₦airaland Forum

Kingdemu:
I have just woken up to the tragic news of the killing of my secondary school classmate Jamilu Tanko Ibrahim. He was a trailer driver who, until his untimely death, had been transporting goods from North to South especially to Lagos. He was lynched and left to roast in his trailer that was set ablaze by rampaging youths who attacked Shasha Market. His charred body was retrieved yesternight. The problem with this kind of crisis is as long as you are from northern Nigeria, you are Hausa or Fulani. You are a target even if you are a Christian. A Christian from Michika local government area of Adamawa state was hacked to death in Osun when Sunday Ighoro's crusade gathered pace few weeks ago.

Targeting innocent people who left their comfort zones to cater for their families is an invitation to anarchy. I am sure a vast majority of Igbo and Yoruba are peace loving people for their millions of their fellow relatives in northern Nigeria who are doing well in business and civil service. But the way Nnamdi Kanu and Ighoro are playing to people's sentiments and going extra miles as to incite their unruly youths into attacking innocent people, killing and maiming on the pretext of warding off the Fulani invasion of their land, mark my words, Arewa is a dangerous place for retaliation, and I only hope peace will reign.

Bros waiting for retaliation is long overdue. Let it begin!

post=99049035:
You just jumped into our mention tuaaaa!
Dis is what the coward bastard and porn.star idiot called Cownu told you in your whatsapp group about the Hausas abi??
So this was his plan all along.
Kontinue......okay?
We won't say more than that.......for now!



As seen somewhere on cyberspace....

Truth is everyone is patiently waiting for the north's retaliation so that they can end it once and for all

willyo:
Problem nor dey finish... Amotekun vs Miyetti Allah go be like Eibar vs Barcelona. Verdict; Away win

for me na X2

Donspicey:
And what will happen to their investments?

Look, money is being printed everyday. Tomorrow being Monday, Nigeria printing and minting will print about 500m naira. What that means is, investment no dey finish. 1usd was exchanging for 1million dutchsemark after the second world war. Today the euro is greater than the dollar. Investment no dey finish. People will always rise...

SuperBold:
Sell them land in your tiny alaigbo, SW is closed

Now they are taking the land by force and neutralizing any confrontation. Is it not better to sell it to the herders and leave there,? Lagos will welcome them.

pellummy:
Was David destiny not really aborted..... Wasn't he and his family should rule Israel for ever.. Was his kingdom not divide under Solomon.....


Go and learn my brother

It was Solomon's deviation. It has ntn to do with David

Denique:
Congrats to them.

The one above advising guys to marry up, I hope the energy remains the same when ladies insist on such too?! It's a jungle out there, so don't blame anyone for their life choices. It is their consequence(s) to deal with.

It is a known fact that women always "marry up". He is just encouraging the guys to do the same.

Denique:
Quit hatinnnng! It's not healthy!

We need to understand that the female has less responsibilities than their male counterparts –in most cases. As a result, have more extras to splurge. That is not to say both genders don't give in to vices for THE LIFE in some cases.

My resolve is this: nothing beats legit money making means.

Modified:
I have an issue with people who do not read between the lines. Moreover, this is a simple writeup. Haaa!

I was answering to Ruggedman's post why female actresses live a more lavish lifestyle than their male counterparts.

It is because they HAVE LESS responsibilities. They do NOT cater to so many people as the case of their male counterparts who are in most cases the bread winner of their respective families.

Let's take AY for example, he is obviously the bread winner. Whatever Mabel makes is 99% hers in addition to the upkeep money she gets from her husband. Tell me why such a person wouldn't live fly?

Now, imagine she was an actress, she would have enough to flaunt as acting isn't her only source of income. Her husband/boyfriend is there to give her money plus other side businesses.

Whether the actresses eventually sleep with married men or not as the purported side business is what I am not in the position to tell.

You don't have a clear idea about how the industry works...

IamWonderful:
You are still chasing shadows and dwelling on speculation to soothe and promote your lies further. Even if either alcoholic or otherwise, wine is forbidden by God Himself

stop talking trash

LeoThaGreat:
If i were Mr. A, I will tell her blame her stagnation on low performing sales officers after she's gone through their score cards, then select those who she will recommend their sack. However, I will let her know that this is me repaying her back, from that moment onwards, i won't save her anymore.
Finito.
Life is about scratch my back, then I scratch yours. She's done Mr. A a big favour, now is his turn to pay his debt (with wisdom & strategy)

Good points bro, you see Ms cannot recommend for an SO to be fired. Management makes that decision. Also, SO's don't cost much compared to other higher grades. Hence an SO needs to work hard to get fired.

ultramayor:
Oboy! Still dey scratch my head now, I go let you know if I don reason am

lol

SilverNorGold:
Nice... E dun red for IPOB and Boko Haram terrorists!

Only if you guys know who Major General Ibrahim Attahiru is... According to a source in the US secret service, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru played a vital role in the demise of Osama Bin Laden... He was subsequently wooed by the US, but he turned down the offer, insisting he's committed to the Federal Republic of Nigeria..

A Mighty Man of Valor - this man, Major General Ibrahim Attahiru...

God bless you boss!
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Son you lack sense! Same dude that was epileptic against book haram?

LeoThaGreat:
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Ms. B needs to recommend the sack of her sales officers as their underperformance is stalling her growth.
As Mr. A, the above is what I will advise her to pursue as she's meant to have advanced in rank

Great idea, also note that sales officers below 70% YoY on their score card are usually rotated across regions after an end of year appraisal . Therefore she might have worked with an entire new team

Damseldammie:
It’s your duty to pay your bills, but your wife can only support you if she wants

Marry a working class wife. Both of you contributes to pay your bills simple. There is nothing like helping. Both of you are incurring those bills .....so ass up and pay up

pocohantas:
The only place I see this happen is on Nairaland. Those women selling under hot sun are definitely not going through all that to do “my money is my money”. Even in my office, majority of the married women have taken loans, either to buy land or cars. We don’t ever see them with these cars because the head of the home drives it.

I dare say very few Nigerian men can shoulder the bills alone. How? With how much?

you are correct but I have seen some exceptions. There is this guy that his wife refuses to work. The guy wanted to open a supermarket she declined. The guy Opened a driving school, put her in charge and after a while she stopped. The guy pays for everything! seriously and he grumbles a lot. If he had his way perhaps he would file for divorce

RisenPhoenix1:
In Nigeria, we believe that such 'philanthropy' is right. It is not. Assuming he did get confirmed, would they keep bolstering him up all his life at their expense? It doesn't make sense. Extreme generosity can be as destructive as extreme selfishness.

Good! Mr A might have done all that's needed to be done.

RisenPhoenix1:
Sure, that too. But in the case of Ms B, I believe that giving her a little extra advice to help boost her performance for old times' sake will not be out of place. It is good to return favours, but only as long as one doesn't break the rules to do so.

Let me let you in on something...there was this guy that was newly employed as an experienced hire, he was given a big grade because of his previous grade. He was placed on an initial 6months probation. If he meets his target he gets confirmed, if not he will be fired without notice. After the first 6months, he was performing below par. He was given a final six months to close all gaps. His colleagues tried, they gave him deals and all. Some even had to liquidate some portfolio and give it to the guy to build him....but he still did not cross at the end of the final six months. There is a limit to how much we can help

RisenPhoenix1:
Clearly, her old style techniques are no longer working, so he can teach her his more successful methods; eg how to assess bigger risks and when to take them. There is no law that says a mentee cannot become the mentor to his former mentor. The point remains that he was highly successful in a field that she needs her subordinates to be successful in now, so he can show her how to mentor them towards that objective.

If macro economic activities are the sole cause of her underperformance, then it will affect the other LMs as well; unless the company's performance tests are unfair.

This final point should be inviolate. All promotions and recommendations should be on merit, not out of a sense of gratitude or nepotism.

Good points! I believe Mr A has had strategy sessions with all the LMs. During these sessions there would be knowledge sharing and brainstorming.

RisenPhoenix1:
I'll present the problem to Ms B and recommend ways by which she might improve her subordinates' performance and therefore, her own as well; having worked in the same capacity earlier. I'll inform her where she stands in the rankings and what she must do to outperform the others. In other words, I'll mentor her as she mentored me, but that is the extent to which I'll help her. I'm certainly not going to recommend her for promotion over a more deserving LM if she doesn't merit it. Nothing kills company morale faster than nepotism.

Mentoring is good but no one will tell you how to take risk and close deals. No one can give you a clean deal because there is always a default risk embedded in every deal. Finally you need to search for your own client and stick your head. Mrs B knows all these you can't start mentoring someone that has spent over a decade mentoring other people. Macroeconomic activities are shrinking. Mr A took several big risks that paid off....some were just dumb luck

Hideki:
complex situation, sentiment aside he should do the needful. Let the highest performer get it. That was how he got it

We are first human, the person that have recommended you twice, you had a good performance yes but she could have denied you those recommendations. She could appraise you for lack of team work rather than laud your sterling individual performance.

bluskyee:
This is a tough situation. I will call for a meeting can let the other LM know that Ms B ought to be promoted becos log length of stay. I will use any means legal to ensure that she gets it. Give good appraisal in attitude and aptitude.

The other LM may get aggrieved and lodge a grievance against MrA. Management will see Mr A as incompetent. Never try this in a large corporate environment. It may bacfire

ATTAHDYE:
Ms B should have been promoted when Mr A was making the numbers since you said supervisor's performance is tied to her subordinates.

That aside, Mr. A is in what we call a prisoner's delima, if he fires Ms B, he will be seen as ungrateful. If he promotes another performing LM ahead of Ms B, he will still be seen as ungrateful and wicked.

Options open to him include:

1. If it is within his power, he can talk to management to move Ms B to another department so that she is no longer his problem, then he can run his unit as he wants.

2. Use years experience as justification to promote Ms B and hope that she doesn't come for him afterwards.

3. Or just nicely get ride of her.

I will recommend option 1.

fantastic! I like your analysis. Ms B was not promoted because she has 4 SO under her and Mr A was the performer under her unit the other three were only giving her average performances. On the average she was getting 2.5 /4 then. Moving her to other department depends if she has the required skill. Also, she is a middle management staff, that grade is quite heavy the department that will absorb her must have doubled their bottom line the previous year to create enough budget to accommodate her

This is a real life situation but I will make it as fictional as possible. I might also make it a bit difficult to comprehend because....I choose to.

Mr A was a sales officer quite good and all. So he was recommended for promotion and he got it. Ideally he was supposed to spend 9months on his new grade to be appraised again (mid term appraisal) and another 9months for recommendation. Fortunately, he performed above expectations in the mid term (in fact he had a perfect score) and that qualified him for another promotion and he got it.

Previously his line manager was 2grades above him. His line manager has spent 6years on her current grade without promotion. Mr A's rapid promotion now brought him to the present grade of his line manager.

Line managers >>>>RHs >>>>>CH...in that order. The RH position is not a grade but an office, unlike the LM position that is a grade and an office. (you must be a line manager by grade to be nominated for RH position). Recall, Mr A is not a line manager by office but he and his line manager are at par grade wise.

Also note that Mr A was getting those recommendations because his LM (let's say Ms B) was recommending him based on his performances. Now it is not unusual for you to perform outstandingly and not get promoted. Appraisals are based on attitude, aptitude and performance (Attitude cannot be quantified and to an extent subjective).

Before the lockdown, the regional head vanished (take it like that) and Mr A was appointed RH. Ms B will now report to Mr A. Ms B groomed Mr A and A was under her tutelage for a longtime. Ms B is still a line manager and has other reports like the initial Mr A under her. Sadly they are not performing hence Ms B is not performing cos individual performances makes up Ms B's performance.

Mr A has other LM reporting to him and he has issued Ms B several queries due to PF. During virtual strategy sessions Mr A will criticise Ms B approach and all. Now Mr A has a good heart towards Ms B. ( I know that because I am the one writing). The thing is Mr A is also other pressure to perform and all the LM performances under Mr A makes up Mr A's performance. Mr A is trying to proof he is good for the job.

It now looks like Mr A is ungrateful and wicked. Finally Ms B has spent over 7yrs on her current grade and badly needs a recommendation. The pendulum might not swing in her favour if she doesn't get it. Mr A has other LMs that have performed better and have stayed lesser years
than Ms B on their grade that also need recommendation. Due to budget size and Covid Mr A cannot recommend more than 1 person.

Mr A wants to be a good man....Ms B might be axed if she doesn't move on her grade.

How will you handle this?

paulGrundy:
A contract staff was queried on marketing report without prior notice/warning (they are to followup customers and prospects everyday and write a report on the outcome). he was accused of putting in some ficticious names and information. He was found guilty by disciplinary panel and dismissed on grounds of falsification of information, deliberately misleading panel and doubtful integrity.

He is looking for another job.
HR personel in the house, can he include the experience he has with the said firm on his CV?
will it affect his chances of getting another job?

note: its not a fraud case or money issue. The victim was witchhunted.

Companies do background checks for senior roles and middle management positions. Banks are also strict with background checks no matter the grade as long as you will be employed as a full staff and your position will influence your grade. However from what you have written no one really cares about a contract staff and all. If he is going to a new company to become a full member of staff, he would probably be given entry level position. If it is for another contract role, he should include his previous experience (no body is doing any background shit) it will give him an edge.

southniyikaye:
Op, why are you being tribalistic?
Do you think abroad people differentiate if you are igbo or yoruba or hausa?
Highlighting the name won't do you any good...


For those quoting me, I am yoruba

The thing is a lot of people think Europeans and Asians can differentiate people from sub-saharan Africa. Just as all Chinese look the same to you, that is how all black Africans look same to them.

internationalman:
Maybe he's a yahoo boy gone broke.

Nigerians place too much importance or values on cars..

Over here cars are considered luxuries and a yard stick for measuring how wealthy a person is.

In developed countries it's just a necessity.

No bro! everywhere in the world, there are luxury cars.

simigold:
I laugh. 18yrs in corporate world up to managerial level no be joke o. Don't just go there.

you are lying...see if you worked in corporate environment you will know that before you proceed on leave, there is a handover process. Your reliever signs that he/she clearly understands your job role. Intact if you have pending items, you both go through it together. Sometimes a handover process can take over 2weeks. So if I travel to Dubai during my annual leave you will call me back? Then HR will have to repay my leave allowance or i will have to reclaim my expense and extend my leave period. No structured organization calls you back from leave biko.

simigold:
Still beating about the bush. Get into reality. Whether standard or fluctuating management system, if you are not valuable to the system, your days are numbered. Did you read from the article where the banks realized that the system of workers working from home has actually exposed the fact that work can still go on normally with few staff on ground?

In reality there are core staff that are very critical to the growth of an organization, others are support staff. Take it or leave it.

the truth is you have never worked in a structured corporate environment before, so you will never understand how it works.

That man cannot make 30k a day and look like that...lie small small

Gerrard59:
But you reside abroad, why not relocate to Nigeria? Do you like the racism over there Mr Bayo of Nairaland?

will you advise a guy that is working with his also working both earn around 300k individually to relocate to say 'Canada'. They have a child...

favor914:
Maybe in Bakassi, Cameroon? 2014 premeditated deceit, What a waste of money, free money for pdp goons? No right minded person believes anyone has any intentions of holding any imaginary conference, similar to the sham orchestrated by Dr Ebele Jonathan.

It is quite apparent that you are an APC fanatic. So a Buhari confab will be better of? Your monicker is a disguise. Yoruba's Igbo's ND, North all support the 2014 confab except people with impaired thinking like you. Firstly the confab was not done be National Assembly. Every state brought their representative. They deliberated and in unison a report was birthed. So if Buhari makes a confab then the next president comes in and say it was a partial let us have a new confab...to what end? See it is good to play politics and reap instant gain but remember Providence will always favour the upright.