Long overdue for a reintroduction, so here goes.
I'm Dodoo. Formally Stephanie and formerly Dada Designer.
If you knew me during my Dada Designer days, you'd know I was big on UX; Strategy, Research, Writing, & Design. Well, that has evolved a bit. I'll explain.
Make Temu sha no mess up my order
ANd they should deliver fast too
It's my First time ordering from them.
The whole stuff sef is suspicious, they won wound me with discount and free gift
bro deep down everybody na classist, we love to act like classism is just about money😂😂
if your own classism isn’t about money, it will be about education, or about physical looks, or about social strata, or about esteem, or about dress sense.😂
I think I finally understand what people mean when they say, "Run away from a one-man business." 😭
Or a business without a clear Organizational structure.
My dad spoke to someone who owns an audit firm in Ibadan, so I went there today to see if I could start working with them. He told me to be there by 12pm, and I got there on time. I then proceeded to wait for 2 hours and 30 minutes which is fine. Na me dey find work now.🥲 I would have waited for more hours if I had to.
I went in a shirt, jeans and Nike sneakers because… it’s Saturday. I genuinely didn’t think I was committing a fashion crime.
The first thing he pointed out was my hair. Apparently, if I want to work with him, I have to cut it. Not just trim it o. Proper lowcut. 😭
That one, I understand, it's like a professional ethic thing, although forcing someone to keep a particular haircut is a bit much. If the concern is corporate appearance, fine. But there are ways to communicate a dress code without making it sound like your barber is also part of the employment package.
Then came the actual terms.
They work 8am–10pm, Monday to Saturday.
According to him, Sunday isn't compulsory. But he also said people usually come on Sundays because he comes to work, and "as a father," they see him working and willingly come too.
Hmm. 😭
I can already imagine how "Sunday is not compulsory" will sound when you’re the only person who doesn’t show up.
Then he mentioned that accommodation is provided at the back of the office because they close around 10pm and he wouldn’t allow his workers to go home that late.
So basically, you work from 8am–10pm, then sleep behind the office, wake up and continue the next day.
At this point, I was already mentally calculating how many hours of my life I was about to donate. 😂
Then he dropped another one: ICAN exams.
Apparently, you can only write ICAN in November if you work there. No May diet. No flexibility.
So if I write Skills this November and pass, but want to write Professional the following diet, I can't. I have to wait until the next November.
And if I fail anything?
Another whole year.
For someone actively trying to build a career and progress with ICAN, that is a serious restriction.
When you even want to write the exam, where's the time to prepare for the exam, attend classes and all?
Surely, after hearing all this, you would expect the salary to be something serious.
₦120,000.
One hundred and twenty thousand of the highest donation.
And apparently, the salary can increase when he sees that I'm "serious and disciplined enough."
Oga, after 8am–10pm, Monday to Saturday, compulsory accommodation, limited ICAN attempts and potentially coming in on Sundays because "everyone else does it"…
₦120k is the discipline test? 😭
Maybe I'm being unreasonable, but I don't think every opportunity is automatically a good opportunity just because someone is offering you a job.
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