Hope Lai won't call this an achievement by APC GOVT

Hope this is not another inconclusive announcement?

GBAM

9JA I HAIL UNA SEE OBSERVATION LOL

Am not surprised when election is conducted in any oil rich state anything is possible

MadCow1:
Being a Contract staff in an International Oil company is nothing like being in the banks. It all depends on what your job description is.


I started my working career in Nigeria in an IOC as a Contract staff. My job description was good. I was an assistant to a lead engineer.

My salary was ridiculous. Infact, I remember going into the club on a Champagne run after I received my first alert.

Because of my job description and the boss I had at the time, I worked like I was a full staff. No complaints as I was doing the job of a lead. The environment was very professional and really enjoyed my work.

Now the down side I experienced was with my Contractor. Every Contract Staff in an IOC is managed by a Contractor. Your salary is not paid directly to you but through your contractor who then takes a percentage of that salary before paying you the rest. My first contractor was taking 55% of my contract value. It's also very difficult to change who manages your contract as your contractor owns the contract and you work for him not for the IOC. Whereas companies like SPDC has a set percentage overhead any Contractor can take from a Contract Staff, companies like Total does not meddle in such so alot of Contract staff are getting fhucked over by their contractor. A friend of mine was on a day rate of 80,000 Naira and his contractor was paying him just 40%. He was entitled to a Christmas bonus that was being paid to his contractor that he never got. The Christmas bonus was the equivalent of his 1 month salary (22 days pay).

There were a few discriminatory aspects to working as a Contract staff in an IOC, but I couldn't care less. Example is that Contract Staff and Permanent Staff have different lunch feeding Times. After the Permanent staff are done, then the Contract staff can go eat what's left. The food is good but I never bothered. One annoying part was that most Oyinbos in these IOCs are contract staff, but they can go eat with permanent staff whilst we blacks wait for them to finish. There were many cases of Black Expatriates (some of whom were managers) being turned back at the door of the restaurant unknowingly.. Then during the new year when things like Calenders and Diaries come in, only staff anf Oyinbos Expatriate contract staff gets the Diaries .. We black Contract staff only get calenders. So I never had any calenders of my company in my house.


My advise to Contract Staff in IOCS is please be confident in yourself and take pride in your work. If you are of the menial contract staff designation (errand boy/girl), better go asking for real work to be assigned to you voluntarily, learn the ropes and make yourself an asset so when an opening comes up you can move away from that errand boy position into a proper office job.

As a Contract staff, learn to always have a savings as you can be fired anytime with no compensation or renumeration. That's why you are paid on a daily basis. I remember how I lost my job.. I knew it was coming, Ai just didn't expect it on that Tuesday. . keep a saving for the rainy days that can happen upon you at short notice.


Finally... I really enjoy being a contract staff. Apart from the fact that there is no job security, the pay is ridiculous. As a Contract staff, you make sometimes as much as 3 to 4 times the salary of a permanent staff. But if you want a permanent staff job, get all the experience you can out of your contract position and move on.


Hope this helps.


MadCow

Sir,i believe all contract staff in most IOCs are praying to become permanent staff. I beg to differ that contract staff receive more than permanent staff maybe that was then, but presently it is incomparable... All PS receives their salary on or before 25th of every month, while a CS can be owed for up to 5 month salary depending on his contractor. however my concern is how to make extra cash from my savings while i am on time off... thanks

Bosses are always after results and not complain

Port harcourt 1st son welcomes his 1st son congratulobia

I See no changes >> 2pac shakur

Okwrubas = Soldier Ants

Bololo = Skin-cut

Shele/Vamus = Run

Kpekus = Punny

Blokos= Pennis

Make i end here AREAAAAA

Sometimes a guy can respect/love a girl so much that he doesn't feel like making love with her until marriage out of respect,, but can make love with any other girl that look sexy and slutty. I also think your girl might be the career type that you are proud of her but maybe she doesn't talk dirty in order to turn you on, you can go ahead with your wedding plans but first let her know what turns you i believe your marriage with be cool#my opinion#

Patiently waiting for the clueless lvg to start saying we controlled the game bulls*** . i think this team have so many average players that are suppose to be in the championship

write2obi:

martial is all we need, push him up front and watch him do the job

We still need another striker and return to our usual 442 formation

Just like xavi said rooney needs to adjust his game he cannot lead our strike force again we need a better clinical striker like lewandowski

Nice write up @ ops..proudly from Agbarho. I have grown to see the Isoko's as my brothers and sisters as a matter of fact will soon be proposing to my Isoko gf. One thing I know for sure is that history was written in the past to favour the writers clan. But I know for sure that UPU is the oldest socio-cultural body in Nigeria... Urhobo wadooo

The major concerns should be the equipments in the facility not the outer structure..I don't know did he died because of poor facilities or due to the poor infrastructure?

Happy Thanksgiving day Gov fayose more wisdom upon your life

I Can't see the minister of attack here ooo

Martial Arts...The kid is good

Martial Arts...The kid is good

And the drama continues....All i see is just witch hunting

My friend will say women don't truly love their spouse but just after the good life...

I think the FG might be negotiating with BH in secret

Most critics in 9ja are just Fans in Disguise

Nice they look so proud of grand pa..It's my prayer that our children and grandchildren will be proud of us too "Amen"

ryanfletcher:
lolz even my girl had to sell a 60k with new lumia for....guess how much.........10500...lolz in fact I told her she should have just dash the person as a sign of good riddance coz that phone is a havoc and a sham...nothing good will ever come out of Microsoft phones let them just keep working with PCs in fact I am optimistic that android is might create some upgrade yo totally eliminate PC from existence... sometimes I get surprise at the apps I find in the play store and wonder how my phone manegs to use it but it just works perfect without any bottlenecks

My bro the most annoying thing is that I gave out my android phone just to get a Nokia Lumia

I have been using Lumia 730 for some months now and all I do is complain because I didn't research before buying it..The bbm take so much time to load sometimes when network is not strong it takes almost a day..ti upload pics on fbook no way,It requires a WiFi to download app from app world..although it looks portable to handle and the battery life is okay but the poor connectivity ish is frustrating

Feel sad seeing manutd play this way...I think Rooney Memphis and Van gaal are overrated and so many average plalyers in this team gush we need an total change

God will soon disgraced pdp out of delta state if any one thinks there was election in delta he should rethink..how can pdp win 21 lga out of 25 who casted the votes?

I see driver who want to be focus on driving without disturbance from passengers

Nice 1...But some will say church ⛪ is in their heart ❤

Nice points but above all we need God's grace to move on