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SHOULD I QUIT MY JOB?

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You went to work one morning, your boss yelled at you and it was not the first time. You could not take it anymore. You could not take the emotional torture anymore. You looked straight at his face and told him “I quit”, probably accompanied by an altercation. Many employees are pondering on whether to quit their jobs or not. The reason might not necessarily be about bad bosses, but be it as it may; there is an emotional call to quit. I have taken such a decision before and if you ask me today if I would take that decision, my answer will be in the negative. I have seen employees quit their jobs and making a swift turnaround. The decision to quit or not must be carefully thought through. Because if you quit or not certain variables will still be constant in your life. You will have rent to pay, bills to pay, family remittances to make, skills to develop, etc. How will you take care of all these, if you quit? Nobody would like to go back to the days when we depended

THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH SOME INTERVIEWERS ?

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What the hell is wrong with interviewers? People just want jobs and we have hiring managers out here acting like supervillains. Recent comments on a post of mine- "I remember reading about a sales manager who would put an empty soda can on the sidewalk before the candidate arrived & if the candidate walked past the can w/o picking it up they were out. Smart" CALM DOWN THANOS I JUST WANT TO PAY MY RENT Companies have jobs. People want jobs. Let's not make it more complicated than it is, ok Jigsaw? We don't need to saw our arm off to make it to the 3rd round group interview and 6-hour personality assessment.

HOW I GOT SCAMMED

When the issue of Menzgold broke out a spotlight was placed on the word scam. People who had invested in the scheme rued the day they invested in it. For those who did not fall into this trap, I am not sure it was because of their due diligence. Who wouldn’t invest in a scheme that gives a return of 10% every month while doing nothing? The mere mention of this scheme raises emotions and I wouldn’t like to incur the wrath of victims since it is sensitive. Recently, I spoke with an old friend who is at the law school. He told me how he had to endure another four years of studies just to achieve his dream. In the course of our conversation he said this “if only I knew I could have a law degree right after SHS, I wouldn’t have gone through all this “. I had my head spinning for a while because I found myself in the “if only I knew” trap. He had to spend another four years after his undergraduate degree to get a law degree. All those years and the resources that goes with it, wh