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Klass99:
Jesus, Mary and Joseph!

I don't know whether to be shocked or amused, right now. But, I am laughing as I type.

This is not about the sisterhood or gender alliance, if OP was male my reaction/response will be the same. This is about independent mindsets and kindred spirits or personas, for me.

In fact, I have applauded a male user on a different thread for doing a somewhat similar but slightly different thing, for personal reasons I already expressed in previous posts.

@ The bolded, I didn't miss that part at all but I didn't address it because in my mind she was truthful and made a matter of fact statement, in response to the MD. The truth hurts and no matter what tone of voice she delivered that truth about his lack of time consciousness/respect, the MD and majority of you would still say she was irresponsible and disrespectful. Why? Because the man is the MD or the MD is a man?

Sorry Viper, she wasn't irresponsible or disrespectful to me in that regard or any aspect of what happened. Sensible people, know to embrace feedback and they value the critical feedback the most, because that is how we get better and better.

If the MD falls within that category of people, then, when he is done being upset or mad about her "disrespect" he will take the feedback and work to improve himself and entire organization. Your kind of mindset about job searching/interviews, is the reason why a lot of employers continue to behave badly and mistreat candidates.

If he had a potential client waiting to see him, would he have kept that client waiting for so long? If a potential client is treated respectfully and his time is not wasted, why not a job candidate as well? Are both, not human beings worthy of respect? Or you think one has lesser value than the other?

Like I said, you and I think/feel differently about this. So, make we rest abeg! I grow weary of back and forth arguments these days, it really is a time wasting venture for me. But, I figured today will be an exception, however, I am done commenting.

Modified to add; I don't know if OP is female, I assumed she was. Because, she mentioned picking up a bag and leaving. It could have been a laptop bag belonging to a male, for all I know.

As for my years of work experience I am not a fresh graduate just starting out and I don't encourage nor advise fresh graduates to take BS or ill treatment in their job search. Las las they are free to do what they want, I will not choke them.

I have no words for you, really. I'm trying my hardest to restrain myself. I'm usually moved to tears with the kind of mindset as yours.
Any sensible person should know that a job seeker is doing nobody a favour but himself or herself.
A sensible person should know where a client stands in an organizational value chain compared to a mere job seeker. Your comparison is disproportionate, save yourself the stress.
It is not about how you and I feel and think about this but the standard ethics guiding the conducts of job seekers.
The moment the man gave her a call back was another opportunity to have made a good use of, however, she lost it within a minute of recklessness. Well, as a job hopper, it tells much.


-Viper

Ngorbungor:
So why disturbing your silly self ? And Please take the word of the officer. Ok

You are the ones disturbing yourselves that it is the largest not me.

Do you know the deepest seaport in the country?. Now, they say it is Lekki deep seaport. When Ondo seaport is built, they will say it is the deepest. na normal way.


-Viper

Sergio104:
For real

I thought east is a godforsaken barren Land,??

or am I missing it all.

Rubbish and suck.


come nah......na there IPOB go show you that they are not "toothless bulldog" as you do call them

Of course it is barren, anything that has not been feeding the federation is barren. Let the project be completed first and then FG making money from it, then we shall see. For now, Southeast is contributing nothing.

Modified; Ipob would blow up the pipelines abi?.. Lol.. This is not crude oil o, this is gas. Your region go burn taya.


-Viper

mrvitalis:
AKK is from escravos stop saying something u have no knowledge of

There's nothing stopping Imo gas from feeding the pipeline to AKK. Imo gas will be linked to the pipeline. It is a project whereby the east would feed the north for gas supply. You're not in govt, better keep shut.


-Viper

Ngorbungor:
Mr. Man will you keep quiet. Ok tell us the state with the highest gas reserves or get lost

It is not yet official. Even in crude oil, we don't know who has the largest deposits, we only know who produces the highest quantity of litres per day. It is normal for government officials to declare a new project as the highest, the largest or the best to keep the excitement.


-Viper

Furious1:
They're discussing gas plant project in Imo state and you're talking about taking the gas to kaduna, they will carry the power plant to kaduna and channel the gas there abi.
You're not even intelligent

You don't know anything. It will be piped.


-Viper

mrvitalis:
Lmao that gas is going no were to Kaduna ...that's key to SEREDC gas master plan would be used to generate 2500MW or electricity ...relax u know nothing

You've not gotten the memo, Lol.
Have you heard about the AKK gas project? e go shock u.
You've been enjoying other regions resources and collecting allocations from their resources for a very long time. It's time other regions too suck on the east till it goes dry.

-Viper

[quote author= post=109683632]I wonder when you go get sense
https://nairametrics.com/2019/09/01/seplat-commences-700-million-gas-plant-construction/[/quote]Hope you can read the screenshot you posted. It says "one of the largest" not the largest as you usually lie about.


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Daveconsult007:
This shows you're ignorant of Nigerian Energy sector especially when it comes to natural gas.

What you have in Bonny is, in a layman's term "A collection terminal of gas for export"

Many pipelines are piping natural Gas to Bonny from onshore...mainly from Imo, Abịa and Rivers upland like Obigbo and Afam.


It's not a secret anymore that ANOH project is biggest in sub Sahara africa worthing over 1 billion dollars.

Imo State and Anambra are the biggest kings of natural gas in Nigeria


Anambra Basin and Imo State gas fields will redefined Gas project in West Africa subregion.

This is the major reason many informed ibos are bidding for independence.

My people Wil gladly join their sailing ship

Bullshit!.
This is just one out of 7 new gas projects or initiatives across the country. This is just one. Use your brain and stop talking crap. While this project has not even been completed, it's a work in progress.
Brass gas project has been feeding the country for about 20years without nobody from the region making noise. Imo gas isn't redefining nada, it's just a project for domestic use. It's just adding to the surplus supplies we already have.


-Viper

Klass99:
Dear Viper,

My "toxic" advice as you put it, is not for everyone. It applies to and will only make sense to people with the presence of mind to understand, this is not right. I shouldn't have to take this.

Just take it or you are weak/impatient, is a very bad premise people operate from and expect others to operate from, as well. Walking away is a sign of impressive strength, showing you have the presence of mind to............refer to what I said above, in paragraph one.

In all the time she was kept waiting, did anyone approach her to apologize for the delay or even offer her refreshment? It is common sense and good practice to say I/We are terribly sorry for the delay, this is not like us, please pardon us. There's an important meeting and we are running behind schedule OR can we offer you anything? We have juice, water, tea etcetera.

In case you are thinking my preceding paragraph is just fantasy and foreign culture, I do this whenever we have interviews and the superiors are running late. Sometimes, my thoughtful and considerate bosses, leave a meeting to personally apologize to candidates. How do you think that makes them feel and what sort of impression does it create?

If any of this was done, I won't feel so strongly about what happened. Respect is a two way street and should be mutual, I saw your first comment where you said this indomie generation is very disrespectful. I don't belong to that generation but most of the disrespect I have experienced in my life, has been from an older generation of people.

They often act with this superiority complex of, I am older than you. Therefore, you should respect me first and no matter how I act, you have no right to talk back or call me out. They don't respect their old age, they hardly respect others and when they get a dose of their own medicine, they start to shout all over the place announcing to everyone, how you disrespected them. Forgetting they first disrespected you and you only responded to them, the way they treated you.

Coming back to OP's matter, is it that hard to treat people the way we want to be treated? CEO or not? As a CEO you even endear yourself to people, when you are humble enough to apologize for things like these.

I don't have a problem with jobseekers who tolerate any kind of treatment during their job search, because I understand they need a pay cheque for survival. I just admire and applaud the ones who have healthy self esteem, self worth and place a premium on themselves, deciding what is acceptable and unacceptable, what they will and will not tolerate.

I didn't understand what you meant here - The next time, please stick to what you know and steer clear of what's beyond your capabilities. But, I understand that you and I, think differently about this. Which is fine with me and I engaged back because you kept it civil, without being insulting over a difference of opinions.

Ok, OP is a female, cool. You're simply keeping the sisterhood, that's fine anyways.
You're only interested in what the employer was not obliged to, than her purpose of going to the interview in the first place. Your emphasis always falls on the refreshments (not served) and the apologies ( not rendered) in the final position.

Apology for what exactly and to who exactly?

It's more or less an experience whereby an appointment was rescheduled without prior notice after days of efforts and a long stretch of distance, however disappointing, you still had to put up a positive display that leaves an impression on whoever on the other side of the table or negotiation. I wouldn't know how much experience you have had but I have had some terribly disappointing ones yet showed professionalism on all fronts otherwise fortunes would have been gravely affected.
Look, OP hasn't even started yet. Don't Pat her on the shoulder for exhibiting a grossly impertinent attitude. Do not confuse behavioural deficiency and inappropriate manner to a sense of great self esteem.
Refreshments or not, apologies or not, your employer is not obligated, rather be positive, professional, enthusiastic and as much as possible with emotional intelligence.
Maybe you missed the part where she had earlier been informed of the man's having a meeting and the man himself put a call through to her thereafter. Another person would have written her off completely. Meanwhile, her reply to the man was grossly irresponsible. But then again, I expect you to miss that part.


-Viper

[quote author= post=109682586]The largest green gas project in Nigeria will commence operation June this year according to Seplat [/quote]Easy with the lies abeg. Everybody dey claim say their farm is the largest.
This project is a child's play compared to Brass and Bonny gas projects which have not only been serving the country but also West Africa.


-Viper

Where are the village chestbeaters saying "No amount of gas would be taken from iboland"?
Tell those toothless mofos that this gas is going all the way to Kaduna. How about that?.
The gas in Alaigbo would be used to revitalize the manufacturing hub in Kaduna and Kano.
Una go serve North taya.


-Viper

Klass99:
Absolutely not, neither were you wrong! I have nothing but admiration and respect for you. Because, what you did shows that you place a high value on yourself and your time, you are not one to be treated anyhow because you want/need a job.

I have done something similar in the past, so I can relate and I like a kindred spirit when I see one. It's not arrogance, impatience or ITK. It is simply wanting to be treated with the same courtesy, you extend to others.

And I don't bloody care if he is the MD/CEO. I have worked closely with CEOs and I will tell you for free, most of them are jerks/jackasses. They are badly behaved but because they are the CEO, people hardly call them out. I have called out about two in the course of my work life, but it was at the point of my resignation though .

Alison Green my favourite career blogger always says this - interviews are a two way street, you should be evaluating the employer as much as they are evaluating you. They are not doing you a favour! So, if you don't like what you see or how you are being treated during the hiring process, abeg walk.

An hour and twenty minutes is more than enough time, to have waited for someone. And the answer you gave him about having other things scheduled for the day, was just perfect. Some Nigerians need to learn, how to respect other people's time and schedules. You will find an employer who is respectful and a good fit for you. I have, all the times I followed Alison's advise.

Don't beat yourself up about this and don't listen to the naysayers who will come and tell you, there are no jobs in Nigeria, you fucvked up, e be like say hunger never catch you, blah blah blah. There are good jobs in Nigeria and you don't need a godfather or connections to land them. If you know God and you do your part well, 90% of the time you will be alright.

This is not a boast or me showing off, but I change jobs every one to two years, via Hot Nigerian jobs and My Job Mag (yes, I am a job hopper ) So, you can take my word to the bank when I say, there are good jobs in Naija.

You are an independent minded woman, who doesn't do herd mentality. Independent thinking is not encouraged or liked in our climate and society (judging by the comments/responses so far and more to come) People prefer that everyone follows common practices and act like zombies. As in, don't question anything, don't think for yourself either, just do as your predecessors have done or do as others are doing.

Majority of the herd, would have sat down there and waited till eternity, accepting what is wrong as right and okay. Keep your mindset and you will go far.

He could have kept his disappointment in check, kept a positive attitude nonetheless and his professionalism should have a good impression.
He wasn't privy to the behind-the-scenes realities that must have driven the need for the delay. It is all about flexibility, flexibility can impress a potential employer.

The next time, please stick to what you know and steer clear of what's beyond your capabilities.
I wonder how many army of job seekers your toxic advice could have helped kicked into the streets.

-Viper

It wasn't wrong to have left much as it's well within your rights but very disrespectful of you putting such a flippant remarks in his face.
You had no idea what the meeting was all about, it probably could mean a fortune to the overall growth of the organization which you're falling over yourself to work with.

Aside the fact that these indomie generation are a disrespectful bunch, above all, they possess very limited amount of cognitive reasoning.

-Viper

pinkPUSSY:
People that are destroying lives and properties are endorsing Tinubu ?

Just watch how some people whose kinsmen have become victims of Herdsmen will applaud this like the one above me...

It's a Pity


Let's wait for Boko's endorsement too









Seriously smh

Same Myetti Allah, an association of cattle rearers appointed the President of Ohaneze Ndigbo and no ibo could dare say a word.
Jonathan was endorsed and made the patron of MACBAN in 2015 much to the excitement of ibos. Little wonder, Ihedioha is now learning to recite the Quran in Sokoto.
Embittered okoro, abeg shift.

-Viper

Many of them want to be like Burna boy... Smoke weed and flirt with the girls.

Some want to be like Davido and Wizkid... Make the money, lavish on hoes and make as many babymamas.

Some want to be like Emoney, Obi Cubana, Cubana chief priest... Make money, push drugs, show offs and lavish on bitches in the club

Others want to be like Pretty Mike... Gigolo for Abuja sugar mamas, put chains around the girls and BDSM dem bitches.

Don't even get me started about the ladies.

In summary, the youths ain't ready yet.


-Viper

Kellibae:

That's a girl from the tribe you love to insult on every thread. You're old enough to be her mother, even though you waste away your life online with much rascality. Yet in a thousand years, you can never catch up with the little girl as a result of your intellectual disability.


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OssyMalik:
The last time i queued for water in Lagos was in the early 90s because it was public water supply. That such is happening in 2022 in another state is baffling.

Can’t owners of houses drill boreholes?

I should know better. I wouldn't waste my time reporting you anylonger. You came all the way from Abakeleke to Lagos to queue for water as far back as early 90s!.. wait a minute, let me roughly estimate your age... u don old, very old, yet no brain. Everything in your skull is to insult Tinubu, SW, Buhari, those who your parents would bow down to lick their feet.
I have always maintained that people like you that are intellectually deficient are poor and ugly.


-Viper

About 4 countries have had regime change through coup d'etat in the last five years.
Buhari was sensible as much as possible to avoid the mistakes of appointing a particular section of the country at the helm of security sector. The trigger happy fifth columnists would have perpetrated a repeat of January 1966, going by the extreme amount of hate they exhibit against the country on a daily.
God bless President Mohammad Buhari.

-Viper

ntyce:
Ok
She just swapped places ....

Awon exes

Lol.. women
-Viper

Amotolongbo:
[s][/s]another claptrap

I see you, you just learnt a new word. Amateurish neophiliac.
-Viper

Amotolongbo:
Buhari will be regretting why he unbanned twitter in Nigeria

Lol.. Buhari regretting?. Do you think he operates the handle by himself or whatever you say affects a strand of hair on his body.

I dunno why most of you can't make use of your brains.


-Viper

TarOrfeeek:



Yoruba people are blaming an Igbo boy


Ola Aina who made the mistake that led to goal is left out.

Hypocritical things.

If na me, why will I leave Holland to come and play for this sheet hole.

see dem okoros, dem don come again with their typical defeatist mentality. Always blaming others for their foolishness. Better players than ibos boys are in the team. Infact only about four ibo boys are starters while the rest of them are bench and dressing room players( ibos in the team are quantity with no quality).
The moment ibos began to delude themselves that we won our first game as a result of ibo boys in the team, I knew your foolishness would eventually hurt the team. In the end, Maduka and Iwobi were the enemies within, doing what their forefathers have always done against the progress of Nigeria.


-Viper

Shokoloko:
Sir, this is a very simple request. I googled your statements. I did not see anything to substantiate.
In that case the burden of proof is on you.

May I have a link to investigate this. "Ibo women are an endangered species which the law of the country is making an effort at safeguarding from going extinct."
From the news I have been reading on Nairaland, I can send links are the endangered women are in the North and Plateau state, I would call them endangered due to the herdsmen crisis. I can show the news links.

Please show me your links for your statements

You're all over the thread acting all hypocritical, evasive & cunning. Majority cannot be wrong about you all the time, you gerrit?, if you don't gerrit, forget abourrit.


-Viper

Shokoloko:
Source or link?
Interested in this statement "Little wonder ibo women are an object of oppression, humiliation and dehumanization in their marital homes."

There is no difference between southeast and Afghanistan where women are segregated from the men. Women are not allowed a seat, much less a chance to talk in the midst of the men during the patriarchal umunna clan meeting.
Ibo women can not be more thankful for the liberty they so much enjoy in other regions as a relief from unpleasant realities which they go through in the backwaters of Southeast region.
Ibo women are an endangered species which the law of the country is making an effort at safeguarding from going extinct.


-Viper

Why are the ibos plaqued with low self-esteem such that they seek needless validation from anywhere possible?

Are there no blue blooded, thorough bred Anambra women who can be appointed to serve the state?. Bianca was denied the chance to pick up a ticket to serve just because she was only married to Ojukwu, therefore considered unfit to represent Anambra in any capacity. But a foreign woman with a white skin is hypocritically being mooted as deserving of an appointment to serve over an average Anambra woman who is looked down upon as a slave. Little wonder ibo women are an object of oppression, humiliation and dehumanization in their marital homes.


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pinkPUSSY:
Non Igbo carrying Igbo matter like gala

But you are obsessed with Yoruba. 99% of your threads is Yoruba.


-Viper

NDLEA is just wasting their time, Cannabis will eventually become legalized but you see that okoro guy caught with cocaine should be locked in DSS underground cell with bokoharam members for proper drilling.


-Viper