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CHANGING JOBS: MORE THAN PAY

 I am an Apostle and an Advocate of Job Hopping for salary increase and promotion. This position is as a result of my experience with the national malady of my country - NEPOTISM. No Nigerian wanted to employ yours truly. Almost all the places I worked, it was at the insistence of foreigners.

Let me put on record here again, that the main purpose of this Blog is not to quote works of foreigners but to share my experiences in the 25 years I did 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. work after post-graduate school.


Several people I worked with Except my direct bosses called yours truly STUBBORN. I accept I was and still stubborn, but until you come to the knowledge of the content/components of my being termed stubborn, you would have gone on a wild goose chase.

The components of my stubbornness are my major shortcomings and more of the reasons I change jobs frequently to the extent that in 25 years, I accepted 11 jobs offers and actually resumed work. For the purpose of salary Wahala I am concluding today, I am concerned with only 8 companies made up of 4 PLCs and 4 One-man businesses.

What then are the components of my Stubbornness. They are:-

- My IQ is far above the average.

- I hold my integrity by my side.

- I have no regards for covenant breakers.

- I excess ability and capacity to speak my mind.

- I do not deliberately go out of my way to tell lies.

- I believe firmly that half truths are lies.

- I believe in the sanctity of agreements, that no changes can be made to any agreement I am involved, without coming back to me for a new position.

- I detest people demanding respects without earning it.

- I detest eye-service with a passion.

- I have no room for praise singing.

- I do not play politics with my work.

- I detest oppression of the powerless.

- I refuse to take a fall for anybody.

- I reject in totality Nepotism.

Consequent upon the above components of my attitude, I am branded Stubborn. For me, this is a Compliment.

The next serious question is, how did I changed those 8 jobs, the subject of this analysis? I resigned from 4 companies (2 PLCs and 2 One-man businesses) and my positions were declared redundant in 4 companies (2 PLCs and 2 One-man businesses). 

Everywhere I was declared redundant, there was no fault found in me, but ,I must be let go.While on the other hand, everywhere I resigned, I left because of low pay and the toxicity of the work environment.

Next week, we shall share on  CSR: The enemy within.



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