Work Life

Collins* had the impression that mastering a tech skill and working at a startup is a sure and quick way to start making good money, but, his experience at the…


Paul* is extremely passionate about his career and he was able to achieve a lot as a developer in less than two years, but he’ll often not reveal his true…


In this edition of Work Life, Sharon* worked at a startup for six months but left because they were getting paid for doing nothing. She would later find out the…


On the first edition of Worklife, Eden* shares how she spent over three years of her career life with two manipulative bosses. While the experience impacted her self-esteem, she has…


Expectation vs. Reality: At this point, I should be earning at least ₦400k from tech, not ₦150k

Collins* had the impression that mastering a tech skill and working at a startup is a sure and quick way to start making good money, but, his experience at the first startup he worked at shocked him.

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“I keep my years of experience a secret” — How a junior developer became assistant manager after 15 months of coding

Paul* is extremely passionate about his career and he was able to achieve a lot as a developer in less than two years, but he’ll often not reveal his true years of experience to people, especially recruiters, to avoid being undervalued.

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My boss was comfortable paying us salaries for doing nothing

In this edition of Work Life, Sharon* worked at a startup for six months but left because they were getting paid for doing nothing. She would later find out the CEO was only using an office full of employees to gain the trust of clients from his arbitrage trading business.

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I kept defending my manipulative boss until I found out the damage done to my self-esteem

On the first edition of Worklife, Eden* shares how she spent over three years of her career life with two manipulative bosses. While the experience impacted her self-esteem, she has learnt to know how to spot a toxic boss from afar.

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Collins* had the impression that mastering a tech skill and working at a startup is a sure and quick way to start making good money, but, his experience at the…


Paul* is extremely passionate about his career and he was able to achieve a lot as a developer in less than two years, but he’ll often not reveal his true…


In this edition of Work Life, Sharon* worked at a startup for six months but left because they were getting paid for doing nothing. She would later find out the…


On the first edition of Worklife, Eden* shares how she spent over three years of her career life with two manipulative bosses. While the experience impacted her self-esteem, she has…