He was earning barely 12k as a corper from the engineering company he worked for. Some people asked him to port to another job after service but he chose to stay. In barely a year, my friend is a coordinator of one of their departments and earns over 150k asides bonuses. He is billed to fly to their international HQ for training soon.
I'm happy that you found a way to increase your overall income even when your pay stagnated. Indeed it pays to walk in the wisdom and grace of God. Keep winning brother.

ThatPetiteChic:


Yes...my dad and I advised him to stay with Ajibade because he had time for his fiverr work and self development. Also, money isn't everything. Though he is probably getting the experience and exposure but the stress is telling on his health. He told me last week that his spiritual life is dwindling because he is too tired to pray in the morning and night. Anyway, he will be leaving for his masters before the end of this year and I believe he has learnt his lesson.

Another uncle of mine(a pharmacist) had 2 offers: a very big pharmaceutical company and an average one. He picked the average and he has risen to the top in that company. Presently, His peers are envious of him and has built a duplex where he is living.

Lastly, I stay in PH and this place is only good for oil workers. Salary here can not be compared to Lagos. I'm also planning on leaving PH...

I'm so sorry for the epistle.

Hi "thatPetitechic" kindly check your mail, I've sent you a message. I'll send you my contact details. Let's connect, I'll love to be of help. Take care of yourself.

OJURONGBE1:


You're a bloody fucking liar.
Aluko & Oyebode don't pay 180k for their youth service intern.
Yes, the same Templars founded by Olumide Akpata. That Adewale Atake, a partner, bagged his SANShip few years ago. That kenneth worked at before he left for postgraduate studies.
The same firm Tolu works in their Regulatory Compliance, Immigration & Employment.

That's your problem fam. You're getting a headache over my success story. Your findings still doesn't invalidate my story brother. Just as you got your facts, I got mine. God has blessed me. If you doubt send me your contact and I'll tell you who I work for and maybe show you a screenshot of my account balance. That will make you sleep well this night. Look I'm a blessed lawyer. I know more SANs than you'll ever know in a lifetime. My boss has exposed me even internationally in the area of law we specialize in. Don't be to bitter in life over anything. I'm blessed and there's nothing you or anyone can do about it. Hope this makes you sleep well tonight. Shalom.

OJURONGBE1:


You self see through him?
Even Templars and Banwo& ighodalo pay in the region of 150k for new law associates .

You don't know what your saying. My current firm pays NYSC associate 60k. Get your facts right. Who told you that Templars pays 150k for new law associates. Is it the Templars run by the Akpata's or the one you built. Go and do your research brother. Templars pays very well. Same with Aluko and Kenna Partners. My colleague who was in Aluko during NYSC earned 180k.

abbey37:
Congratulations brother what God has started in your life will not cease and the rest of trusting for this kind of financial breakthrough God will do it for us soonest.

Amen, thank you so much. May God also to it for you.

Smooyis:
This is why it is not good to compare ourselves to others. The plans of God in our lives differs. Congratulations

You're absolutely right.

ThatPetiteChic:


OP, I believe you. My brother left Ajibade this year for a bigger firm because of money and he is regretting it. This new firm still works from home but it's so stressful. He starts work from 5am to 10pm leaving him with no time for anything including himself. Initially he planned staying with this new firm for 2 years but he has barely worked for 6months and he already wants to ditch the work for his masters in the UK.

Hi there, trust me I know Dr. Ajibade, SAN he is a close friend to my boss and there are on several panels together.
Well, that's the challenge with moving to a bigger firm because of money. Trust me, it's good to go to Aluko or Olaniwun but the problem is would you have time for yourself. Money isn't everything.

Belial06:
Hahahaha Fake post on the beat

How to spot a fake post

They always have he following

1. This is not my main account, I had to create a new account in view of my decision to share my story on this platform.

2. I’ve been a Nairalander since ......
They always claim to have been on nairaland since 1970

3. Their story is always too perfect well structured and totally incredulous nonsense

4. Or their story is one rubbish about my brother is sleeping with his son what should i do? Or I sponsored my girl from nursery to university and she cheated on me buh hoo hoo. All trash Nollywood knock off stories

5. These posts are created for the sole reason of getting traffic and are not real

6. The worst kind are those stories that pander to male chauvinist and feminists like my wife refused DNA test please advise or my husband rapes me please I am fed up I need mature minds only advise

I can boldy tell you that 99.9% of all relationship or family matters threads on this forum are fake made up stories and alot of the responses are fake to lure you in and lend some sort of credibility to the fake story

What traffic do I need, the reason I did not use my real account is that it is linked to my personal email address and it will reveal my name. Look my friend, everything I stated above is true. My office is in Victoria Island. My boss is one of Nigeria's most successful Senior Advocates. If I reveal more details I'll easily be identified. I'm not sharing my story to catch clout, I don't need it. This is not LinkedIn. Learn from my story. God bless you.

ChngedChnges:


@OP pls I want to ask. Did u have a girlfriend or any woman in ur life then and if yes was she close to u? Thanks

Nope I don't have a relationship, I've always been on my own. I see women as a distraction. I'm a hard-worker, I even hardly go home on week days.

cornelin:
I'm very happy for you.

I recently left my current in pursuit of my career. The pay is nothing at all to write home about but I'm believing God for a breakthrough so that I can equally give your kind of testimony in few months to come.

I tap from your grace

May you have an even bigger testimony. Amen. Just hold on to your dreams, keep getting better at what you do, make the right connections and above all, add Oluwa to the picture. The sky is but your starting point.

Joysticks:
You mean your boss is paying you higher than your agreed salary of #100k?Are you kidding me?

Basically, my boss doesn't pay me directly, my boss adds me to the project team and mandates the clients involved in the project to pay me as they pay my boss. So, basically, my boss opens doors for me to earn outside the office, that's why I said "personal legal project". Mind you, this doesn't come everytime but it's happened five times in a space of 7 months with the most recent happening a few weeks ago.

Hi Everyone, I’m 26 years old and I want to share my little story with you all. I hope you can learn a thing or two from it. This is not my main account, I had to create a new account in view of my decision to share my story on this platform. I’ve been a Nairalander since 2012 and I have benefitted from the amazing academic and career insights shared by many. So, I thought it kind to share mine to help others in this amazing community.

I graduated from the University (if I reveal this, my colleagues who are avid Nairalanders would identify me ) some 4-5 years ago with a second class upper, then proceeded to the Nigerian Law School (still made 2:1) and served in Rivers State. I did my NYSC in a reputable law firm (name withheld) in Port Harcourt. It was quite an experience both good and bad. I left the firm after service year out of frustration due to the poor leadership and mismanagement of funds by the head of office (the guy has since been fired). Mind you, my salary as a corper was 10k (the average NYSC legal associate in Lagos earned at least 5 -7 times this amount). I had depression at this point in my life.

After my unpleasant experience at the Port Harcourt firm and months of depression coupled with deep thinking and reflection, I decided to relocate to Lagos in January 2020 hoping to find a change in perspective. Mind you, I’m not from a poor background, my parents are both highly educated and middle-class workers residing in the South. Part of my resolve in relocating to Lagos was that I wouldn’t practice law again, I’ll probably go into technology, banking, or corporate communications (I speak eloquently).

After my relocation, I teamed up with a friend to work at a technology startup somewhere on the Island but this newfound path didn’t go as planned (I call this divine providence) and I was back to sitting at home. I did a few speaking jobs (volunteering) and some petty legal jobs for my friends and family to get by. At this same time, I was aggressively applying for both legal and non-legal jobs. This decision came on the background of my Dad’s advice that I should dust my CV/Certificates, search for a job and revive my already dwindling legal career. My Dad’s attempt to connect me to a senior partner at a hotshot law firm in Victoria Island failed and I basically had to do it my way.

Fast-forward to mid-February 2020 I had three interviews in three law firms within a space of two weeks. These firms ranged from mid-sized to small-sized. I attended all the interviews, the first interview was in a small law firm managed by a Senior Advocate. The SAN immediately liked my personality and offered to instantly hire me on a monthly pay of 100k (below industry standard). The other two law firms had slightly better remuneration, great structure and were bigger in size and outlook but their recruitment process was lengthy and I had to start immediately with the SAN on my Dad’s advice. I grudgingly stayed with the small firm hoping that I’ll get an offer from either of the two mid-sized firms and then port. Unfortunately, COVID happened and one of the firms discontinued my recruitment process while the other firm out rightly rejected me. I was deeply heartbroken. In order to keep my spirit and dreams alive, my Dad kept drumming into my ears that a smaller firm meant more work and a better learning experience. He kept reiterating the need to “know” the law and stop chasing money (what all senior lawyers say ). So, I was basically stuck with this 100k job, trust me at first the environment was deadening and monotonous (reading law reports and writing legal opinions every day isn’t fun at all ). I felt like ditching my Old man’s advice and resigning during this period but due to COVID, I had to borrow commonsense and stay back. Little did I know that staying back was the best decision I would ever make to date, all thanks to God, my Dad and COVID.

While 100k may sound fair to most people, kindly note that some of my colleagues (with the same academic grades as mine) in top firms earned a monthly average of 250k or more. This awareness made me very discontent and unhappy but I still hung on to my job (a bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush) besides, who quits his or her job in the midst of a COVID induced global economic crises.

Then in October 2020, everything changed! My boss got this very big personal legal project, it was really big and my boss asked me to come on board the project team. I was then paid the sum of N2.5Million for my participation and input in the project. Later on, another personal project came through, although little. I did not even do much this time and my boss gifted me 500 Pounds from the project. All of this financial largess is outside my boss’ magnanimity in other areas like superb mentoring, paying for my professional certifications, and giving me advice (my boss can advise for Africa ), etc. Mind you, no matter how much I’m gifted or paid from the personal projects handled by my boss, my salary is still fully paid and as at when due. All these legal projects are reflected in my CV and have greatly boosted my career prospect. These projects have also helped me to build an impressive Linkedin profile and I’m currently very active in that space.

Recently, I got involved in another personal legal project with my boss and was paid N2 Million from the project fees. Sometimes, I look back at the events of my life and ask myself how I got to this pivotal point. If I hadn’t listened to my Dad’s advice and sought God’s face, I don’t think I would enjoy this type of privilege. I remember asking God for a multinational job but here I was, stuck with a 100k job completely unaware that God put a multinational remuneration in a small office with barely 8 employees. I’ve only worked for a year and 3 months but I’ve achieved what some people haven’t achieved in 3-5 years (career-wise and financially). Please don’t reject certain little offers that come your way, pray to God and seek advice where possible. Some blessings come in disguises and you may never know. This is my little grace-filled career story; I hope it inspires someone today. I want to thank God Almighty for his grace in my career and my lovely parents for their advice and tremendous support.

PS: I have abridged my story to hide certain facts and information for my personal safety and that of my office and boss. My story may sound too good to be true but believe me, it is absolutely true.