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Dating And Meet-up Zone › Re: Meeting Up new Friends by Sudokudon: 7:04pm On Mar 13, 2018

Mcy56:
I need an intelligent, single and matured phone/email chat friend from the south west, Abj based preferably to be chatting with.

I just relocated also, somewhere in the North but it has been quite boring. looking for friends that i can chat with and look forward to seeing. Send me a mail at aboveseun@gmail.com, I will reply with my details. Expecting it

Career › Re: Should Your Subordinate's Salary Be Higher Than Yours For Any Reason? by Sudokudon(op): 1:46pm On Feb 14, 2018

12submarine:
If the company ask you to swap with the guy both in contract and renumeration, will you agree? Nonsense.

Not only nonsense, you didn't put the ingredients? Why will I swap with him when the reason I was brought in was to fix the challenge the firm was facing. We were also interviewed for the same job and he came fourth. So, are you saying I should have preferred to be fourth than first? Where is your brain? Nonsensical ingredient lol

Career › Re: Should Your Subordinate's Salary Be Higher Than Yours For Any Reason? by Sudokudon(op): 1:37pm On Feb 14, 2018

nwaimoroseyaho:
So what actually is your problem? you have already submitted your resignation letter without finding out the other company's pay. So if they pay you an amount lower than your current pay would you accept?.
Blame yourself for not having a bargaining power. BTW what makes you think that you're better than your assistant.
I wish they will even replace you with him.

Let them replace me with him now? what's the big deal? Nobody is irreplaceable but you don't buy experience in market. You can't compare my 8 years experience with his 4 years non-relevant experience to the role.

Career › Re: Should Your Subordinate's Salary Be Higher Than Yours For Any Reason? by Sudokudon(op): 1:35pm On Feb 14, 2018

nwaimoroseyaho:
So what actually is your problem? you have already submitted your resignation letter without finding out the other company's pay. So if they pay you an amount lower than your current pay would you accept?.
Blame yourself for not having a bargaining power. BTW what makes you think that you're better than your assistant.
I wish they will even replace you with him.

Career › Re: Should Your Subordinate's Salary Be Higher Than Yours For Any Reason? by Sudokudon(op): 1:29pm On Feb 14, 2018

9japrof:
Without mincing words here, you are the one stupid and insecure.

From your story, you agreed your present pay during your interview without knowing your worth, the company never enforced the pay on you.

Your surbodinate came along and knew his value, he insisted on a pay he thought he is worth(Nigga knows his onions) and after much haggling, the company is paying him his worth.

Now your bad belle self on knowing what transpired is now angry, directing your anger at the wrong individual(management and your surbodinate) while the anger should have been directed at yourself for being stupid, naive and not knowing your worth. Your judgement is now clouded with bitterness that you don't see the bigger picture, he is a contract staff, a less secure job that can be terminated at will, you agreed that he is not entitled to some benefits you do have so what is forking wrong with you man.

Listen the grass ain't always greener on the other side, you are quitting your job now, how sure the same scenario wouldn't play out in your next work place or will you be changing jobs, anyway there are plenty of job opportunities in the Northeast.

What do u suggest? Use the current situation to renegotiate your contract in principle, make them sign a contract clause that stipulates that your salary must be reviewed upwards if a surbodinate is higher than your present pay.

Anyway what do I know

It is not stupidity or insecurity. It was one of the top management staff that informed me and I didn't have problem with it. The main challenge was with work not necessarily the pay. I would have waited a year if it was just about the pay. You can imagine the MD saying both of us should be reporting to him. The same work, duplicity of work, different approach to issues. There are four aspects of the work, he is good and better in one and that's the reason they employed him and I have exclusively made him.in charge of it, I only advise. But the other three where he doesn't even have idea of, he will always be coming with conflicting issues and the full responsibilities come to you. My reason for resignation is deeper. And next time, you don't judge my intentions if you haven't worked I. my shoes.

Career › Re: Should Your Subordinate's Salary Be Higher Than Yours For Any Reason? by Sudokudon(op): 1:13pm On Feb 14, 2018

nams77:
: Your decision to quit was too sudden and very hasty. You have done what's in your mind so why question? A bird at hand....? Your best course of action, in my view, would have been to wait out and see. Your actions came off, somehow too immature. The dude has now taken over your position. The company is not at fault. The other dude saw himself very highly endowed and stuck to his gun. Taking this route is a very dangerous rope. Bargain too low, and you get pennies,price your self too high? You price your self out of the job, with your potential employer seeing you as a greedy fellow.

I had same encounter years back. This particular dude was earning exact same wage with me and I was the manager. He was even earning more than my supervisor, though he was third in line. It happened this way because his field was hard to come by and the company has past the deadline for kickoff so they just agreed to take him to avoid further delay.
How I resolved it when I got to know? I had a talk with the consultant and the MD and my salary was topped.
Best of luck sir

I understood we were interviewed for the same job and came a distant 4th. That is not his core field, has lesser experience also.

I have always shot myself in the foot bargaining for salary. I think I need a training on that lol

Career › Re: Should Your Subordinate's Salary Be Higher Than Yours For Any Reason? by Sudokudon(op): 1:08pm On Feb 14, 2018

LegitBoy:
I'm sorry to say this but you took the most stupid decision there, his salary is haunting you? Is it the 6months that will kill you? People should stop bothering themselves with frivolities if you have a career to build.

But what do I know? You're probably a rich kid who can get a job at will so no point thinking about unemployment.

You know I took the most stupid decision because you are my father or you know all the details? Job satisfaction comes first for me before any other thing. What's the basis of waiting impatiently till month end just for salary? 8 years ago, when I started my career, it could have been the most stupid decision, not now. Even if I don't get a full time job, I will get consultancy work. And if you read it well, money was the secondary reason, not the first, otherwise, I wouldn't have stayed 5 more months. Oversabi.

Career › Re: Should Your Subordinate's Salary Be Higher Than Yours For Any Reason? by Sudokudon(op): 1:02pm On Feb 14, 2018

Jarus:
Arbitrary negotiations happen all over the world. And yes, because he's a contract (not entitled to other benefits), there is a good case for him.

Thanks for that piece. What makes it worse is that the conflict was getting too often. He was planted there briefly by one of the board members and he wasn't that skilled in that line and yet always wanting to have the final say over any issue, yet expect me to take full responsibilities.

Career › Should Your Subordinate's Salary Be Higher Than Yours For Any Reason? by Sudokudon(op): 5:54pm On Feb 12, 2018

I got this job six months ago in the Northeastern part of the country. During the recruitment process, the recruiter told me the salary range for the job, which I was pleased with. I went for the interview and got the job within the specified salary range. A month after, the firm thought they needed someone to assist me. They found one, and he insisted he cannot earn less than a certain amount which is about 40% higher than my take home pay and this dragged for a while before they agreed to employ him but on a contract basis of one year. Although, he will not be entitled to certain benefits I am entitled to, yet, his net pay is still more than my gross salary.

When the firm saw that I got to know, the HR invited me for an extensive meeting, trying to pacify me. He told me he is just to work for a year and they might either not renew his contract or increase mine if they renew his. That our salary was based on negotiation and was still within the range of what the company can pay. Unfortunately, salary can only be reviewed once in 6 months.

My question is:

1. Can negotiations be arbitrary without a range by the company?

2. Can the firm, just because they want to recruit someone who is best fit for a role, pay the person higher than his/her boss?

3. Why should a company be using your last pay as a basis of what they want to pay instead of solely their own capacity to pay?

I submitted my resignation letter yesterday because I was finding it difficult working with him and because the issue keep haunting me. The MD refused to collect it though, but I am not looking back, I have moved on. I have gotten another offer in principle and I will be meeting with them next week for salary negotiation. I am thinking of the best possible way of negotiation, so that I won't be shortchanged again.

HR guys in the house

Cc: Jarus

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Romance › Re: One Month To Our Wedding, I Discovered We Are Both “AS” What Should I Do? by Sudokudon: 10:44am On Jan 28, 2018

dukeprince50:
the most sensible thing to do is breakup? it's like you didn't read it, they are already married o, no be bf and gf. maybe they should divorce or adopt

No, Sir! There weren't married yet, hence, the reason the parents were enjoining them to break up, that it is not too late. Maybe, you need to read it again

Family › Re: When Your Husband & In-laws Are Scammers by Sudokudon: 9:43pm On Jan 27, 2018

If the man isn't greedy, their bone of contention is unreasonable. Why should she automatically transfer everything from her name to his? Well, it is not a problem if she does but the idea shouldn't come from him at all.

Fortunately, they even have a child between them. So, why is he afraid? He actually must be a diamond digger.

Where my own ego might even come in is to say I can't stay in your house, you have to pack to mine but not insist to convert the house to mine...he is not even saying to ours but to mine. he is ole

Romance › Re: Ladies Can You Date And Marry A Guy Who Is TOO NICE? by Sudokudon: 7:12pm On Jan 27, 2018

Yoruba people will call it 'oko gbewu dani'. I'm not sure any lady wants that kind of man. A man may be caring but should be assertive, decisive and have ego.

Be it a man or a woman, there should be element of humanity. You must be able to get angry, cry or show remorse, make mistakes, laugh or humorous etc. When you see someone who lacks any of those things, he/she might likely be pretending or simple a doll.

I will do the same the woman did, if I were in her shoes. Provoke him and not provoked? Mba!, I no dey that one

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Romance › Re: One Month To Our Wedding, I Discovered We Are Both “AS” What Should I Do? by Sudokudon: 7:04pm On Jan 27, 2018

The most sensible thing to do is to break up except they ain't planning of having kids. I wonder how they skipped the discussion on such a sensitive issue like genotype in the first place.

The most daring thing to do is to go ahead with the wedding and hoping that they won't have SS, which is just 25% chance. it may not happen, and they may have all the children as SS. Life is a risk, they may decide to risk it if they want.

The safest thing to do (to keep their love and not be selfish by bringing a sickler to the world) is to get married and adopt kids. That is to say their love is stronger than the joy of having children, which is seen in fairytale.

The choice is yours. For me, I will pick the first choice, but since I am not you and you are not me...then, pick your choice and live with its attendant consequence

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Education › Re: Help!!! My Exam Is In A Month Time And Am Addicted To My Phone by Sudokudon: 6:51pm On Jan 27, 2018*

All the best in your exams

Education › Re: Help!!! My Exam Is In A Month Time And Am Addicted To My Phone by Sudokudon: 6:50pm On Jan 27, 2018

Your exams are still not close, when it gets very close, your subconscious will naturally tend towards reading.

Set time to read and read in groups. When you have someone responsible for your action, you tend to be more serious. someone that you will either do group discussions together or will ask you questions about what you have read. Just drop your phone at home and go far from home to read..and don't read alone, read with friends in a single place and also, don't sit together Lil

On the alternative, continue to press your phone till you fully exhaust the battery. Forget your phone in the charging *house* and use the time for charging to read.

Snap your jottings on your phone and read from your phone instead of hardcopy.

if all these do not work, consult your doctor!

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Dating And Meet-up Zone › Re: Any Lady in the house for Hookup? by Sudokudon(op): 11:22am On Jan 27, 2018*

runsgirl:
ok

Are you in Lokoja? just PM me

Dating And Meet-up Zone › Any Lady in the house for Hookup? by Sudokudon(op): 9:57am On Jan 27, 2018*

If you are available for hookup this weekend, let me know. I'm based in Kebbi but business brought me here to lokoja for one week and it seems this weekend will be very lonely. Just 2-3hours of your time will be okay. A female, pls. Send me DM or comment under this with your contacts

Career › Advice To Young Graduates Searching For Job by Sudokudon(op): 9:41am On Jan 27, 2018

An average mind believes you must know an influential person to land a job, this is not entirely true. For a fresh graduate, the easiest way to get a job might be through connections because many people possess the same basic skills you have, but for someone with experience, that isn't true.

I have changed job twice without even knowing anyone and each time I did change jobs, I had at least 3 pools of jobs to pick from. I never submitted CV nor went through the rigours of let's get your CV to taste. It is either by referral or through LinkedIn.

So, go all out there, develop your skills, attend conferences and seminars where you can easily network and make sure you follow up with them, take up some volunteering work and don't despise small pay at the beginning. I started reluctantly with no pay volunteering work 7 years ago and a 30k job 6 years ago and grew on the job.

Lastly, if you don't want to be a teacher, stop wasting your time taking up any teaching jobs because it won't add to your experience. Take opportunities or volunteer ONLY in fields you want to see yourself in future.

Wish you the best!

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