Enceladus:
Three months. Naive me resigned to obey the clarion call.

There's nothing wrong in that lol..
Did same too though I had spent 6 months.. the people that replaced me are still there dem no gree leave

2days.

Moonie911:
I dont have a job, worked for my Aunty for years with nothing to show for it, broke depressed and suicidal. God help me

Please remove the suicide thoughts from your mind..

Visit job sites like indeed, myjobmag and hotnigerian jobs. Make sure you have a good CV and in no time you should get going.. cheers

ShitHead:
One hour, on campus...when I fuccked one sugar mummy. Shortest and most useful employment. I didn't cook beans and indomie for two weeks.

your name is really shithead

Angelfrost:


It isn't actually good for anyone with a serious upward financial destination... Salary jobs are even worse jokes in this hyper-inflated economy.

The least you can do for low earning employees is not further eat up their limited daily time and lives. How the fvck do you compel a graduate to give up 12 hours an 7 days a week of his life for a pay the isn't enough for middle class existence??!... That is worse than slavery!

I even hear of private schools that take up more than 10 hours of a young person's life daily, with work load meant for 3 people, yet pay them below the minimum wage... That is beyond inhuman!

My thoughts exactly.. the problem with our youth is lack of knowledge and sometimes lack of trust if not they are lucrative ways of making it out there.

I think the people that are taking advantage of this opportunities with their full chest are Kenyans. Those guys are good.. and are very free.

bjdon:
3 hours. I had fibbed on my CV and got an IT job, I knew very little about. I started in the morning and after being introduced to the team, I was giving some tasks to review. It all looked like greek to me so at lunch time I just got up and never went back!

Nairaland is fun aswearugad!


People beside me just dey look me as I dey laugh alone.

jericco1:
Hey guys so how long have you spent at a job before calling it a quit or probably disengaged?

So this year I have been quite funny with jobs and whatnot

So the first job I did this year, I didn't spend up to 2 months before leaving, the job was too stressful for me and I couldn't cope.

The second I spent a month and half then I left because the pay wasn't encouraging

The third one though sounded interesting, and I was like oh finally a management position. So after almost three months of processing my application and several documents submitted.. I was finally called to resume but I left after the first two days.
The job wasn't for me, it looked good on the outside but something else on the inside, to me it was slavery.

So I have decided to leave anything that has to do with job alone.. I'm doing well for myself

So guys let's have your views.

1 month

14 hours, 8am-10pm accounting job in a restaurant with 20k salary Mon-Sun. I couldn't find bus after work and reaching house gate has been locked so I didn't bother going the next day.

bjdon:
3 hours. I had fibbed on my CV and got an IT job, I knew very little about. I started in the morning and after being introduced to the team, I was giving some tasks to review. It all looked like greek to me so at lunch time I just got up and never went back!

This really got me laughing

My first job lasted for 5 days. I was employed as an house keeper in a small hotel and was sacked for breaking a marble table worth almost 10 times my salary.

Iamagoodgirll:
14 hours, 8am-10pm accounting job in a restaurant with 20k salary Mon-Sun. I couldn't find bus after work and reaching house gate has been locked so I didn't bother going the next day.

Make dem no get used to locking you outside abi

3 days.

They were attempting job enlargement from day 1 when I resumed. Tasks that were outside of my original job description.

Never shut down at 5pm! Was always getting home 9/10pm.

I complained to the LOML. He said I shouldn't go again.

That evening, I went to tell the Manager at the branch that I won't be returning.

And I never went back.

jericco1:


Please remove the suicide thoughts from your mind..

Visit job sites like indeed, myjobmag and hotnigerian jobs. Make sure you have a good CV and in no time you should get going.. cheers

Thanks i will do that, but seeing all the comments in this thread makes me think it's not easy especially without connections

24hours

A month. The employer talk to other staff anyhow, speak irrationally at senior staff, everyone is always scared whenever he arrives in the morning. The fear and grip. He merely understand how to speak nor write but spend on side chicks at the office. Immediately l got my first month pay. I just tested the HR am done. Because l was in fear of him shouting around

bjdon:
3 hours. I had fibbed on my CV and got an IT job, I knew very little about. I started in the morning and after being introduced to the team, I was giving some tasks to review. It all looked like greek to me so at lunch time I just got up and never went back!

LMAO!!!!!!!

CV padding specialist!!!!!!


Thank God you respected yourself and left.

3 hours.
Employer was an educated ogbanje.

PrimadonnaO:
3 days.

They were attempting job enlargement from day 1 when I resumed. Tasks that were outside of my original job description.

Never shut down at 5pm! Was always getting home 9/10pm.

I complained to the LOML. He said I shouldn't go again.

That evening, I went to tell the Manager at the branch that I won't be returning.

And I never went back.

jericco1:


That's insane, I have heard things like that, thought the banking industry is a noble profession.

There's nothing noble (for a female) in a Marketing job especially for Banks. Na that nonsense job turn my ex-girlfriend to Lekki Ol*sho. Girl wey be correct pikin, the moment she was under pressure to meet unrealistic targets, she started using what she had to get what she wanted.

The shortest time I've lasted on a job was around 19 days. Local man was asked to work from 7am-6pm. By the time I treated typhoid twice in 2 weeks, nobody advised me before I quit. That remaining 11 days wey month go take end be like 2023 wey Buhari go comot for Aso Rock. I can't fit to bear it biko.

Moonie911:
Thanks i will do that, but seeing all the comments in this thread makes me think it's not easy especially without connections

Never ever ever look at what people are saying, just believe yourself and your big instincts.

That's all you need in this life, nothing else.
Don't say nobody told you.

Mine was funny, I got a job to resume immediately at ikoyi, Lagos, a big firm, I got there, shown my desk and all, was waiting for the HOD to acknowledge me and I'll resume officially, when he came, he sacked me lolz, I stood dumb for close to 30 mins, like how will I get a job and get sacked that day, reason was am not from his tribe

malikombi:
After compulsory two weeks training, myself and few others had pass the test and was told to resume officially on Monday. I was very excited that I finally secure the 35k job and on that very Monday, I was at my best. I settled into my office and open my wi-fi to connect my phone, an email came in and the content of the message made me leave the job immediately without writing any resignation letter. Funny enough, I received salary for that month even without working for just 1 minute.

What was the content of the email?

Moonie911:
Thanks i will do that, but seeing all the comments in this thread makes me think it's not easy especially without connections

Take it from me... It is that easy, depending on your location

One day

Akalia:
Most people on this thread are not realistic, serious minded and humble. They all want to start big but forgetting that the vast majority of job seekers will experience days of little beginnings especially in a country like Nigeria.

Are you an employer?

I understand days of little beginnings very well, but what some employers expect employees and job seekers to put up with is just plain cruelty!

UcDeliveries:


Never ever ever look at what people are saying, just believe yourself and your big instincts.

That's all you need in this life, nothing else.
Don't say nobody told you.

I have been believing in my self for years hoping things will change, praying everyday for a breakthrough, like I have seen my cousins make it, start their own business and we are the same age, always moving forward hoping maybe Tomorrow things will be different.
I am a good person, always around to lend an helping hand but sometimes no matter how much you hope, pray, do everything things just dont work, bad things dont always happen to bad people, the same with good things dont always happen to good people.
I have been depressed for months now and the motivation speech is nice and all but the reality comes in and you realise that no matter how much you chant "it's going to be okay" maybe it wont
Anyway I am just going on, thanks for the advice

1 day Got employed as a waiter in dis fancy restaurant, resumed work first day manager said i shoul mop the whole restaurant, i was like baba no be waiter u employ me for? Didn't go back d n3xt day

One day.I was employed as a casual worker in cascade drink,lagos.I cocked plastic soft drink taya from 6am to 6pm.sotey my hand begin pain me.I no resume the next day.After 2 weeks I went back to collect my one day wage.I was surprised that I got paid. That was around 2000's

Cesclxg:
My current job pays $5k in a month. So I have no reason not to put my all and it is a remote job too.

show me the way

Bellotelli:
My first job lasted for 5 days. I was employed as an house keeper in a small hotel and was sacked for breaking a marble table worth almost 10 times my salary.

Lol. You're lucky you weren't asked to pay.

I wish i could get this your courage. Though most times it comes and most times it doesn't, just like now. I was doing pretty well for myself saving 90k via street every month after nysc. I have already made up my mind not to work for anyone for a pay less than 100k and would prefer fg work..... Not untill a friend called telling me if i would like to apply for where she works, i asked for the pay, she said 97k... Ah ah, 97k isn't far from 100k.... Na so i applied, wasn't focus in the street again during the process... After applying they pushed me to their other department, where they start graduates as intern with 60k for four months, which if you succeed they make you manager and pay you up the 97k.... This october is the last month, to pay the complete 60k sef na war, and i have not being able to save 30k throughout my stay here and have lost my phone and laptop in the process..... Just so confused right now

Funny comments, I worked for a year & quit , put the experience together and setup my own business.
Working these days is like modern day slavery esp. in this country, create ur own job and be a boss (freelancing rock)


Cross da boss voice...
Be a boss cuz You i mean You can be a Boss...