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Op... It's not too late to start wooing the friend you guys dropped on your way home, is it?

That's how I told a babe that as a first son, it is mandatory for me to assist my two siblings financially and her response was, "who send me" and that I don't have to do it every time. In my mind I started singing praises to God cos he has just helped me to dodge a bullet.

Op even If I don't have a replacement for you, I strongly believe prevention is better than cure. Move on and trust me you would find another woman. Cheers..

akatekpe:
just like every other parastatals,(100-120) freshly employed graduate. Other packages are there, some little chop money depending on the office. As for the job, I don't think there is much stress, just normal

Hello. How can one apply to work at FIRS. I think it's one of the coolest agencies around. Thanks.

Hi. I live in Surulere and as a matter of fact I registered for mine on Tuesday at surulere local government (onile-gogoro) bus stop before masha round about. Just go there and ask for the National I'd card office(it's close to the immigration office there). Make sure you go with a valid national document ranging from drivers license, voters card/pvc, International passport, waec certificate, state of origin form etc. You don't have to go with everything as just one or any of the document is acceptable. You then proceed to fill a form and get your biometrics captured and then a print out would be given to you. Collection of the original or temporary card comes after this I guess. I was told to wait for a text or check back in two weeks.
Cheers.

Kookny:
The pay is a monumental irony

I can just imagine.. It is well sir.

Kookny:
I'm leaving this month end. Joined January 11th this year, but I can't take it no more.

Reason: working environment irritates me, kinda fight to keep my cool. No specific job description, from the sales officer to the online sales manager, to the wholesales manager, back to sales officer, down to offline marketer to errand boy, pheww, Gotta go!

Ahn Ahn just you na the whole company.. Na WA oo.. Wicked employers... Resign and better things would come your way jare.. Take it easy..

The only thing that should be hard for a young guy to get is MONEY and when he does, he becomes hard to get.

I kid. I kid.

I'm not one to talk about relationship ish on nairaland but I can totally relate to this. I took my ex out and she did something similar and boy did I feel so upset and annoyed. I felt betrayed sef. I couldn't trust her again cos Bae isn't Bae if Bae can't hold you in time of need. If I were you I would break up with her and move on. Life is too short to be dating a selfish woman.

QueenValerie:
You want ta talk to me about the thread? Can't you do that here.

No I want to talk to you about other things albeit personal things. It's okay if you are not interested. Good morning.

kpotu:
I drop the bomb shell on my boss, on the first week of January. He was nice enough not to ask me, what my reasons were. For crying out loud he already knew. (who collects a monthly salary of 20k after slaving 14 hours daily from mon - Sat) Who does that!

And sometimes to massage his ego, to prove who is the boss, this guy wont pay until the next month.

well to cut the long boring story short, I resigned.

Of course not with the self doubt and trepidation on what the future holds.
And boy, where friends supportive? well you guess is as good as mine.

Right nw, am still on the street seriously searching and hoping in God, same time occasionally numbed by the new hash realities I have to face.

I just hoped I took the right decision, cause now the little I saved is almost gone (that's me putting it mildly)

Wow. 20k is damn too small. I can totally understand where you are coming from. Hopefully you get another job that can sustain you while you are thinking of your next move. Be strong..

hardbody:
Go get a life and stop sticking your head into things you know nothing about. I have had several interchanges with the OP and we are both relating happily so where is your silly comment coming from?

The OP, for ease of your understanding because you appear real shallow said that he left his job because he wanted to be an enterprenuer, and even without a back up plan. That is where my comment came from. If you cannot comprehend, just read and pass, i do it a lot myself especially if i have nothing meaningful to say.

Keep walking.

hardbody:
I am sooooooooo not quiting my regular employment until I have made piles of money and huge investments in estates and cash reserves. This job is paying my bill's and providing for tons of others. This job fuels my car's, got me a 13. 5KVA gen, provides 200 litres of diesel to run it monthly, gives me access to Ikoyi Club.... endless opportunities. I will only leave when practice can provide a back up while my investments continue to multiply and take care of this life style I have grown to have.

I don't plan to be a hero in suffering.

I can't find anywhere where the writer asked you to quit your job. Apparently you are enjoying yours and he wasn't feeling the same. So stop acting like anybody cares if you quit or not. Cheers.

CaaseStudy:
Well i didnt write this piece. Sourced it from one career counselling site "the muse". However i had to share it here on nairaland cause i can relate 100% to the the writers sentiments as i have been in such situation where i just woke up one morning with the stark realization that my lucrative but uninspiring bank job was no more what i wanted and without looking back i resigned that same week. Yes i had no prior plans, neither did i have stash of cash in my bank accounts but deep within i knew there was something else i could do that reflects the real me.
Fastforward to this day, i have never regretted that dangerous and decisive decision and path i choosed to thread. Its being success all the way in my choosen business venture. It wasnt easy at the onset though and the road was a bit rough and tough but eventaully where there is a will there must be a way.

This is not for the faint hearted, you must be strong, focused and determined in whatever path you choose to navigate through. Expect harsh and soul scorching criticisms from family, friends colleagues and acquaintances who will never understand you and the action you took.

Finally not all of us will work a paid job to survive, some of us are best cut out for self employment if only we discover our true selfs

Well done, well done. You have done very well for your self. I still haven't seen your Twitter handle Lol.

dearpreye:
Thanks for the generous words. We are here to push each other to success and greatness.

Sure I've started at least ONE of them. Bro, it's the pathway of greatness. Please I encourage you to try as well; there's enough to go round....but there are too few people willing to pay the price.

I am more than ready to pay that price. I'm just putting finishing touches to it. God bless you sir.

Wow finally something I can relate with. I feel the same way you did or probably worse. Heck! I feel worse coming here everyday. This is really inspiring and I'm happy it turned out nicely for you. You didn't drop your Twitter handle or anything. How can I reach you?

dearpreye:
You did an excellent job. God will continue to bless all your efforts. A lot of us no longer believe that failure is a bad thing; we believe it's a huge part of our success.

I've got a similar article in my mind for weeks but never had the motivation and words to put it through.

Thank you.

Your posts towards the end of last year were really inspiring and I read them over and over again. Hope u have started that business you were talking about. I'm going to do same and try new things.. Thanks.

QueenValerie:
Not really. You just asked ta pm me outta left.I don't even know who you are.

OK let's do this again. Hi. I just asked to pm you cos I wanted to chat and I liked the concept of the thread. Don't know how this whole thing works but that's it basically.

You guys.. Stop killing interesting articles like this with tribal statements.. Aren't you people tired. There were a lot of positive to take out from that article and playing that tribal line over and over again won't take us anywhere.

QueenValerie:
No.

Ouch..

QueenValerie:
No I'm not here at all.

Oh okay.. Don't know why my mind just thought you sneaked in that pic to avoid attention. Can I pm you though?

QueenValerie:
As you should be.I'm a proud brown girl, we're all beautiful every shade from dark to light.☺ I love that you posted your pic.

Are you the girl in the last picture?

date1816:
ew weeks ago, I was at the local airport and as I waited in the departure lounge, I noticed there were many children roaming about but it was understandable since it was summer holiday.
One other thing I noticed was the way most of the children were dressed. Most of them, especially the girls, were dressed in bum shorts, halter necks, cut off jeans, etc. The clothes in themselves weren't the issue per se; it was the overall look of the children that had me bothered. That was definitely not the first time I noticed it.
A few months before, I had taken my kids to a birthday party and found myself in what could easily have been a night club for kids. Scanty clothing such as tight or very short clothes, bum shorts, long weaves, etc, seemed to be the dress code. I noticed my son glancing around, probably wondering, "What in God's world are these other children wearing?" Or something like that.
Not long after, the kids were called out to dance to the hit songs of the season - these songs in my opinion should be rated PG 16. 4 - 6 year olds trooped to the dance floor, miming the sexually explicit songs and gyrating their bodies in the most sensual manner.
They could have given Beyonce a run for her money. They ran their hands over their bodies, shook their booties hard while their parents cheered them on. The boys had their upper shirts unbuttoned and rapped along perfectly to gangsta raps while doing flawless break dance.
Those who danced like actual children where shooed off the dance floor while the lewd ones were cheered on. As I watched, my child stared out of this circle looking longingly at the others dancing. I knew it was time to leave.
As we left, we went to an eatery where I bought them ice cream and gently explained to them the concept of decency and dancing with decorum.
Another time, at a game arcade for kids, I ran
into a lady who had made-up her kids' faces like they were mannequins for Tara or Mac beauty products. Their skirts were so tight, that running up and down the slide was uncomfortable for them.
So the question is, why are we sexualizing our kids? Why does your 4, 6 or 9 year old girl have to look like a chick? Why does she have to be hot or sexy? Should your 8 year old son go around with a comb in his hair and his pants sagged almost to his ankles?
If your child wears bum shorts out of the house at age 3, why should she
be expected to wear longer ones at 15? If she wears 2 rings and 12 bangles at 6, why won't she pierce a second ear hole at 17 and her bellybutton at 19? Why won't your son pierce his own ear at 15?
Are you setting your children up to be immodest and indecent? What trend are you starting them on? That all these are fashionable or trendy doesn't mean it's ok. What happened to children wearing dresses.
Children can look very nice and decent, they can be well covered and still look good.
In this age, when children are being abused. Is it wise to make your child an object of anyone's sexual attention? When I hear some children belt out sexually explicit lyrics, I ask myself how they became exposed to this songs!
As a parent, you can't play the CD of such songs and not expect your children to pick them up; the same goes for watching Mtv Base, Channel O, etc with your children. Studies have shown that children exposed to a high level of sexually explicit information tend to become sexually active early. Is that your goal as a parent?
Being a parent involves sacrifice. You will need to avoid listening to such music where your children are. Most of those lyrics demean women and teach your daughter that she's just a intimacy gadget and her body is for squeezing. It teaches the boys that money is everything and women are things to be used to satisfy their primal urges. These music introduces them to a degrading pop culture.
Our children have their lives ahead of them, let's set them on the right path by teaching them to dress decently and sing nice or age-appropriate songs. Let your children be children.

This write up is worth opening a thread for. A good one though.

Hi.. Pls I checked and I hardly saw schools that accepted GRE for any finance/accounting programs. Most said GMAT. I go through this thread and I hardly come across any business student here and I loose morale cos nobody understands what you are saying. I would appreciate a business student to send a pm so we can talk better.

Pavore9:
''We were told sorghum can't be grown profitably''... Sometimes we tend to mistake ignorance for facts. I recall some years ago while in Achalla which is near Igbariam and some folks were insisting that veggies such as cabbage, cucumber etc will never do well there! I wish l can find myself there again to show them that l can even grow and harvest strawberries right there!

Nwanne, are you from Achalla?

ObidikeObinna:
Stop acting like IPOB novices

When they say "Ghost Workers", they dont mean they are actual ghosts

It means that they are not directly employed by the Civil Service but they are enrolled in the payroll system

They are used as conduits to siphon public monies

@Topic

This is a very good development

Any measure to block leakages is very welcome

It will go a long way to help the #PDPHouseOfHunger

E bu onye igbo or osemokwu ki n'acho??

Funny world. Some have business ideas and no funds while some have funds and no ideas. It's alright.
You need to find something you are passionate about, something you can handle "urself" at the start and make good profits from it. When u find that you can now start studying and asking questions from those that are doing it.
For 500 to 1million, you can start a logistics business by buying bikes and writing proposals to e-commerce firms to make swift deliveries for them. You can also connect with those fast food companies that do food deliveries thereby expanding your target market. You can also start a shawarma/grilled food business. I'm still thinking.. Would be back soon.. Lol

One major problem with this country is that we never seem to get things done in the right way. An engineer with sound skills and years of experience should be able to mount that post comfortably. I hope that it changes though.

Lol I enjoyed whatever drama the op and his guys were doing there. Blasting Grammer like no tomorrow.

@topic: I would appreciate if some married men on NL can say a few things about this topic. 2 to 4 years is fine. If you guys are age mates too, no problem. But what do I know..

jpmorgan003:
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The above are the ones available for now.

OK thank you. Please cc me when you have other openings for an accountant. Thanks.

For all the account payable functions stated above, I can undertake most comfortably but I'm not yet a Chartered Accountant. Do you have any vacancy in your accounts payable team? Not as a team lead this time because I'm clearly not qualified for it yet.

liefdesverhaal:
So according to you, I should appreciate the abusive nature or the disrespects mind? Did you even read my post? SMH




I have tried few of this method myself but it is not solving the long term problem. I have slapped her couple of time at home after too much confrontation and provocation and when she raises to fight, I cant pull myself to hit her back because I am afraid I might hurt or wound her. She has wounded me many times and tore countless of my shirts and jewelries.

I see myself as a weak man anytime I raises my hand to slap her... I believe there should be a better solution than domestic violence. And just to add, Where I live, women are treated favorably in domestic violence cases than a man irrespective of who is at fault.

The issue of taking a sole decision for the family is what I have been doing but i feel it is just making us couple with no foundation, harmony or love... It is making us pass day to day as it come. In simple term, it is not bringing us together, rather creating more loopholes for disharmony and quarrels.

Idea of separation creeps to mind every now and then because my marriage has become stale. She too acknowledge this and even suggested to me last week that we should just have three kids then we can separate and she can become a single Mum while i take care of the kids.

I took a day off to clear my head and i really hope I can find the right balance to a permanent solution.

Hello Mr. I really feel sorry for you with these predicaments that you are facing. I would encourage you to reach out to Leke Alder on Twitter or through mail. I believe he resolves issues like this and he is also very vocal on Twitter through his letter to Jil and Jack series every weekend. You can get his mail from his Twitter timeline. God would see you through this and I really hope you would come back to testify about your family success.

safarigirl:
Tonto I think this advice should also apply to guys...especially them sef.

Guys should also stop going for flashy girls, especially if your wallet can't handle maintenance fee. some guys want to date Kim Kardashian on a Vic O salary, they want a woman like Toolz, but don't have an account like Tunde. Bros, stop chasing hypo ambassadors. Not all that is yellow was born yellow.


Find a TY Bello, a Chimamanda or an Nse instead of dreaming of a Beyonce. Look for a woman that can help you turn your dreams into a reality, your goals to achievements. Not the ones looking to put holes into the canoe you're trying to construct

I just said a good prayer for you. More wisdom.

Hi Maxx. Thanks for the write up. I wish I had seen this in school. I'm sure I would have performed better. I narrowly missed out on a 2'1, I have completed nysc and I'm currently working as an junior accounting associate at an average firm(definitely not my dream job yet). I studied finance and I would be sitting for the next diet of ICAN. How do I take it up from there? what are the extra soft skills or general skills you think can help me stand out in the long term and at least get a shot at those ivy-league organizations you mentioned up there. Hoping to hear from you. Thanks.