Graduates as bus conductors (Latest Lagos Development)

by:Asadu Chinedu

On the debate about Lagos State government employing graduates as bus conductors with monthly pay of 50,000 naira.

 In as much as the idea sounds very demeaning, worthless and ridiculous. In as much as it may suggest a waste of time in the university. In as much it may not go down well with your social prestige or whatever name you choose to label your ego.

I. Don't. See. Anything. Wrong. With. It.

 

I went to school to be gainfully employed; to be able to pay my bills, fend for my family and be able to build a future.

Now what happens if that goal is not achieved? What happens when you spend your four, five years in school only to come back home and still be depending on your parents for everything, including 100 naira airtime for free night calls(since there's no money to recharge during the day).

Most importantly, what happens when you're so unfortunate to find yourself a citizen of Nigeria; a country fucked sideways that it even rubbishes the extra effort you put in to get something doing. Entrepreneurial skills et al.

In such instances, you fucking dump your ego, quit fucking with idleness and fucking go the extra mile to get something doing.

You never hear sey na condition dey make crayfish bend?

 

I will listen to your sermon about the job not being befitting for a graduate only if you have something better doing. Gaan sit down abeg.

Degree that cannot fetch money for you, eaz that one a degree? Then it becomes just a paper(no matter the nature of design and signature and seal that come with it.

You don't know shit about life after school yet till all these your little cousins will start sending you their account numbers. Numbers you did not even ask for.

Be there and be forming yeye graduate, no go submit your application for the job, accompanied with a photocopy of your degree certificate.

E be like you never understand the country you find yourself in.

PS: With 50,000 monthly pay, you can be able to save something with time and along the line, back out and get a better job. You don't have to stay on it for ever.

PS2: Life is all about hustle; it's about being able to get money. Not about boasting with your degree certificate(wey dust don hammer finish) that is not taking care of you.

PS3: What's our minimum wage again, biko?