Bank contract job is not a good starting point for some one that is about to finish an M.Sc degree. With your M.Sc more doors in the academics Polytechnics, Monotechnics, Research institute and èven university as an Ass lecturer will be open to you. Please dont take contract bank job. Concentrates on your program, gets a PhD grade and blow.

Op nice move. Abandon ur Masters, what do u need it now for By the time u went ahead and do it and u came back and u are above employable age for fresh graduates (23-27years) u will now know yourself... Ask urself, how many companies will employ an MSc. dats a fresh graduate Almost none

nurez305:
100k is not big, but far better than staying at home without doing nothing and still begging people for money.....if you ever think your employment is too stressful, please try unemployed and tell me the most stressful one. In nigeria we are today, you don't joke with any opportunity since it doesn't stop you from getting another one

Try not to get too frustrated in life because u are jobless. I once worked as a contract staff in a bank,but now I am jobless. What I wrote is in connection with him leaving his master program for a contract job in a bank,where you cannot dream of been promoted. Bros I stop here and allow you to make your choice. If you risk your Msc for that job,i bet you will regret it. Experience is the great teacher

linusbnn:



Bros if you wan chop frog,chop better frog. Fear of the unknown is the killer of men. Contract job in a bank is waste,else you are a teller or CSO(customer service officer). In those dept,you hardly get sacked,but you will be tied to your duty and no time to move around and find other better jobs. Contract staffs,no need to dream of promotion,100yrs after joining the bank, you will still remain in that managing life style. I will never again work in a bank

My broda, even many pple wit masters still dey find work. Except he has financial support fine. but if he has responsibilities, he shud take up d job. After all, a lot are doing jobs worse than contract jobs.

Alejhandro:



My broda, even many pple wit masters still dey find work. Except he has financial support fine. but if he has responsibilities, he shud take up d job. After all, a lot are doing jobs worse than contract jobs.

Your opinion so you are right in your own way. As I dey now,salary is not what I look for in a job,rather the job security is highest.

CONTRACT BANK JOB AKA 'SLAVERY' AND A MASTERS DEGREE? MY FRIEND FLEE FROM THAT JOB AND HOLD ON TIGHT TO UR STUDIES, CONTRACT STAFF IN BANKS ARE SLAVES BIKO, I WAS A FULL BANK STAFF FOR YEARS SO I KNOW WHAT THEY UNDERGO. WITH YOUR MASTERS BETTER OPPORTUNITIES WILL COME IN DUE TIME.

What am i seeing. B.SC ZOOLOGY working in a Bank. Ojigbijigbi. Nigeria has finally turned to joke state .

linusbnn:



Try not to get too frustrated in life because u are jobless. I once worked as a contract staff in a bank,but now I am jobless. What I wrote is in connection with him leaving his master program for a contract job in a bank,where you cannot dream of been promoted. Bros I stop here and allow you to make your choice. If you risk your Msc for that job,i belt you will regret it. Experience is the great teacher

I have been following your post and I must confess we share same view.
Many of the guys that advice him to take up the job don't know what it means to be a contract staff in bank. Being a victim just like you,I can never advice my dog to take up such offer, I don't even encourage anyone that comes to me for advice on such let alone someone that's almost through with msc.
The fear of the unknown sometimes leads us to such offer which mostly leads to regret later in life.
@OP
Please go ahead with your Msc as I'm sure something better awaits you thereafter.
No ex/present contract staff would ever advice you to abandon your Msc to become a slave to those that don't have what you have presently.(you will be surprised your supervisor/boss cannot even stand you academically)
I still regret wasting my good youthful life in the bank even though I left the job for my Msc.

Let me advise you if you would listen. I had a similar challenge last year when I was about to finish my master's degree and also got a contract job in a bank as well. what I did was to meet my HOP and CO and informed them of the situation. I also spoke with my project supervisor and explained to him prayerfully. I agreed to be meeting with my supervisor during weekends and was always forwarding my project to his email.
The Masters programme is far important than the bank job. you will regret it if you abandon the masters for the bank job. once you start the bank job, you may never have the opportunity to go for your masters ever again. All you need is wisdom and God's help. I believe you can run the two programmes together. Pray and take the bank Job and also find a way round to complete your masters. You won't lose anything, only believe.

sebod:

I have been following your post and I must confess we share same view.
Many of the guys that advice him to take up the job don't know what it means to be a contract staff in bank. Being a victim just like you,I can never advice my dog to take up such offer, I don't even encourage anyone that comes to me for advice on such let alone someone that's almost through with msc.
The fear of the unknown sometimes leads us to such offer which mostly leads to regret later in life.
@OP
Please go ahead with your Msc as I'm sure something better awaits you thereafter.
No ex/present contract staff would ever advice you to abandon your Msc to become a slave to those that don't have what you have presently.(you will be surprised your supervisor/boss cannot even stand you academically)
I still regret wasting my good youthful life in the bank even though I left the job for my Msc.

Thanks bro, @op will appreciate finishing his Msc than taking that slavery job. The good thing about bank is your steady salary and pple alwaz fancy you from afar.

Shey d bank salary go reach 300k,500k or a million,if yes take it,but if no,abeg go finish ur master oga..i use d name of d lord beg u.

Never Quit M.sc cuz of a contract job in d bank. Perhaps, d two can go together, all u need to do is to change ur programme mode to part time which will only extend ur years by 1. But I Guess Dis Question Is Nt In D Real Sense, I Mean Is Nt Happening Real.

MrSocrate:
My course mate and a good friend who has a Bsc. Zoology (2.1) cert. and currently teaching in a private school and will complete his Msc course work this April and has started his project, just got a contract job in one of the Nigerian banks and wishes to abandon the programme, is pleading for honest and sincere advice from matured and experienced N'landers. Pls your advice is greatly appreciated

let him advise himself or you advise your self

well I spent a better part of the last quarter of 2015 here educating people on bank work, especially contract. that was a time I recently called it quit. most guys advicing you to take up the job have no idea what it means to take up such an offer .

from the many comments from ex and present bankers, I want to add that its a step in the wrong direction to take up that offer. it may be the easy way out on the short run, but on the long run what the job will do to your innocent and young mind, you may never recover from it.

finish your masters and pursue a career, not some kind of contract job. although you may have to endure hunger for a while , but it is a necessary sacrifice.

teaching in a private school earning 20k is better than working In a bank as a CS. you doubt me? give it a shot, after 4years come back and quote this comment.

A cyber cafe at Ijaye-Ojokoro is closing down and it is selling off everything at give away prices.For sale is a 10ft cyber cafe table and 2 desktop computers for sale @ 50k.Also there's a 21" flat screen plasma that comes with a DVD side player and it is going for 25k.
Call Demola on 07052460509.

Contract Job?? it's not worth it at all... He should finish his masters programme...Better offers might come his way after...

EnD time 'contract'

cheriekiss:
Cnt he do both togeda?...he shud try to blend both no matter how hard it might be.

You are funny o. Blend bank work with masters. Are you joking?

oluwanoni:
He can try and do both na, except there a penalty for not attending classes, as long as he his sure he can pass the exam, person's who are telling u to finish have a good concept, but economy is hard now.

Personnaly I just got admission for my masters and I have a job, I am gonna do both together, I cant quit my job. My advice tho.

You obviously don't know how masters works. Except you are talking about a low-level school where lecturers can be bought, course work matters big time!!

dazzle101:




Haha I laugh in spanish. Work leave for a bloody contract job, a bank for that matter? Sorry dear ain't nothing like that for you ooo.ordinary sick leave na ish talkless of exam leave hmmm. You even said talk to his boss, wich boss wants u to goan study further on his watch?

Who gave u such rights to even be getting a masters degree and u even have the nerve to come ask for some time off to write ur exams or even attend lectures. Oh please that doesn't happen ooo! Ask properly cos even the so called full staff can't come out openly to seek for leave for their masters lectures or exams oooo, attainment of higher qualification is solely at ur own discretion.

I will stop here.

I dey tell you. So many people don't know what it entails working in a bank.
I have experience in banking (as a full staff) and I have my MSc which I was rounding off when I got the job.
For my final exam, I had to take a drastic step which could have resulted in me losing the job as they were proving stubborn in giving me 5 days off. But I didn't care at that point because I know I had tried for my employers, working 7 to 9 most days, and working most weekends too. It was time to think of me.

My is 07032248333

This was my story some years ago, I chose the job and well after 2 years on as contract I became a full staff. Now I have saved up enough to go back to school for a masters degree and its now in a new field that I have taken interest in. My very good friend and course mate then who we were doing the masters together went on to finish but today he calls me always to ask if there is any opening in the bank even as contract staff. The Ideal choice would have been the masters but our situation in this country is perculiar. Its always survival first. My advise is get the job and since u r almost through with ur degree u can let ur employers know at the branch level and they will work out a way for you to finish it. I had a lot of friends that did that. So u can have the two of them but if u have to choose one pls choose the job

Nothing good comes easy...I belive he can work it out if really determined...do d extras sinc u cnt attend lectures.Moreover ur attending lectures doesn't guarantee ur passing.make evry extra time count!!!

Alejhandro:
'Money in d bank' I so much love dis WWE title.


Oga tell him to PAUSE dat masters degree and take up d job. Money first...

Cos for dis era, his Msc will be useless if there's no MONEY IN THE BANK

not a WWE Title, but a PPV, pay-per-view, and a contract to the holder to challenge d champion any day any time for a year

Lolzzz. If he is desperate and needs the pay. He may key himself to the work and come back to finish his msc the next year. That's if the pay is good enough for him.

olasunky15:


not a WWE Title, but a PPV, pay-per-view, and a contract to the holder to challenge d champion any day any time for a year

Pseudos annoy me. So its not a title but a PPV. Wat is a 'pay per view'?

He should take up the job and also try to finish his course work alongside. he has 3 months to finish so he shuld be able to manage. Na just to prepare for exams and go write it. The little job experience wuld do him good plus he doesnt have to do it forever. country tight jare so consider combining both. it is well.

MrSocrate:
My course mate and a good friend who has a Bsc. Zoology (2.1) cert. and currently teaching in a private school and will complete his Msc course work this April and has started his project, just got a contract job in one of the Nigerian banks and wishes to abandon the programme, is pleading for honest and sincere advice from matured and experienced N'landers. Pls your advice is greatly appreciated

Job is very scarce but pls dnt abondone d msc programme for bank contract job BC it is nt worth it n u will regret it later. If it is a permanent job with opportunity for growth I would hv asked u to abandon it.
Life is a risk, it is ur call

The masters is by far better that the distraction called a contract job, some pay very low, like 40 to 50k, its not worth it. he should keep on investing in himself because the competition is becoming harder. The recent layoff of workers only requires the best and most qualified so this is my take on this

all the best bro!!!

MrSocrate:
My course mate and a good friend who has a Bsc. Zoology (2.1) cert. and currently teaching in a private school and will complete his Msc course work this April and has started his project, just got a contract job in one of the Nigerian banks and wishes to abandon the programme, is pleading for honest and sincere advice from matured and experienced N'landers. Pls your advice is greatly appreciated

contract kini? if I hear?...

Breadfruit:


I dey tell you. So many people don't know what it entails working in a bank.
I have experience in banking (as a full staff) and I have my MSc which I was rounding off when I got the job.
For my final exam, I had to take a drastic step which could have resulted in me losing the job as they were proving stubborn in giving me 5 days off. But I didn't care at that point because I know I had tried for my
employers, working 7 to 9 most days, and working most weekends too. It was time to think of me.

My dear really time to think of you mbok! The system only takes n takes, demands n demands but never as much as considers giving back to you @all for what now? But they are doing u a huge fav keeping u employed, no? Bullocks not @ones detriment and personal development, I beg to differ.

They simply don't care, all their own na get the job done. As if one is a drone/robot.

Thanks for concurring @least it's clear I wasn't talking gibberish in my earlier post lol.