Dear Xpresurselfshow, abeg share this with your readers, I hope I did
the right thing
Graduate with Bsc. In linguist has been out of school for the past two years
without a job and then two days ago she got a call on her phone telling that she should come
for an interview at Victoria Island with details to the place as a house tutor
and her C.V(resume) was seen on LinkedIn site. The person she will be working
for is a French woman; all this was related to her via telephone. Of course she
jumped at it……The next day as early as possible she got prepared and wore her best
suit singing and praising God and off she left for the interview. Getting there
…this was her story.
I walked into a big compound, well received, was taken straight to the living room; there I met four other ladies obviously who had come for the same interview. When it was my turn, the French lady said “actually we are looking for a graduate who will be a nanny to my kids, someone who will translate French to my kids in English, and make sure the kids are well looked after, when they are in school, you will cook, clean their rooms and go shopping for the home and also cook for them, you will be living with us,we will feed you and the driver will take you to the market and also pick the kids from school. N60, 000 per month”.
“My people to God and man I was furious, I am fair in complexion and I bet my skin turned red from the horrible words coming from her mouth…in my mind I felt this French woman must think I am stupid and desperate from being called on the phone to be a Teacher to become NANNY(House girl), what experience will I have on my C.V, why was I not told this on the phone so I need not waste my money transporting myself to such a place….and abroad Nannies are paid hourly if out all somewhere in my subconscious mind would stoop so low to considering the job.
Now in my head I calculated the roles of all the jobs I will be involved in….when will I have breathing space,so where will I have time to look for a better job? no privacy…..it was more like a 24hours job because my only break is when the kids are in school but that is the time I’ll be shopping…..I had to walk out with my dignity intact before I lose it with rains of abuses on her, does this woman think she can turn me into a slave in my own country?………..later that same day was told one of the people that came for the interview with me had taken the job.
Should I have taken the job? Or as I kept my head high, hoping and believing that I will get a job that will reflect good experience on my C.V, even if it s N20,000 in a month as a teacher than being a nanny(house girl)”
Do you really think she should have swallowed her pride and taken the job? At least till she gets something better……..I know what some people might be thinking…..the economic situation is to be blamed right?
