Nigerians, we are too religious, even when we commit too many atrocities behind the religion.

Ask some Nigerians questions about goals and aspirations. I guess we are expecting a realistic answer! But they will be like..

“By the special grace of God I will finish the work tomorrow”

Imagine your boss ask, “Can you finish this job in two days?” and they will be like “By the special grace of God.”

“Are you coming tomorrow?” They are like, “By the special grace of God”

“Do you have the money?” And they are like “By God’s grace”

“Are you making progress?” “By God’s grace”

“Are you washing your clothes?” “By God’s grace”

“Ahhh, your hair is beautiful ooo” “It’s by His grace”

“You came to work too early” “It’s by his grace”

Nawa for us ooooo. Sometimes we can’t just be realistic. But don’t get me wrong. Am not saying it’s not the work or grace of God. But the way some people are going this makes it unacceptable. Even when they commit various atrocities, is it by the special grace of God?

About 4 weeks ago, I and a very good friend of mine went for an interview in a multi-national company. We were 7 in number and my friend was the only female. Even though she is a good Christian and very religious. The interview panel really commended her efforts, smartness and intellect. Though they frowned at some of her answers to questions for not being very realistic and using “by the special grace of God.”

She was asked that if she was given a task to complete in 2 days, would she be able to complete it. She said by the special grace of God she would complete it at appropriate time. Na so interview panel laugh. They asked “How?” or maybe she would use the special grace of God. “Abeg no use special grace of bring down this company oo.” They laughed and joked.

The interview panel gave her a pass. It was sure they will take her. They love her courage and intellectual ability. Though still warned her about the use of “special grace of God.”

After the interview, a week later, both of us (I and my female friend) were the only people contacted to resume. Lucky us. Na so we resume work ooo with a six figure salary. It is just so sweet and I couldn’t hold my joy. Getting that kind of job in this recession.

A week after resumption, apparently the same department. I was in my friends office and we were working on a task when the main boss, the Director of the company and a foreign client walked by. The client’s project was assigned to my friend so she was the one in charge. So I was just there to support.

The director and client walked into the office. The director asked if she was through with the task. “By the special grace of God,” she (my friend) replied.

“Can you finish it in 2 days?” The director asked.

“By the special grace of God,” she replied again.

The director became so angry. I could see it from his facial expression. My friend was almost through with the job. And infact it won’t even take up to 2 days sef. By the next 18 hours, the job should be completed.

The client being a white man was like, “do you need the special grace of God to complete this task?” He turned to my boss (Director) and asked if our company can really complete that task this one we are on the grace of God. I tried to explain that in a few hours’ time we should be through with the job. But the kind eye wey Oga look me. And I was not directly in charge of the task. She (my friend) new that the task will definitely be completed the next day. But “by the special grace of God” didn’t allow her.

Na so my Boss carry the man comot from there. An hour later my boss’s P.A came to call my friend to the Director’s office. Before we knew what was happening, my friend has being fired. She was asked to pack her things and leave. So many including the head of our department was going to plead on her behalf. But Oga no gree. Our H.O.D said she warned her about that the first day she resumed when he asked her to do something. She couldn’t complete it that day. He asked when she will finish the task and she said she would finish it in 2 days by God’s grace. That was when she began warning her about the “By the special grace of God.” She should try to give realistic goals. Not that God is not involved but she should give a set target.

Upon all the begging and pleading, the company no gree accept my friend back. They had to immediately replace her with one of the guy we did interview with. The new guy resumed immediately after 2 days they fired my friend. “By the special grace of God” began trending in the office. Na so my friend lose her job oo. She was fired from her job “By the special grace of God.”

http://hovabuzz.com/frontline/1283-she-lost-her-job-by-the-special-grace-of-god

By the special Grace of God she'l get a beta job







Dt one obviously isn't for her. Period!

By God's Grace God has something big for her in his Tabernacle

By the special grace of God this post will Never make Frontpage!

Put your religion aside when you are in a coordinated organization.. Not that you shouldn't acknowledge God oo

But she was warned before hand.. Even God go vex give her self.

Those saying she will get another job that dat job is not meant for her... Watch out... She will not last a month in any company if she can't keep to terms and condition


What insolence!!!

This is hilarious.
I am certain that with time she would learn to start talking in terms of:
1. Numbers
2. Figures
3. Dates and
4. Time.
Thats what clients, investors and shareholders want to hear.

By d special grace of God these will make FP , na courage wey d hen e get#

Whatever You Do, By The Special Grace Of God, Ensure You Acknowledge God

This is a very useless post. Those 400 bankers that were sacked recently, did they also say by the special grace of God?

LOOL, story sounds like an illusion, but don't let me spoil the fun.

In another twist, funnily, the guy employed in her stead will go to church (if a christian) to testify how God removed someone for him.

Believe anything hovabuzz at ur peril

No worry na wen lalasticlala move this thread to front page by d special grace of God, u will know.

It is real foolishness on her part bringing religion to the work place. The work place should be as secular as possible. I am a Christian but i will be pissed if a muslim says: Insha Allah in everything he or she does. It is just downright stupidity not to follow terms and conditions. When in rome, behave like the romans. I just think she is very used to such statements. Old habits die hard.

By the special grace of God today is my birthday in this buhari hard Era for the first time
Show me some love Nairalanders by likes....

Religion and work does not go together in multi-nationals. You don't bring religion to workplace, that's work ethics

Even if she said by d special grace of God, she shd av tried to complete it at d stipulated time thereby meeting al deir requirements. With that mayb d director wud av been less pissed to fire her. Saying by d special grace of God and not completing it is not it

While there's nothing wrong in believing in God, she didn't need to be saying it anyhow. If the job isn't completed due to her negligence for example, will she shift the blame to God because He didn't provide enough grace?

She should learn and move on. It's frustrating for the boss to be hearing that kind of thing instead of concrete info and progress and expected time of competition barring all contingencies.

Even if she wants to be saying that, why not chill till you've proved over time that you can go beyond their expectations and they would see the grace of God in the way she does her work. She just start work she dey do anyhow

tafrica:
LOOL, story sounds like an illusion, but don't let me spoil the fun.

In another twist, funnily, the guy employed in his stead will go to church (if a christian) to testify how God removed someone for him.

You said it all!

blueskies:
Even if she said by d special grace of God, she shd av tried to complete it at d stipulated time thereby meeting al deir requirements. With that mayb d director wud av been less pissed to fire her. Saying by d special grace of God and not completing it is not it

It's better not to say it at all. She is working in an office, not a church.

Imagine if a muslim starts saying "By the Special Grace of Allah" to the same questions.

lol

This is so sad! I feel for her

Lol.

For some people, that's naturally how they talk. But before it got this bad, she should have been corrected first. I'm very sure it didn't start when she got the job, she most likely used those words during interview too.

Outright sack is too harsh.
She'll get another job in a company that will appreciate the grace of God on her skills

ammyluv2002:
This is so sad! I feel for her

Ammyluv2002 , You haven't heard from me . When the need arises, I'll get accros. How are you today?

TheSlyone2:

Ammyluv2002 , You haven't heard from me . When the need arises, I'll get accros. How are you today?

I'm good jare

ammyluv2002:
I'm good hare

I'm glad you are. Enjoy every bit of today

*sighs* religion: the opium of the masses.

TheSlyone2:

I'm glad you are. Enjoy every bit of today

And you too! Thanks

Mumu people be forming Godly, Who special grace of God help sef?
Mean while,

By the special grace of God I will not comment

James 4:13-16 “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such
and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do
not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that
appears for a little time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, “If the
Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” As it is, you boast in your arrogance.
All such boasting is evil.” @onismate she is right,ever since I read this passage of the bible I keep saying by God's grace I will do so and so,let your friend continue to be stead fast in her faith and watch how God will bless her