Your dressing is off and you should do better. There are rules guiding corporate outfits for the male gender.
Rule 1. Shoe and belt color rules
- Next time, when you wear a brown shoe, make sure the color of your shoe matches with the color of your belt.
- If your shoe is shiny, the belt should be too. If you are wearing a suede shoe, the belt should be a suede belt too.
Rule 2: Shirts and pants combination rules
- You should note that a contrast between your shirt and pants is needed. A light shirt with dark trousers is preferable.
- Again, if you are wearing a patterned shirt, pair it with solid pants (non-patterned) and vice versa.
- Your trouser is too long, it is meant to sit at the right point on the waist, with a slight "break" (where the pant meets the shoe) and no excessive length.
Rule 3: Tie Rule.
- The tip of your tie should reach the top of your belt buckle. No longer, not lower. You look like a primary school kid with that.
- If you are wearing a solid tie, you should pair it with a patterned shirt and vice versa
- Your tie should always be a darker shade of your shirt so that it stands out.
You are welcome, Talented.🫰
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.
Happy birthday @SirJarus
Is this the year you sign your professional contract with Arsenal?
Thank you for mentoring young professionals directly and indirectly through your social engagement, and for supporting me always.
Even Laycon wey sufa 24/7 for Erica hand no request for voluntary exit, he go just sit down one corner dey think about his life. Dem no born person wey stay inside sun for 6 hours auditioning to request for voluntary exit, all these ones paid their way in, na fame dem want. BBNaija has fallen off so bad everyone in the house came in through connection💔. Before 2 weeks, everyone go comot the show
Nigerians can be funny
"This small thing is what you are selling 50k. If you cannot sell it 20k, I am leaving your store"
Leaves and then comes back after going to several stores, and seeing that it costs more
"Madam, Give me one. I am in a hurry. Did you say 50k? So, no discount. Bring it like that. If not that I am far away from where I use to buy it for 20k"
Vendor: Where do you buy it 20k
Buyer:
*acts like there are selectively deaf and then send call your account number, just to deflect from the question*
😆😆😆
ALL “Lagbaja and Co” audit firms in Ibadan are like that…I once said it here that they are slavers. Guess what? That’s the best offer you’d get from them
Anyone who cares to listen should avoid them because they will make your life miserable plus the workplace is toxic asf
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I miss Messi so much man, cos I won’t be seeing so many player Stans in my club when we had him
Guaranteed 60 G/A every season. You no go even dey reason if them sell one person wey no Dey perform