With All Due Respect

You need to wisen up ASAP!

Nov 09, 2024

So, the senator from Equatorial Guinea with 400 sex tapes just got arrested and he just proves once again that men have endless amounts of time and energy.

P.S. This newsletter is for undergraduates and newbies in the corporate space. Know anyone who fit this description? Please share with them

CORPORATE BANTS

Do You Understand Corporate Lingo?

One of my friends recently had a situation at her job where she was offered some more work for more money and of course in T-pains economy she accepted even though she knew she didn’t have the bandwidth for everything, long story short she couldn’t come through and she ended up losing the gig simply because she didn’t know how to professionally say she couldn’t meet up.

Now, I don’t want this to happen to you so I’m going to teach you the magic that is corporate lingo. Lingo meaning Language (you probably already knew that though).

There are lots of things we all want to say at work sometimes and they might seem rude unless you know how to put them in a professional way. For example:

Instead of "That's stupid": "That's an... interesting perspective. Perhaps we could explore alternative approaches."
Instead of "You're a pain in the neck": "Your presence occasionally disrupts the workflow. Perhaps we could find a way to better manage our time and resources."
Instead of "You're annoying": "Your enthusiasm occasionally overshadows the task at hand. Perhaps we could focus on the specific goals."
Instead of "I'm already swamped": "My current workload is quite heavy. Could we discuss how to prioritize this task within my existing commitments?"
Instead of "I can't do that much work": "I'm currently working on a few high-priority tasks. Perhaps we could prioritize this and re-evaluate the timeline."

It’s important to recognize that just because you want to seem competent doesn’t mean you have to bite off more than you can chew and you’re allowed to speak up if something makes you uncomfortable.

Here’s some more

AMATEUR HOUR

“Going To Career Conferences Got Me My Dream Internship At NASA”

You think career conferences are for dead guys? Keep playing there. This babe scored an amazing internship at NASA just because she went to a career conference and spoke to the right people.

Stop playing

TOP PICKS FOR GIGS

Jobs Of The Week

Customer Support Associate (NYSC) at Roqqu
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Graphics Designer & Social Media Intern at Keystep Digital Hub
Program Interns at a Startup NGO
Litigation Clerk (NYSC) at Sophie Michaels Consulting
Graduate Trainee at 7Eleven Consultancy Services
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Trainee (Engineering Internship) at Tenaris

P.S. If the job link redirects you to an email, just attach your CV and cover letter, and make the job title the title of the email. Goodluck!!

DON’T KILL YOURSELF

Things to help you unwind this weekend:

Watch This: Beauty in black is about how a stripper's fate takes a turn when she crosses paths with the wealthy, dysfunctional family behind a cosmetics dynasty and a devious trafficking scheme.
Listen To This: Abdullahi Attai and Ayekua let us in on the secrets of Nigerian real estate.
Chow Here: Maple Lagos is the snazziest New York style resto-bar in Lagos right now and you should definitely check it out.
Chill Here: 15 best things to do in Lagos this weekend.

LEVEL UP SQUARE

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