A Nigerian man on Facebook has talked about the values missing in the curriculum of Nigerian employers, how to value human being. He did this in a post in which he called out convenant university for being a serial offender.

Read what he wrote:

A tale of Two Worlds…

Western Institution (email): Mr. Samuel, we will like to have a 15 minute interview with you on Skype. Can you give us a date and time between 1st and 6th of November that will be okay for you?

Me (email): I am happy with 10 am of Saturday 5th November.

Western Institution: That’s great then, look forward to speaking to you.

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Nigerian University (SMS sent around 6 pm Sunday): You’re invited for an interview at Covenant slated for 8.30 am on Tuesday morning.

Me (phone call): Hello, I just got your message for an interview. I live in Benue, I am supposed to start preparing to be in Lagos tomorrow for an interview the next morning?

Nigerian University (indignantly): Oga is job we’re talking about o.

Me: Okay, your notice is too short, I can’t make it.

Friends: Oboy just do am like that, even if na night bus, just go.

Me: Nah. I am not that desperate. I want to work with people who value people. This is a major turn off. They don’t even care that I need to prepare for the interview. They don’t care I need to meet financial obligations as well as other things to be in Lagos. They don’t care if I even made an appointment for Monday before.

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See the difference between a society that values you and one that treats you like trash? I am supposed to come to your university to add value…you’re not doing me a favor because you will be paying me 120k. And this is what happens when a society defines its values primarily around money – dignity is sacrificed.

PS: Covenant did this poo of a two day notice twice. I bounced the interview twice. They are a university, an institution that people are trained at, not a band of unorganized bus drivers.

A country of “Do it like that, because time is going.”