Aunty Bella: Miss. Desperate For Help
Aunty Bella is our agony aunt column on gossip9jarThe letter has been minimally edited for grammar and structure.
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Dear Aunt Bella,
It took me a long while to decide to finally write to you.
I am single, 29 year old graduate of microbiology who unfortunately graduated with a third class honours from a state university six years ago. Getting a job has been impossible since I resigned from the one I had in 2011. My boss then was owing salaries for months and having to manage on a 40k salary and shuttling from Surulere to Lekki and also having to work as personal assistant, supplychain, logistics, and customer service person started to take a toll on me.
It took me a long while to decide to finally write to you.
I am single, 29 year old graduate of microbiology who unfortunately graduated with a third class honours from a state university six years ago. Getting a job has been impossible since I resigned from the one I had in 2011. My boss then was owing salaries for months and having to manage on a 40k salary and shuttling from Surulere to Lekki and also having to work as personal assistant, supplychain, logistics, and customer service person started to take a toll on me.
Graduating with a 3rd class has been the biggest nightmare of my life.I still cannot understand how it happened.Getting a job has been hard for people with good degrees let alone myself. But then I was hoping that I will get an opportunity to express myself and create an impression that my 3rd class degree is only a certificate.
I have been thinking of what else to do with myself since the job isn’t coming. Nothing seems to have crept into my mind yet. Buying and selling is a No-No for me, as I hate risk. The truth is that I am not entrepreneurial. I am wired to be an employee.
I am the first from the family of four. I have known my mum to be the bread winner of my family since I was born. She has just retired 3 months ago as a teacher, pension hasn’t started coming. My 2 younger ones are still in school. My immediate younger sister is the only one with a job, and the whole family is dependent on her 100k salary.
My mum is frustrated about the fact that I am single and have no job or any other means of livelihood.
I am not happy about it either; it’s just that I really do not know what to do with my self yet. I put in not less than 3 applications everyday.I feel bad that I am not able to help my family at this critical moment that we are in. As regards relationships, half the men I have met since I moved to Lagos are married, the other half think I have money and want to come and have a share.
I am not happy about it either; it’s just that I really do not know what to do with my self yet. I put in not less than 3 applications everyday.I feel bad that I am not able to help my family at this critical moment that we are in. As regards relationships, half the men I have met since I moved to Lagos are married, the other half think I have money and want to come and have a share.
I am gradually withdrawing myself from everyone, and gradually slipping into depression. Help me please.
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