To be a person of standards, you make it clear that there's places you don't go, things you won't do, and words that can't be said to you. No exceptions.
4th year Uni, I was looking for IT placement. I wanted to work for an airline or any aviation company. I went to Lagos briefly, 4 months before my IT was supposed to begin. I lived in Akure, Uni was FUTA, didn't know my way around Lagos. I just told my dad to drop me around the airport, that I will find my way from there. My Dadย was working in Lagos at the time.
I started from Arik's facility, dropped my resume off at the gate, they wouldn't let me see anyone. I bought 1500 recharge card for the gateman to help me push my resume haha. Walked from Arik all the way to Execujet, EAN (Intl airport side), dropped my resume everywhere.
On my walk back, I passed the Nigerian Air Force hangar again, I had passed it on my way before but didn't stop by because "who I be to enter airforce facility". Omo, I just went back, knocked on the gate, I was tired af. One soldier opened, I explained what I was looking for. I asked him if I could sit for a bit. He was like "you get mind o". I begged him to help me see any "Oga". He took me to see Someone, Right there, right there, the person said they had one more spot for the month I wanted to start. That was how I got in. Worked on the C130 for 5 months, met amazing people. It was an experience! First picture was my first day