MARSONE:
So a friend sent me a job advert on LinkedIn of a firm looking for a Steam experienced 3rd marine engineer to work on an FPSO in Nigeria.

I sent out my CV to the firm and they got back to me 4 days later asking me to look at the pay scale and reaffirm if they should proceed with the process.

Looking at the pay scale, it was way below what I was expecting and I had to reject it with the below message.

I will be willing to discuss further if the pay is in dollars and monthly take home is above $3500.

NB:

I am UK schooled with all the necessary certifications and very well experienced in my field with double digit years (12 years) experience.

Muzikluva:

Elejo oshi ni bobo yen. Alainironu

MARSONE:


Oga I am 36 years old and I can’t remember where I said I was 20 years old in 2020. Ah na you born me? I have ND, HND, PD, BSc and MSc and about starting my PhD So tell me how I want take be 20 years old having all that.

You people can hate anything haba.

zed7:

Keep quiet and understand the topic. The dumb ones are always in a rush to comment.

AlexB300:
you are 10 years older than me. I already have an MSC. I just dey find your trouble. No reason me abeg.
Na joblessness cause am

drealcivilceno:


Okwu ta kwa ghi ni ikè ghí

MARSONE:


Go and modify your post and stop misleading people on purpose with what you say.

You said you have MSc, I would expect more from you based on that. It’s well with you.

Saifullah01:
OP,
Don't mind the negative comment from all these small minds that think everything is for show of. It's because we don't share anything of worth that's why the Nigerian cyberspace is baren and filled with scammer.

Imagine you want to know how much the pay of someone in your industry, with your experience, in Nigeria and all those stuff - This post just partly answers it.

To get this kind of vital info I need to start searching foreign blogs like monster.com, indeed, glassdoor etc. But here we have it and all you guys say is - so what?

Thanks for sharing OP.

MARSONE:
My God.

So much negativity on my harmless post.

If anyone knows me, bragging can’t be associated with me. I know how empty life is and uncertain the breath we take can be so I don’t take life too seriously at all.

My main reason for making this post is to show my displeasure with the underpayment of Nigerians and it is not acceptable by all means. The marine industry is a very expensive industry and the certifications do not come cheap so the remuneration should equate that but in Nigeria, it is not so.

[b[How I wish we all know our worth and class so we negotiate better in life[/b].

I know things are hard in naija and people are barely surviving. I pray we all get sorted someday and somehow.

Peace.

trevorhorace:


Better hunger never nack you

cayorday89:

Know your worth just in case you are employed to be the P/A of Nigeria's next president.

Way4orward:
WE ARE GATHERING MONEY TO BAIL DAMNN NIGARR .

ALL THE NAIRALANDERS PLEASE DO SOMETHING.

fashrola:


DPVM - Dynamic Positioning Vessel Maintenance - It's a course for ETO, Marine Engineers and Technical personnel onboard ship or FPSO

It cost about N1.1million @ Charkin PH for 5 days

While CoC - Is a license given to Engineers or Deck Officers (Just like ICAN for accountant)

It's of different stages (Class 1, Class 2 and Class 3) You must have completed 24 -36 months experience on each rank to write the exams with Oral Interview to be given the license

(sadly Nigerian CoC is not really recognised outside, even Some companies in Nigeria prefer Ghanaian or foreign CoC to be considered for a job offer)

MARSONE:
So a friend sent me a job advert on LinkedIn of a firm looking for a Steam experienced 3rd marine engineer to work on an FPSO in Nigeria.

I sent out my CV to the firm and they got back to me 4 days later asking me to look at the pay scale and reaffirm if they should proceed with the process.

Looking at the pay scale, it was way below what I was expecting and I had to reject it with the below message.

I will be willing to discuss further if the pay is in dollars and monthly take home is above $3500.

NB:

I am UK schooled with all the necessary certifications and very well experienced in my field with double digit years (12 years) experience.

MARSONE:
So a friend sent me a job advert on LinkedIn of a firm looking for a Steam experienced 3rd marine engineer to work on an FPSO in Nigeria.

I sent out my CV to the firm and they got back to me 4 days later asking me to look at the pay scale and reaffirm if they should proceed with the process.

Looking at the pay scale, it was way below what I was expecting and I had to reject it with the below message.

I will be willing to discuss further if the pay is in dollars and monthly take home is above $3500.

NB:

I am UK schooled with all the necessary certifications and very well experienced in my field with double digit years (12 years) experience.

Funkybabee:
Who you help?

MTAIYEM:



Abeg what is the company name.. I have and with friends with certificates in marine engineering and nautical science with experience.

Thanks.

Or if you can better still help me.

eldeeBaba:
Which FPSO?
I've worked on Egina, Akpo and Bonga
So which FPSO?

MARSONE:


I won’t disclose the name sir but it’s neither of these you mentioned. I would have loved to work on Egina but opportunity never show face yet. I heard they pay well.

MARSONE:


You ma.

KillIgbohoN0W:
I don't quite get what this post is for

Clout chasing? Caricature? Oppression? Pride? Self awareness? Narcissism? Rebellion?

People dey oo

Funkybabee:
Who you help?

billyG:

Ogan oo!After reading all those & spending money is marine jobs that available in Nigeria?

eldeeBaba:
Which FPSO?
I've worked on Egina, Akpo and Bonga
So which FPSO?

MARSONE:
So a friend sent me a job advert on LinkedIn of a firm looking for a Steam experienced 3rd marine engineer to work on an FPSO in Nigeria.

I sent out my CV to the firm and they got back to me 4 days later asking me to look at the pay scale and reaffirm if they should proceed with the process.

Looking at the pay scale, it was way below what I was expecting and I had to reject it with the below message.

I will be willing to discuss further if the pay is in dollars and monthly take home is above $3500.

NB:

I am UK schooled with all the necessary certifications and very well experienced in my field with double digit years (12 years) experience.

MARSONE:
So a friend sent me a job advert on LinkedIn of a firm looking for a Steam experienced 3rd marine engineer to work on an FPSO in Nigeria.

I sent out my CV to the firm and they got back to me 4 days later asking me to look at the pay scale and reaffirm if they should proceed with the process.

Looking at the pay scale, it was way below what I was expecting and I had to reject it with the below message.

I will be willing to discuss further if the pay is in dollars and monthly take home is above $3500.

NB:

I am UK schooled with all the necessary certifications and very well experienced in my field with double digit years (12 years) experience.

Galaxybar:


This is soooo relatable! Know your worth and then add tax.

I remember when I was invited to interview a year ago. I spent 3 hours in traffic, had to walk a distance in heels due to parking issues, climbed the stairs in heels because I couldn’t wait for the elevator. Interview went fantastically even though I was out of breathe and got a good nod from the MD.

I waited for weeks and did not hear from the company. One fine Tuesday, I got a call out of the blues asking if I could make it down to their office on Thursday. I had plans lined up but I decided to make that sacrifice and go with it. Cancelled plans, moved my timetable around and on Wednesday evening, HR calls me to say their “chairman” was out of town and Thursday wouldn’t hold so let’s do Friday instead.

At this point, I felt very belittled and saw the first red flag about the organization. I apologized and informed them that Friday was not convenient and maybe we could have the meeting virtually or set up physically for a further date. HR said they’ll get back to me.

Thursday around noon, while I’m at my home desk eating crackers and typing emails, I get a call from HR asking if I could come down to their office that their chairman had a change of flight plans. At this point, I had given up. I asked HR straight up what the budget for the role was. She was stunned and tried to go around it with all that we will let you know when you meet with the chairman. I told her bluntly what I was currently earning and if they could guarantee a 25 percent increase on that sum and give me a 6 week resumption period. I explained to her that their initial delay had messed up my calendar and as an employee, I didn’t have the luxury of taking days and time off if it wouldn’t be worth it in the long run.

To cut it short, she had to come clean and state what the role budget was. I thanked her, her chairman by extension and causally told her to try the next candidate. To keep good relations, I sent a formal email and wished them well.

The problem with Nigerian entities is that they take advantage of the teeming unemployed population and offer the barest minimum. I worked hard to get good grades, spent money on education, almost damaged my eyes in the process, deprived myself of so much and you want to toss me left and right and still offer peanuts because there’s a Nigerian and even Indian out there so desperate they’d take anything.

I’m in no means being uppity but Nigerian employers are taking advantage of the poverty, unemployment and desperation. This is why we have so many Nigerians seeking employment in different countries. I know my worth and I know a lot of these entities can do better. Unfortunately they won’t because there’s literally 10,000 Nigerians waiting to take up that offer you rejected. F**k the system.