₦airaland Forum

deracathy:
its done.

Dedicated to my E-boo Hilsocial. Seun Futoites PCM


to you all

hilsocial:
Am cool. How is FUTO?

KingJB:
Loool
Xcozeeenas
I shall not forget you

KeriBaby:

Who no dey here dis night


Whr hilsocial and Xcozee


Whr my boo o

hadassaheke:
Evng pple. @Zeeenas,Where is Hil, Gaza, babatawa et Xcozee ur e-boo?

KingJB:
I AM A KING

omitooguns:
Who hire people come oo


Modified:

make i fit thank God....

....
na so God they do sometin ooo...i typed on page 2998 na so i land for page 3k..



Shout out to all my TeamAkwaIbom goons!

Olami90
Donpsymon
Keribaby et al

to my BOSS
2el baba
Hilsocial
Gazaliah
Xcozee

Zeeenas:
Almost,Nd it will flash lyk lightning.hmm, it wasn't easy but it was worth it. Xcozee, ur name has bin inscribed on d wall of fame. Viktaslim, i told u u'll b rmbad, and all odas dat wanted 2 bt culdnt, we can always share dis.

hilsocial:
Boo tanks if u dont who will? xcozee missed . If u were waiting to see page 3k b4 u post, pages 3002 and 3003 are having dinner with ur money.

Zeeenas:
Incase una reach pp3k(hall of fame) nd i don sleep, mk una hlp mi register mi name nd xcozee's. keribaby mk sure u rest after pp3k to shake off d stress.

ViktaSlim:
Oga Xcozee, any idea if I can use my white background passport pls? I get 16 copies

ViktaSlim:
Oga Xcozee, any idea if I can use my white background passport pls? I get 16 copies

omitooguns:
I wan to Use thing Time to Appreciate God because i av been deployed to a strategic state as my State of P.P.A. Wit Stream 1.



Secondly, I say A BIG THANK U to Jehovah for He has sent Ravens to Sustain me all through my stay at my State of PPA.... Hallelujah!

Sanchez01:
Elmisti, what brand did you sell to him abeg?

omitooguns:
Thank U mrs Hilsocial

Vannywealth:
Sorry in wanted to make just a part of the verse you quoted from Joshua 1:8 bold. But it didn't come out right.

That was what you typed, but it's incomplete. What happened to, "and you shall observe to do them"?

Vannywealth:
Why did you omit that part?

Vannywealth:
Why did you omit that part?

lastpage:
Was a banker for close to a decade in the late 90's to early 2000's.

Left when l had enough savings and was already aware that "nothing lasts forever".
I must confess, the pay was incredibly good! Though, with two Masters and an MBA, the pay has got to merit the amount of Educational Investment l made to get those awards.

Luckily l started in a Dept. where your services are indispensable to every member of the organisation and the fever of Internet banking and Online transactions were just catching-on so l was like "all over the place" with foreign trainings and technical/change-over committees here and there.
I travel a lot, being to every state in Nigeria and actually lived in most while working there

But my health suffered a bit as l get home late, eat late and hardly have time for my kids! Even Saturday was a work day because we were always working to a Deadline, most of the time.

I remember that December 25, 1999, to January 2000 period!
For those seven days, l worked and slept in the bank because some Eediots predicted that Systems where going to collapse due to the double-zero (1999 => 99, 2000 => 00 ) date-management anomaly that would occur when we crossed over to the new year.
I was checking every line of code, re-configuring systems, setting up backUps Systems, assigning folks to various duties for "Emergency Rollback" incase there was a major crash but alas, NOTHING HAPPENED!

Never enjoyed my Christmas or New year, only to take ill immediately after!
Resigned a few years after that, got my pay-off and setup myself in business.
Now, l have time for myself and family ..... even spare-time to mess around on Nairaland!

My advice:
*Know that nothing lasts forever.... that employee will eventually become "ex-employee" one day! You will get the boot one day!

*Save as much of your income as you can ... all those 'forming bigger Boys with pristine designer suits from italy, shiny cars, expensive accessories", e.t.c are nothing but liabilities, what you need is assets!

*Develop yourself (Most bankers cant make out time to study...I couldn't but luckily studying was part of my Job and l have done quite a bit in the past!) Remember that when you leave the banking industry, most of the things you did there are "proprietary" and may not be needed elsewhere... what value then can you bring to a non-banking organisation, to get employed?

*Form solid but "legal" relationships with some of your clients .... by offering good service, being honest to a penny and going the extra-length to solve their issues. Treat them with respect and l tell you, when the time comes, some of them will remember you and speak on your behalf.

*If possible, BUILD your own house, as soon as possible! Even if it is a small Room and Parlour!
House rent becomes the greatest threat to survival, within the first one year, to bankers who lose their job!
You wont get that Upfront that you just splash on your rent anymore, without even thinking about it. (My landlord loves me so much because of the way l just bring Wads of Naira to him (for rent), in the first week of January.... when everyone else is complaining of being broke!

*Finally get married quickly!


Lastpage!

BTW: I hope most "Operation Staff" know they will always be out of job as their processes get automated and branch numbers get reduced.
There are even "staff-less" branches now where same services are rendered using "voice activated automated service" systems !
Marketing staff too, to a smaller extent.

boneruns:
Let me add my 2 and half years of experience working in a bank.

I work in one of the Risk Management sections of the Bank (Risk Management can either be Credit, Market or Operational). I can understand what people in branch, most especially the Marketers go through; it isn't an easy stuff. The ATM Custodians have their own ; they must ensure ATMs are up and paying.

Well, I'm actually enjoying where I am, there is career development and advancement, I can switch to other industries and apply my experience. I've seen colleagues who left to non-banking industries.

Some people here have said working in the Head Office is better, but they forgot that staff in HOs pass through different work stress. Almost all banks in Nigeria have their HO on the island. Traffic is a serious issue on the island. Imagine staying in the traffic for over 2hours before home. This is almost a daily occurrence. One has to leave home before 6am to avert traffic. People stay behind in the office till 9pm before leaving.

Banking is actually challenging, people who left banking to other industries didn't find hard to blend.

I'm passively searching for non-banking jobs even though I'm comfortable where I am. I've had an exit plan since I joined banking. I have period of time to stay.

Zeeenas:
Shawwal1,i pray u heal fast. Sorry u hear.

Owliver:
this thread beat us like "kilode...... lol i never imagined

Sambest2:
I see u, a glorious week too