I started learning furniture making at Ipaja furniture yard at 30, as the only female apprentice there. People would literally stop and stare at me as I worked, but I didn’t care😂
It was tough, my body complained, my complexion darkened but I adjusted. I’m glad I took that decision.
Meet the Eboh bunk bed, named after my bestie in the third frame.
Eboh means Peace in Idoma language.
Disclaimer: I didn’t make the ladder but the shelves and the metal ottoman was from my workshop.
I’m currently learning SPM on Coursera and I think I can now boldly call out our whack Nigeria education teaching system.
This system robbed us so much.
We were not the problem.
The system is after all
I used to listen to popular opinions on how the Nigerian education teaching system was a total mess.😤
Forgive me, but I would normally feel that it was too much over-comparisons yunno!🙂↔️
You cannot:
Work full time, raise children, keep a spotless home, show up fully in your marriage, maintain friendships, stay fit, build wealth, read books, pursue hobbies, serve only home cooked meals, answer every email, and still make the 3:30 school pickup.
That standard was created to keep you exhausted and blaming yourself. Let it go.
One company I worked with was always hiring and firing - even expatriates.
Once people left, they’d go on Glassdoor and drop brutal reviews, telling others to run for their lives. Salary, work culture… everything.
I was in the Brand Management team, and we were told to go on Glassdoor to counter those reviews.
That was when I realized - if a company is more focused on covering up than fixing issues, that’s a bigger problem.
“Be grateful you have a job.”
People say this like the job is doing you a favour… not like you’re exchanging your time, energy, and sanity for it.
Grateful for what exactly?
A friend once told me, “90% of Nigerians are dishonest. This country has forced people to behave like thieves.”
I argued and said it wasn’t true.
He said, “Okay, transfer money to a random Opay account, call the person and ask for it back. Let’s see what happens.”
Ugh… okay, fine. 😭
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