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7 Jobs Nigerian Parents May Never Ever Comprehend
Most Nigerian Parents always say ‘I don’t want my child to be this or that I want child to be this‘ and when they hear that their child have taken up jobs like the ones written below…. They find it difficult to comprehend.
When Nigerian parent spends their money to send us to school, they assumes we are going to become one of the following â a doctor, a lawyer, an engineer, a banker or what have you.
Now, some professions have been added to the very short list. We now have people appreciating their children in other fields â geology, biotechnology and even entertainment â music, acting and football. After they heard Wizkid charges a million per show or that Mikel Obiâs salary per week is what they collect in a year? Why wouldnât they agree? But still at that, there are a few jobs that not all Nigerian parents have come to admit. A lot of them have to do with the fact that they cannot brag about it to the friends or in most cases, cannot explain fully what you do.
âKunbi is a doctorâ, âTimi is a lawyerâ
âMy son? He works with….. ……….. Oya Bankole, tell your auntie what you say you do againâ
Here are a few jobs Nigerian parents may not fully understand:
1. Blogger/Vloggers
Try explaining to the average Nigerian parent that you are a blogger and the reaction is one you will never forget. The ones that understand what it means will ask you how you successfully spent their money abroad and now all you do is carry make-up around their house and teach your âfansâ to use it and the ones who do not will spend nights trying to figure how you sharing food preparation methods as a food blogger will bring money to the house.Image: Ora HQ
2. Developers
âSo what do you do now Timiâ
âI write codes and develop programs for companiesâ
What kind of programs really? What exactly is a program do?âI knew you shouldnât have gone to that school. We should have invested the money instead of you to sit down all day and be pressing laptopâ
âAre you sure itâs not 419 youâre doing?â
3. Photographers
âSo youâve decided what you want to do is carry a camera and be snapping people ehn?â
How will you make it? Is this what we sent you to school to do? How will you take care of us in our old age?
4. Social Media Managers/PR Executives
âSo Nnanna explain exactly to your Uncle what you do for a living because I donât understand clearlyâ
âUncle, I work with social media. Facebook, Twitter and the likesâ
Your dad and your uncle probably look at each other, sigh and try to understand how you work with Facebook â the same facebook they use to post about their rendezvous in the old boyâs association groupsImage: You
5. Models
Nigerian parents will never understand being a model too. Most especially about the ones from staunch Christian families
âSo you want to go and show off your unclothedness to the whole world abi?
The ones that understand modeling will try to understand how that will make money over a long period of time.
6. DJ
No words. Nigerian parents will insult you for even thinking about it in the first place UNTILL THE MONEY STARTS FLOWING OF COURSE
7. Artist/Sculptor
Like make beautiful art pieces and have exhibitions. But the average Nigerian parent will say no to this.
âYou better drop this hobby and pursue real lifeâ
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