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Verily verily, I say unto una, the wobe is under attack.
Your dear street kid canât go to work in regular clothes no more, now he has to wear those coats that all those bank peepu use to wear upandan. BecauseâŠappearances.
And I understand, really, how appearances form the basis for most of our decisions. If it looks good, itâs good. If it looks âonekainâ, then itâs probably bad.
Makes sense abi? Till you see a tattooed white lady saving an abandoned babyâs life â a baby, so neglected because of an accusation of sorcery. What spell did he cast, âFoetus deletusâ? All this in a very religious community, dressing right, saying the right things, etcâŠđ
Speaking of tattoos, I was gonna get one but was wary about how it would fit into work because awon corporate irunmole will see tattoo, conclude that being a wobe means Iâm an incompetent shide of the world and not gimme work. Well, till I saw our head of corporate comms, discretely masking the tattoo on her wrist with a bracelet. Game on! Iâm kuku wearing long sleeve shirts upandan these days.
But I digressâŠ
This morning, a car was free so I drove to church. Now our church is in an estate and the security guards tend to defer to driving folks, rather than those who go in on foot. That was how one was begging me for money to buy water as he opened the gate for me.
I know we tend to be more charitable on Sunday but I nor give am. Same dude will see me drop from a bike and walk in every other Sunday without as much as a âGood morning,â but will start calling you âOgaâ once youâre driving. Miss me with that bullshit abeg. Not that I care about the pretentious respect anyway but if Iâm ignored on foot, kindly ignore me when driving. đ
Appearances wonât kill us in this country.
I was having a conversation with a colleague the other day and he mentioned a prestigious firm that could fire a staff seen to be commuting in âless than befitting means of transportationâ e.g. Okada. If you see my laughter in covfefe ehnâŠđđđ
He was serious AF and I found it incredulous. Yeah, itâs because of the clients but what has your preferred mode of transportation got to do with experience/competence? Not like I donât get the fact that branding and packaging is important â itâs what I do â but we seem to have taken some things too far. Things like sound corporate culture are sometimes jettisoned for stuff that doesnât run deep.
Iâve seen agencies with plenty packaging fall short when pitching. It might get you through the door bit wonât keep you there. Complement your packaging with the good stuff and youâre set. Or ignore it altogether and let your work talk for you. For this, you however have to let your work make a lot of noise. Nobody cares about Steve Babaekoâs hair; his company does all the talking for him.
For us young people, it can be a slippery slope which is why it concerns me so. Key things that shouldnât be compromised on are: dedication, hardwork, neatness, respect, composure, etc. If you canât afford that car yet, enter bus. You only need to look at the workforce in developed countries going to their jobs on scooters, bicycles, in trains and buses. Peter rides a bicycle, 10 minutes to work â heâs a lawyer in Canada.
My sister was telling me of one geh that just got a job, only to spend more than half her salary on Uber. I was like, âMy fren, go and enter danfo and stop living a Ciroc life on Orijin budget.â đ
It is not a sin if youâre not there yet, keep working hard.
Iâm not gonna tell anyone what to do but itâs no use impressing people who really donât care.
Think about it; The British PM still uses public transportation.
PS: While driving home after the spiritual feeding kini, I decided to feed my body with Iya Segunâs ewa agoyin as usual. I parked and bought what I needed, then left. Even if thereâs taty billion in the accant, I still love me my street food abeg.
PPS: The ponmo however made me question some of my life choices. It looked so soft and luscious but was hard AF! đđ See what appearances do?
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This caption tho ðÂÂÂ
This caption is everything! Viva Naija and their writers sha
The rush to form and package is the reality on the streets no doubt. I donât see it ending soon
People make me mad when I see them doing unnecessary packaging. You finish your money on Brazilian hair and start asking me for money
Live a life that your income can safely accommodate..