WoundedLamb:



250k is not as bad as you put it.

What you're doing is mere currency conversion and that doesn't really tell the tale. The amount earned by the road sweeper will become big when converted to Naira. But unfortunately, the road sweeper doesn't live in Nigeria and, therefore, does not spend in Naira. What you should be comparing is the basket worth of the pay and not the figure cause money is whatever money can buy. The sweeper lives in Dubai where that pay may not worth much. A 250k earner in Nigeria can decide to set aside a month salary for his annual rent and still get a decent room-and-parlour appartement. I wonder the kind of job one would be doing in Dubai for his monthly salary to be sufficient for an annual rent. In places like the US, Canada, UK, etc, just forget it. A good deal of the entire annual pay goes into rent.

Except one is doing an online job (earning in a foreign currency and spending in Naira), I don't really think it makes sense to convert your foreign pay to your home currency in a bid to make it seem big cause you'd just be chasing illusions. Things are not affordable in Dubai despite the pay.

point of correction things are affordable in dubai than Nigeria, in dubai, with 200aed you will eat like king, I see things people eat these days and called it food, for how long are we going to continue pretending that things are right in this country

Pierocash:
When you are been caught, you will repay everything you earned,and still be prosecuted and jailed for forgery ,and impersonation

In Nigeria?

richmond500:

When it favours u, it is called connection

When it doesn't favour u, it is called corruption
Lemme call on the "resident pastor nairaland church of Christ" Apostle Righteousness to tell us if this is an end time Job

Yeah when the north is benefiting from bandits attacks it is called connection.....

For people like my good self that are not benefiting it's called corruption....

richmond500:
Imagine looking for a Job for 3years and ur rich Uncle decide to fix ur name somewhere in Abuja with salary of N250k and accommodation but u didn't meet any of the requirements for the job.

The Job needs a graduate with at least 5years experience while u are actually a secondary school drop out. Ur uncle decide to forge a certificate for u and then secured the job for u.

Will you accept it?

Most people in the zoo will accept it but me not

Hmmmm, it will back fire later, I won't accept it, instead I will further and wait for next time.

EndBuhariNow:
point of correction things are affordable in dubai than Nigeria, in dubai, with 200aed you will eat like king, I see things people eat these days and called it food, for how long are we going to continue pretending that things are right in this country

This is not about pretending everything is right about Nigeria. This is about making informed statements for the sake of those who come here to get info.

Be specific, 200aed for a plate or for a day? How much is the sweeper's income? Isolating the cost of food does not tell any story if it's not expressed as a percentage of the sweeper's income. After How much does the sweeper earn and what percentage of his salary is 200aed for a plate of food? What does that amount to in a month and how much of his salary is left afterwards? And when his monthly rent value is deducted, what is left? Or can the sweeper's monthly pay cover his annual rent for 1 bedroom? Can he even live alone? These are the economic factors we should be discussing.

I don't know about Nigeria but I've lived in Dubai. I lived in Marina and worked in the Internet City. Anyone who wants to live in a good neighborhood and have his kids go to a good school will tell you the city is expensive. I can't say if it's more affordable than Nigeria as I've never really lived in Nigeria. I said the idea that 250k is not worth much because a sweeper in Dubai earns more is not necessarily valid statement because the sweeper in Dubai spends in the same currency in which he earns. So while the pay maybe higher than 250k when converted to Naira, it doesn't necessarily mean more. For knowledge sake, I'm actually interested in the analysis; tell me the salary of a sweeper in Dubai and let's break down his expenses and that of a single dude earning 250k in Nigeria assuming they both live alone (i.e. not sharing apartment with anyone).

Should it continue this way?
Don't we have to change this crude mentality?

Nah lidis we go de dey??

kenbee:
Being corrupt in a corrupt society is very normal. I can only reject the job if I'm in a fair and decent society

richmond500:

When it favours u, it is called connection

When it doesn't favour u, it is called corruption
Lemme call on the "resident pastor nairaland church of Christ" Apostle Righteousness to tell us if this is an end time Job

I swear.... Me i will kukuma take the job. No be the corn tree cause am?

EndBuhariNow:
someone earning 250k in dubai sweeping their roads is far better than banker earning same amount in Nigeria, because in dubai he don't have much on him to spend or worry about things like quality health care and fear of unknown, so let's just stop heaping this Nigeria..

Read your message I quoted, we are comparing a sweeper in Dubai and a 250k earner in Nigeria. Fear of the unknown, peace of mind, etc, are very important but we aren't just comparing both countries. The post I quoted specifically said 250k is nothing since a sweeper in Dubai earns more and I am saying converting the sweeper's salary to Naira to make it look big is not worth it cause the sweeper does not spend in Naira but AED. So to know if a sweeper is better off in terms of salary, the sweeper's expenses must be placed side by side his income. A sweeper in Dubai cannot even live alone except he's got other sources of income.

Regarding this your comment, you meant someone earning 250k AED or NGN in Dubai? Per month or per annum? No sweeper earns 250k AED (neither monthly nor annually). On the average, a sweeper will likely earn 80k AED per annum in Dubai. And if you meant NGN, it's even worse cause if you earn 250k NGN as salary in Dubai, you'll sleep outside.

Dubai is better than Nigeria cause a sweeper in Dubai is far better than a sweeper in Nigeria. But I'll never advise a young boy who's starting off with 250k per month in Nigeria to leave it for a sweeping job in the streets of Dubai except he's got other jobs cause he'll definitely have more purchasing power in Nigeria after expenses. I did the early days of my career in Dubai before returning to North America. While I was earning high as a software dev, I saw the struggles of uneducated African immigrants. I could tell they were only in Dubai cause a similar job in Nigeria wouldn't give them much and not that they liked sharing flats with 8 people. You think if any of these boys started off with a 250k office job in Nigeria, they'd go to UAE to sweep the streets?

justdogitto:
Asking in a forum like this shows you're well trained and you needed to be advised.

1. You will always be at the mercy of your uncle and he will never trust you with any tangible responsibility as he would alway believe that you both share same corrupt nature if you accept the offer

2.You will never do well in the job as you will be constantly looking over your shoulder.

3. You will be disgraced.

4. When caught you will be charged for forgery and impersonation which comes with stiff punishment

5.You have shortchanged yourself when you accept the offer...Who Says God can't bless you financially without a degree...What you just need is to be a solution to someone and blessings will start flowing...

Are you sure you are from nigeria?

Bro accept the job , work for some years then start your own business before you resign.

If you don't want the job , forward my name to your uncle , afterall bubu the aso rock with fake result .

EndBuhariNow:
point of correction things are affordable in dubai than Nigeria, in dubai, with 200aed you will eat like king, I see things people eat these days and called it food, for how long are we going to continue pretending that things are right in this country

Well, your road sweeper will wallow in poverty if he routinely eat with 200aed!
Real wealth or poverty can only be reasonably compared with fellow country resident.

EndBuhariNow:
250k is not a salary in sane place... go and ask how much original road sweepers are earning in dubai.. Nigeria has gone to the gods... my friend told me, there's hunger in Nigeria that girls now Bleep anything under trousers because of food.. chai

Do you know the largest employers of graduates in Nigeria which includes degree and masters holders and PhD in some cases are private primary and secondary school pays average of 10k to 40k monthly.

Uncle kwa ?
The kind Uncle's I get are the ones that will be happy when they see you suffering, so no need thinking about what that will never happen.

I will not take it. Period

akanbiaa:
Do you know the largest employers of graduates in Nigeria which includes degree and masters holders and PhD in some cases are private primary and secondary school pays average of 10k to 40k monthly.

God will never forgive Nigeria leaders from A to Z... when I came back from dubai in 2019 and decided to settle down, I got married to my wife, and wanted to stay couple of years before going back, when boredom came, after just 4 months in Nigeria, I decided to look for job as cctv operator in one of these first generation bank with my certificate.. they told me the highest they can pay me with my years of experience in uae as cctv operator and attested certificated of qualifications from UK they said nah 40k they fit pay me, imagine someone collecting 600k as cctv operator in uae minutes free medical insurance , Free accommodation and round tickets to Nigeria every 12 months is who they are pricing peanut... no be person tell me make I carry my bag go back where I came from ... Nigeria is dead and buried long time ago, high time we stop celebrating rubbish and face the reality on ground

ivolt:

Well, your road sweeper will wallow in poverty if he routinely eat with 200aed!
Real wealth or poverty can only be reasonably compared with fellow country resident.

i am telling u, with 200aed , you can eat like king in uae, this expired juice unah dey celebrate on Facebook while drinking it ,nah less than 100 naira in uae, 1kg of chicken 600 naira , 10kg of rice 3000 naira, things are affordable that the food that road sweeper eat in daily basis in uae and sees it as just ordinary food is what you guys eat once in a while every Christmas day...

richmond500:
Imagine looking for a Job for 3years and ur rich Uncle decide to fix ur name somewhere in Abuja with salary of N250k and accommodation but u didn't meet any of the requirements for the job.

The Job needs a graduate with at least 5years experience while u are actually a secondary school drop out. Ur uncle decide to forge a certificate for u and then secured the job for u.

Will you accept it?

No, I will not accept such a job.

Because taking the job today will only open the way for Serious Blackmailing in the future.

When people conjure some likelihood, it beats imagination how such a thought was conceived and even put out in the public palace. How on earth do you think a secondary school leaver can perform in such a job?except it doesn't require any competence or prior training

richmond500:
Imagine looking for a Job for 3years and ur rich Uncle decide to fix ur name somewhere in Abuja with salary of N250k and accommodation but u didn't meet any of the requirements for the job.

The Job needs a graduate with at least 5years experience while u are actually a secondary school drop out. Ur uncle decide to forge a certificate for u and then secured the job for u.

Will you accept it?

richmond500:

When it favours u, it is called connection

When it doesn't favour u, it is called corruption
Lemme call on the "resident pastor nairaland church of Christ" Apostle Righteousness to tell us if this is an end time Job

You’ve said it all

i will not accept the job. forging a certificate to secure a job is never my kind of thing. the truth will come out one day

There's Nothing like intrinsic Value in a JOB!

NB: satisfy your conscience and be free...

kenbee:
Being corrupt in a corrupt society is very normal. I can only reject the job if I'm in a fair and decent society

You are corrupt. There is nothing like you just typed. The society is made up of several individuals and whatever happens within the society start with one person and the end of it will come by and individual followed by others. So it's either you are corrupt or not. You are the society

osazsky:
Accept the job oga and start part time programe studying the same course on the forged result..when u must have graduated from part time programe .waite for abt 5 years while still working then go and swear an avidavid of wrong dated certificate..very easy. Work nor dey o.go and thank ur uncle dont disapoint him go for it

I will

Corruption is everywhere, everyone is corrupt pastor, imam , government officials... To make it in this life you have to do a little shit but you won't consider lying to get a project corruption right...
You preaching to me to be good for me to make heaven or else I will go to hellfire is lying and that is corrupt coz you haven't been to heaven neither have you been to hell....
Abeg no quote me ooo

osazsky:
Accept the job oga and start part time programe studying the same course on the forged result..when u must have graduated from part time programe .waite for abt 5 years while still working then go and swear an avidavid of wrong dated certificate..very easy. Work nor dey o.go and thank ur uncle dont disapoint him go for it

Swear an avi what?

Op, when u plant honesty u will reap trust. Don't allow greed to hinder u from ur place of glory.

Almost every Nigerian will do the job, that's when they will say its connection.