This designer lost three jobs in five months

Also: Turns out nice soldiers actually exist in Nigeria. [View in browser](=.3l94r4z0N31TwTfIca60TmHrmpg_QvLD9sCUMeWluUA) [Zikoko Daily] 15 January, 2024 Hey . Nigeria is really starting to feel like a bad dream that refuses to go away. Social media was flooded all weekend with sad tales of a kidnapping and ransom donations. In case you aren’t up to date on it, there’s an article to help below. On #NairaLife this week, we spoke to a jack-of-all-trades who’s been out of formal employment for almost a year. One minute, she was juggling three jobs at once. The next minute, she’d lost all of them. Damn. Tife Editor In This Letter: - 1 [7 Nigerians share their best experiences with uniformed officers](=.zFXs9zCYwV_lsxvUyEyt8uJotY34bj69vJ8ivcfUuNQ) - 2 [#NabeehaAndHerSisters: An abduction in the Federal Capital](=.PwEJhJTpH2b56suVrTwLQT2xCajCSCHBN-BiV63pbwE) - 3 [I watched the movie “A Weekend To Forget” so you don’t have to](=.9blB0e2yJRBcAAnEk6F7Y1ZsQDJyt4aEV6pmzfdXICM) NAIRA LIFE The Inside Gist: The #NairaLife of an Unemployed Designer Whose Retirement Plan Is Cocoa Farming =.39gj-PONfAm7uUSb5TXVCntznkg-QV_ez-cNeuAZcvU [This babe has started so many businesses in her life that I shouldn’t have been surprised when she said she wanted to go into cocoa farming. I was still surprised.] Let’s get into how she lost three jobs in quick succession. “Our MD used most of the company’s funds to relocate, and we were left with the HR officer who was a bully. I was planning to resign in June when they called me in March 2023 to tell me they no longer needed my services. The crazy thing is, I resigned from the US job only two weeks earlier because my head wasn’t in the right place, and I needed to reduce my workload. I had no idea I’d lose my 9-5 so soon. I was left with only the ₦50k/month UI/UX job. But then, those ones fired me too.” [Read her NairaLife here](=.WMnZXTSCQp2nWacBT1YXlaT-be8r2tJUTrJaar-E3iI) *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 3 It’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day We asked Nigerians to share their most memorable experiences with military officers. Some of these stories are really sweet. One officer even paid for a lady’s flight ticket. [Read their stories](=.ABvd2iXWHipMsMJrQBWnyhAhfnABuDWGKMRYjhBGxpo) --------------------------------------------------------------- An abduction in Nigeria’s federal capital While we were taking in the new year, Nabeeha was abducted alongside her four sisters and cousin from their home in Abuja. Unfortunately, a delay in ransom payment led to her death. Her sisters and cousin are still in danger. [Everything we know](=.sRvEN9goGo19XoeXUnrfJeEVSlqjLXebyJIcO6oEz3c) --------------------------------------------------------------- We recapped the Nollywood movie, “A Weekend to Forget” It’s a mystery thriller that plays out like it wasn’t thought through properly. [Let’s get into it](=.f9Xsn1MYUsgL803sjzyLQoRF45On5dVtJI-GbWe96XQ) Quiz Which “Adire” Character Are You? If you get “Tunde” as your result, just know you’re bad vibes and you need to do better. [Take the quiz](=.82zov6IHDUvPRTpVpO39iMG5op0qjVk49n0B4pO7jdk) Zikoko Recommends... (Some job openings & opportunities, because 2024 has to be the year we make it 🔥) - Joining Stears as a [Data Production](=.8uRZkUTPfS5vSGzE3GZwIdDk5idGI5W9aOe39k0EuqA) Intern. - Joining Green Africa Airways as a [Manager (Marketing & Communications)](=.F-VSFFLgMYtF43817HaVA8qQNj-vrqsTN4CvsN1crDM). - Joining Deloitte Nigeria as a [HR Manager](=.f9fCbF0gu0S5cR_ajgiMmmyfZ0YGQ0SMne364vNmQEI). - Taking advantage of the Youth of Enterprise (YOE) [2024 Internship Programme](=.QBRq71PkBK4qPdSPHyfeo2xfQTwfZDfOJNvGKdZo5Os). Today, everyone is clicking on: 8 Gele Styles That’ll Change Your 2024 Owambe Game With these styles, even the biggest big mummy will have nothing on you. 🚀 [Read it here](=.vq4EKPmWRnryhColFvZ6I_mixhXrqjwLBudRyCAFyJs) Spread the love Did you like today's newsletter? Share this with someone who would enjoy today's Naira Life. 👉🏾 [Forward this email](mailto:?subject=Re: latest issue of Zikoko Daily&body=Thought you might find this issue of Zikoko Daily interesting. Did someone awesome send this to you? [Subscribe](=.j8e8s6r6spcNP_c_6XMUcYZeNWJIpVWr6UrZd27MVSY) =.bQxLubY6KzhcQhGLUs1dKZs2OGmZQqJ0hYP0ljugH28 - [ABOUT](=.gjzTZt1nY3Tn13pf2WiW4mI8afDc4KprrgAqxGdvbGU) - [ADVERTISE](=.Ce2C5oJQLQlxKDlRxm1tq2s47JL6TvMgoEd5eFHK0lw) - [READ MORE](=.bSnsHotHsV_okqsbe9AOJxQQjavOo6BlDeJ5VgxyFtc) - =.qSRajYF6VPwfzddZgmOcBTPTxPGM2evucxPpt4KwFQE - =.C9YOBFHkc9uEO4iA3LimPuw4xuyNM8xhSvaY66sOVRs - =.vTLAaEiS_m_DX_kPOzCCgUCKtpRNLHtV2bZBOxK5VTE - =.fzcqVxHnjCWBdffArfHVoiJcYAqLTvnx376NXMhU5aI You received this email because you signed up for our newsletter. [Unsubscribe](=.naDExkL9GgeG4OORlD5d7xRtmDQF37G5q8jHvei1JoE)