Staying at a job you are tired of is torture. It’s like being forced to watch the worst show on TV on repeat—you can never enjoy it. But we often find ourselves staying at jobs we no longer love because we are scared. Leaving a career path comes with uncertainties and a lot of what-ifs.…
If you’re a Nollywood freak like me, you would be familiar with the marriage of convenience theme. Filmmakers shoved down our throats in past years. A marriage is arranged between a man and a woman; just so the woman can give her mother-in-law grandchildren, and the man can cover his black tax from…
On a scale of one to ten (1-10), how lit is your office's end-of-year get-together game? And if you have quarterly hang-outs, rate the fun you have on that same scale.
No shades, but I heard there’s a company in this same Nigeria that plays YouTube webinars and serves Bigi Fanta for…
Hello, there. If you just got a new job or are trying to get one, beyond trying to figure out how to excel in your interview or be a STAR employee, you also need to learn how to discover a company and its culture.
People often say you need to separate your work-life from your…
Have you ever been a victim of a stereotype or bias at work?
I have. And I'll tell you this for free...it hurts. We have all been trained to learn to accept feedback graciously at work but what if the feedback is personal? What if you know deep down that this person would not have said…
I know it's a lot better now than it was before, but don't you sometimes wonder why women, despite all our educational and overall work achievements, still struggle to break through the glass ceiling? As seen with women all over the world now becoming CEOs, MDs, Governors, Vice-Presidents, etc, it’s safe to say we’re eventually…
What is this persistent feeling of tiredness you get from going to work? You feel even tired already at 8:00am on Monday Morning? Every time, “Shit, it’s Monday Again!”. If this is you, then you might be part of the increasing statistics of young folks experiencing burnout on a daily basis.
According to a WHO report,…
2019 was the year that I met someone whose story would forever change how I positioned myself for job opportunities. I wrote about how she went from earning #150,000 per month to over $40,000 per year. But if you had read the article, you still wouldn’t have learned how she truly landed the job that improved her…
Today we share our story of Daniel, who recently finished his NYSC program. He talks about the disappointment of finding a job, missing opportunities, and wooing potential employers during Interviews.
What do you do, Daniel?
Currently, I’m into content creation and marketing. But the role I’ve had my best interview was a customer service role.
How did…
I think it’s safe to say we all know, to a large extent, what good leadership looks like. If this is truly the case, how come it’s so rare to see?
Are good leaders born, or are they made? I think this is a critical question to examine. After all, if you think good leaders cannot…
