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If there’s one thing that’s infinitely funny about workplaces, it’s how you can be a Gen Z leading a team of baby boomers and millennials. Like an unknown wise woman said, “Skill is seniority at work. Keep your age in your pocket.”
Asking for my age and subtly telling me I’m your last child’s agemate won’t stop me from responsibly delegating tasks as at and when due. You’ll do that work you’re getting paid to do ma🤭🤗
Even if you aren’t currently in this situation, you may experience it one day, so you should prepare your mind for these things.
So, you just got a fantastic new job with a salary that looks like it can last two months
Finally securing the bag. Purrr.
Only for you to resume to see old faces everywhere
Wait first, these people look like they can give birth to me o.
You start getting used to calling them by name
Even though your Nigerian mother’s by-force home training makes you feel like you’re committing a sin.
You may be lucky to work with the cool ones…
The ones who are more interested in ensuring the work is done and couldn’t give a rat’s ass who’s older than who.
Or the ones who’ll carry it on their head
These ones will forever have a hard time understanding why oga is a “small child” and will try multiple ways to undermine you.
They’ll try the “I’ve been working for 20 years” card
Yes, we know you’ve been working here even before I was born, but kindly work on this task I’m delegating to you. You know, a job you’re being paid to do?
They’ll play the age card
Nobody:
Them: Oh, you’re 25? My last child is 27 years old.
How’s that my business?
They may try to teach you your work…
Sure, it’s great to learn from more… experienced colleagues, but there’s a reason you’ve been hired to bring innovative ideas. So, innovate.
Or they make you feel like you don’t know what you’re doing
Nobody:
Them: You want to cut down on hard copy reports? I hope this won’t lead to complicated processes sha.
But you should never doubt yourself
It’s very easy to develop imposter syndrome when you’re the youngest person on a team, or managing a bunch of older people. Don’t. You’re darn good at what you do, and don’t stop believing it.
The older Nigerians get, the more annoying they become. They think that because they are old, they can say and do anything without repercussions. Unfortunately for them, this generation is not having any of their nonsense. We’ve highlighted some of the most annoying things they say below.
1. If you leave, who will build the country?
When you were younger, why didn’t you build the country, oh wise one? Why did you leave it to us? Dear older Nigerians, we are tired abeg, Bob the builder no do reach this one.
Did we spoil the country first?
2. The youths are lazy
When they say this, they mean to say that the government is consistent in frustrating the efforts of the youth. Surely, they can’t be looking at all the things the youths do to earn a living and still call them lazy.
Yes, we are aware. Titus’ sardine is five hundred naira and one sachet of water is now twenty naira. We know how bad things are, no one made you the minister of reminders.
What are we supposed to do with that information bayi?
4. All you do is press your phone
Just because they use their phones to play Candy Crush and send scary WhatsApp broadcast messages, they really can’t see how we could use our phone’s to do something good for our lives. Mention that you have a headache, and they’ll blame your phone pressing habits.
pov: a millennial pressing her phone.
5. Dress the way you want to be addressed
What does this even mean? Just because we’ve chosen not to wear suits to work anymore? Do they not know how hot this country is? Like I’m sorry you wasted your youth dressing like an old person, but if you can’t handle a bad bitch, don’t give birth to one.
6. Using your left hand is rude
I thought God created all things equally, but older Nigerians in their usual annoying way have proven that it is an insult to use your hand even if you’re a southpaw. Wahala oh.
So do our parents, you’re not special. By the way, never in the history of demanding respect has saying this in an argument ever helped.
8. You’d understand when you’re older
Some people have been “older” for many years now, and they still don’t understand a lot of things, everybody should just get out.
9. I carried you as a baby
Okay, thank you for your service to humanity, do you want an award or something? Notice how it’s always that one person you don’t even know?
10. You’re so big now
So here’s the thing about human beings, dear egbon, they grow. It happened to you and our parents, and now it has happened to us. Thanks for pointing it out though.
Such a heart-warming story that will make you rethink how you treat the older people around you!
Lesson of the day: Teaching people new things should be done with patience and without judgement. Especially those who have never had to deal directly with technology when they were younger.
