What’s the most unhinged thing you’ve done to get ahead?
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@tosinolaseinde Went for an interview in the morning. The HR personnel checked my documents and refused to sign them so I can proceed to my pannel. He insisted that based on what he is seeing, I was not qualified. I insisted that I was qualified and requested to speak to his boss. He refused. I
@emhoabinho Wow
@tosinolaseinde Wanted to work at an NHS Trust so bad I applied for a band 3 role while I was already a band 5 elsewhere. Got invited for interview, smashed it and got the job. Turned it down cus my pay will reduce. They said they like me so much they don’t want to lose me that they have
@DHKRULLAH Wow
@tosinolaseinde Sent my passport (with residency permit) via DHL to apply for YouWin and score an interview. It arrived ok, but i didnt get interviewed. Sha DHLed it back
@mrpepe36 Wow
@tosinolaseinde I am still thinking on what happened to me last Saturday. I was invited to a wedding when i reached the hotel, i found two doors written, 1.bride relatives 2.groom relatives I entered the one with groom relatives and found two more doors, 1.ladies 2.gentlemen I went through
@tosinolaseinde Came into the UK with 2 goals; 1. Become a Cyber Security Analyst 2. Become a Software Test Analyst I paid over £900 for the Software Test training with money I was making from picking shifts and couldn't get a decent QA job after the training. Meanwhile, my Credit Card limit
@tosinolaseinde After Medical school, i moved back in with my parents. Lived with them for 7 more years until I was almost 30 years. Didn’t buy a Car. Worked several jobs, sometimes 2 jobs at the same time. Saved enough to write exams & move to the UK. 6 months salary in the UK was more
@tosinolaseinde @Mrpossidez keen to hear yours
@tosinolaseinde Yeah, I’m not crazy enough. It shows
@tosinolaseinde During my service, because i was active in camp (dedicated to the clinic, marchedbfor my platoon, was hostel governor) i was asked to chose between getting posted to FMC Lokoja (89k monthly) and government house (50k end of service year) Guess where i chose? I brought so much
@tosinolaseinde Without being specific, my advice to young people starting out: 1. Trust your instincts, even when they feel unreasonable 2. Be bold: the world bends to courage 3. Train eagle eyes to spot opportunities others miss 4. Outwork everyone in the room Thats how I got ahead early in
@tosinolaseinde I love all the testimonies here. I wish to testify one day too
@tosinolaseinde Walahi I’m playing with my life
@tosinolaseinde Failed my first US Visa interview and went back after 6 days. The guy asked me, 'Why are you back?' I answered, I didn't explain myself well the last time. Told a completely different story and got the visa.
@tosinolaseinde While my mates were waiting for hospitals that pay th r house officers 150k upwards, i did supernumerary (SUPRA) - without pay - so i could get it over with and go for NYSC I converted to the paid program after 9months without pay. When my mates were doing locum to earn
@tosinolaseinde Sold my bed to buy a course from @Praiseakinlami My cousin who was living with me said, 'please, please, please don't sell this bed. How will you do such a thing?' Sold my fridge along with it so I could also buy some food and data while studying the course. The rest is
@tosinolaseinde The minister of foreign affairs announced the resumption of Dubai visa last year while I was at my final summer semsester in the UAE, trusting the source of that information, I went ahead and started job hunting thinking that I would get working permit. I even went ahead to
@tosinolaseinde I remember one afternoon my neighbor told me, “Don’t worry if your comment makes no sense, there’s always that one person who will nod in agreement
@tosinolaseinde I resigned my super job in an Oil and Gas company to obey a call to an extended time of seeking God's face. God told me to take the prayers with the same seriousness I took my job. In a bid to be faithful and diligent to that call, I started going to the Redemption Camp to pray.
@tosinolaseinde I once interviewed for a role- my first role in the development sector and during the interview, the boss knew I did not have sufficient experience for the role and I knew this as well because I botched all the answers to the questions asked. After the interview, I was on my
@tosinolaseinde Am I the only one who doesn’t seems to be with serious with my life here..?
@tosinolaseinde My email kept failing when I applied to the African Union, so I hijacked my mum’s email account and submitted with hers. I was literally checking her inbox like it was my own. One random day, while scrolling through Facebook, I saw the announcement that successful candidates had
@tosinolaseinde Omo the CS and quotes dey me feel like I'm not working hard to get what I want
@tosinolaseinde The summary of this thread is: How bad do you want it?
@tosinolaseinde Y’all unhinged stories are inspiring me phew 💆🏾♀️
@tosinolaseinde This is very true because I can remember one day I went back to the village and my grandfather told me that grandson, no matter how useless your comment is, there will be someone who will read it till the end.
@tosinolaseinde It’s funny, but my friend once said, “Your comment may be empty, but trust me, someone out there will still find meaning in it.”
@tosinolaseinde looking at yall, apparently i am not hungry enough and it is annoying!
@tosinolaseinde I broke my laptop and went into farming now I feed my state.
@tosinolaseinde Walked away from comfort with zero backup plan. Still here tho
@tosinolaseinde Omo, very solid thread