Hola amigos.
Its been a while…phew… I’ve been busy trying to get post-school
life going and mehn..its not been easy at all.
Let nobody tell you any different…getting a full-time job
here as an immigrant is most certainly not the easiest of tasks. At one point, I’ve
had to create a separate folder in my mailbox to house all the rejection emails
from all the companies ive applied to and to be honest, it’s the most frustrating
thing ever. As I sit back and watch the mails pile up in that accursed folder, I
always make a conscious effort to remind myself that its nothing to do
with me and it’s just a by-product of the system here and how it operates.
Bruh. It’s tiring.
If the numerous job search sites in this country are to be
believed, it’s not as if there are no available roles o….they are there. Its
just that even after all the applications, tests and what not, they always send
that stupid rejection email, always starting with some bullshit “thanking you
so much for taking the time to consider joining us but unfortunately, we have
decided not to progress with your application” speech.
It’s so bad that I’ve been applying to roles much below my
skill and competency level. Omo. I just tire.
Funny enough, there is one job offer I have that is still on
the table and that is the aftermath of the Birmingham trip I mentioned here but
I’m still trying to sort some issues with that one out but the point I wanted
to highlight is that this job offer only came about from a personal referral
from one of Chioma’s friends who works there. So apparently, unless you get
referred, it’s an insane endeavor trying to get a regular job.
Of course, you would hear of all the success stories from
people who claim to have gotten it but at some point, you have to start
wondering if its real at all. I’ve also noticed that my data looks to have been
farmed out to different agents without my consent (probably from all the
numerous sites I’ve put up my CV). You’ll wake up and see one email from a
strange person talmbout “I saw your cv on xyz site and I think you’ll be a fit
for this role I have open…bla bla bla”…omo na scam o. I’ve responded to a lot
of these clowns and the funny thing is that ive never heard back from even one
of them. I think its time to take steps to remove my data from wherever they’re
getting it from.
Sigh.
Biko, you people should help me pray for something good to come
up quick cos the frustration is mounting. Small consolation is the fact that I’m
still doing the stuff at the restaurant and trying to squeeze in more hours, now
that I’m out of term time in school. However, working for minimum wage at this stage
of my life just doesn’t cut it with me.
Anyhow sha, this is me putting it out in the universe that I
will come back to this post very soon and laugh at all the frustrations with an
update of a very good job offer!! And the church says whaaat????
AMEN!!
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