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Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wallg123: 10:03am On Jun 05, 2021 |
icon8:You didn’t set any record straight. If anything you’ve broken the record ![]() On a serious note my man. Can you tell us which President that wasn’t helped into power ? Obj was helped , ya Adua was helped , Jonathan was helped and even Buhari was helped into power. That’s how politics works. You have to befriend everybody so as to win an election and after election you kiss them goodbye. We can deceive others but we can’t deceive ourselves. 3 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by icon8: 10:04am On Jun 05, 2021 |
wallg123: If you were referring to me (I’m only guessing because you did not quote me), I’m not from a village. And yes, I can visit my home confidently and safely. I’ll be making a trip soon, in case you want to instruct those anarchists and arsonists to lay in waiting. My state is relatively safe and peaceful, we do not burn government institutions and security outfits where I come from. We believe in the power of the ballot, and we are always patient until the next election cycle to elect or change our leaders. We do not call for arms or insurrection when things are not going our way politically. Nor do we threaten secession through killing and destroying. We wait, change, and change the change when necessary. That is the beauty of democracy. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by icon8: 10:09am On Jun 05, 2021 |
wallg123: That’s where you got it all wrong, man! Politics is not about betrayal, but rather about trust. If the bolded is your understanding of politics, I can tell you for a fact, that your political career will not last, if you have any. Politics, like most endeavours in life, is all about trust. I will say no more on this matter, lest I cross the line. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wallg123: 10:11am On Jun 05, 2021 |
icon8:City boy ![]() Keep deceiving yourself..... 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by TheGuyFromHR: 10:13am On Jun 05, 2021 |
wallg123: Lol, my brother, at the bolded, if that was so, no-one would be able to govern anywhere if they dumped all allies immediately after winning election. If na so, we go dey see Caesar and Brutus re-enactments everyday worldwide. My own take is that even if Jonathan reneged on some shadowy pact to be a one-term president, in the greater scheme of things neither he nor Buhari came there primarily to do good for Nigeria and Nigerians, so why should any such pact be of relevance? |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wallg123: 10:14am On Jun 05, 2021 |
icon8:Trust pilot ![]() My man said trust you know ? You don’t use the term “trust” in politics my friend.... politics (101) Especially in Nigerian politics 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Regex: 10:20am On Jun 05, 2021 |
justwise: Just at my work place though I have quit the place. One of the bosses there took I and some other black people (Nigerians) to be precise. Gave us the dirtiest hardest job ever, we worked and didn't go for the second break. We were tired, we murmured amongst ourselves that we were tired, I told them when I see the boss I'd ask him to let us have our break, when the boss came, I asked him, instead of these Nigerians to back me up, they kept mute and I thought to myself, if this guy gets mad and decides to fire, he could fire me easily without problem and probably paint me thr bad guy, but the many Nigerians never talked they kept mute. This is really a problem. 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wallg123: 10:27am On Jun 05, 2021 |
Regex:That one na suffering and smiling (Nigerians love that medication)... it’s a reflection of our society both past and present 1 Like |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Regex: 10:32am On Jun 05, 2021 |
wallg123: Later. On a different day, another boss (white man) selected us black men ( Nigerians) and sent us to do another hard work... This time we were stacking up baking tray to be sent for washing and bringing out new ones. He selected some whites too. Me and one other Nigerian was stacking the tray whilst some others was bringing in new tray. The whites were putting the tray on the carousel to be used immediately. Tray stopped coming out to stacked na so one white guy tell me and the other Nigerian to go push trolley(neat trays) out to him I tell am I no fit. Oga go call the main boss, boss come deh shout give me, I shout back give am, the other Nigerian join me too but only one Nigerian. Boss see say two of no fit work there him change the two of us. Leaving the only Nigerian weh no talk to do the work. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Vooom: 10:33am On Jun 05, 2021 |
Thanks then I still haven't gotten a date nor time Only a mail saying I should proceed Inkredible: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by LagosismyHome(f): 11:28am On Jun 05, 2021 |
Regex: Rent is due at the end of the month.....bills , problems and demands from naija e no dey finish . ...... this can cause people to go on MUTE 2 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by saxoholic1(m): 2:36pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
wallg123: The website u wrote is not complete... Write it well.... If u are not willing to help please don't say it's suspicious... This is the LINK to my LinkedIn profile... https://www.linkedin.com/in/thankgod-c-chioma-ab6701ab See my CV there and know me better... Don't talk people down if you can't help them... Thanks |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Regex: 3:09pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
LagosismyHome: I have those on me too. At least try to speak up. It can make things easier. No be to deh keep mute. 4 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Regex: 3:51pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
Please, does anyone know any reliable courier I can use to ship from UK to Nigeria? |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wallg123: 4:01pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
Regex:Contact this lady (Mamatukwas) She’s on this platform. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Mamatukwas: 4:02pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
Regex: Use us. We are Reliable. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Mamatukwas: 4:02pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
wallg123: Thank you Oga. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by icon8: 4:11pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
saxoholic1: www.gov.uk |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Chukwuka16: 5:04pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
LoL. I will reproduce a quote I stumbled on Twitter today. It has always been a great temptation, for men of action no less than for men of thought to find a substitute for action in the hope that the realm of human affairs may escape the haphazardness and moral irresponsibility inherent in a plurality of agents.” -Hannah Arendt That mostly sums our 'actions' as Nigerians in the abroad. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Mrtush(m): 5:26pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
Thank you for the responds. I don't think the jobs i have been applying for are ''professional jobs''. I get most job update from indeed which some clearly state that no experience is required but still not getting the job. justwise: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Mrtush(m): 5:28pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
Thanks for the reply. How can i send me CV to you to help take a quick look at it? wallg123: |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 5:45pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
Chukwuka16: Break it down....... ![]() |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by justwise(m): 6:30pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
Mrtush: What type of jobs did you applied for? |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by oge18: 7:17pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
I dont know if this is the right place to ask...please can anyone assist with PRINCE2 foundation materials and guidance for we "incoming" project managers? I am trying to prepare myself for the UK labour market please. |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by icon8: 7:35pm On Jun 05, 2021 |
oge18: Visit axelos.com. They have all the relevant materials in their online bookshop 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Ilekokonit: 3:15am On Jun 06, 2021 |
TheGuyFromHR: True talk. Persistence trumps all . Looking for a job is a job in itself. I remember when I came back to the UK in 2008 when my foray at setting up a restaurant in Lagos didn't work out due to pilfering staff and I came back to the UK when the 2008 global financial crash just started with 2.6 million Britons unemployed and at the job centre i had to give words of encouragement to a middle aged English former Sales director who used to manage 250 people in the UK civil Service and lead trade delegations to China etc on behalf of the UK govt and he was going to give up as that was his first time of being unemployed in his 50 something years. I told him to try what I did which was to treat job hunting as fishing and just keep sending out those applications as job hunting is a numbers game. I had a target to apply for at least 20 jobs every day which is quite easy as I avoided filling in long soul destroying application forms that could take up to 2 hours a piece and I only went for jobs where they only needed a CV + short cover letter and once i applied for a job, I took my mind off it and once i reach my daily target of 20 jobs, i just shut my laptop, dressed up and went out to hang out / have a few beers with my friends just to get me out of the house for the day and take my mind away from the fact that I was unemployed and there was no mobility in the jobs market as people already in jobs were too scared to change jobs in that Global recession that was the worst since 1930. My 20 job applications happened every week day and I received so many "we are sorry" emails that it stopped bothering me after some time. It eventually paid off because i can not remember applying for my current job and I think one of the agencies I bombarded with CV's over the years was into IT headhunting and my CV popped up, I did the programming test, passed and the rest is history. The moral of the story is to keep at it 'cos as my Dad used to tell us, Winners Never Quit and Quitters Never win . If i were to lose my job today, I would just smile, go to the pub and get plastered and the very next morning, I would update my CV and start sending it to at least 20 jobs or more a day. I can even remember during the dot com boom when you could walk out of one IT job today and get a better paying one in 30 days or less and whenever I was in between jobs then, I used to apply for 100 jobs a day as my target. (again easy because once I upload my CV to Jobserve with a generic short cover letter that does not mention any job title, it was just a matter of click and the application is sent and in them days because of the IT skills shortage, the power was resident with jobhunters and you did not even have to see an agency face to face before they sent you for an interview at the employing Company as you would have to sit an IT test in your relevant area anyway. Then the dot com bubble burst and jobs started being off shored to India for cheap labour and the IT industry boom went belly up but I think it is beginning to pick up over the past few years maybe because Technology is moving too rapidly that off shoring alone can not cater for all the available IT positions. Then Smart Phones, Apps, Social Media, Big Data etc came along. 17 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by wallg123: 7:38am On Jun 06, 2021 |
Ilekokonit:That really touched home…I had similar experience after graduation without relevant engineering experience. It was loads of sweet worded replies of rejection “Unfortunately you haven’t been successful” ![]() ![]() 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by MichaelUde: 10:45am On Jun 06, 2021 |
TheGuyFromHR: Correct man. My late father was a personnel manager, and he always used to talk about the torture of reading application letters in various types of English in those days ![]() |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by Lexusgs430: 11:33am On Jun 06, 2021 |
MichaelUde: And you still wrote this....... ![]() 8 Likes |
Re: Living In The Uk/life As A UK Immigrant by MichaelUde: 12:04pm On Jun 06, 2021 |
Lexusgs430: Lol. Abeg make I flow my broken small. I work in customer service for a financial services firm, so na so-so English person dey speak and write everyday, make I soak myself for pidgin well well, tomorrow we go back to oyibo. 4 Likes |
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