The one about the scam

It has been a while and I know. I won’t bother to dwell on it. However, let me quickly run you through the WHY and that is exactly why we are here. It is ADULTHOOD. Now, I know everyone already knows the entire adulthood is a scam but what they did not mention is that the older you get, the more intense it becomes. I don’t like that and I want to fight someone, anyone really. I am here to remind you that is was a scam yesterday, it is today and it will be tomorrow. We should all protest.

Let us start from straight up after university, it is absolutely wild that we have to work to get money. We did not ask for this, I know I did not. I know some of y’all are like very studious, upright people and you don’t mind but I mind greatly. Anyway, this is where the struggle starts really, you have to ensure you package yourself attractively enough to get a decent job at least. This is the easiest part now that I think about it in retrospect. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the easy part ooo.

So you are finally on what may seem to be the job of your dreams. Beloved, you have to perform, meet and exceed expectations. You must kiss ass in some cases, pretend to care, deal with crazy people and suck it up because welp, you are an adult. In some cases, you are the crazy person other adults have to deal with. On the job, you must remain relevant, continually train yourself whether by hook or by crook, deliver on your KPIs as needed, date Tolani in Investments, take professional certifications, learn not to “reply ALL’ , fight with Danfo or BRT driver, contend with NEPA while remaining sane enough to do the work you are being paid (or not paid) to do.

Heaven forbid you now have to do a career switch, you must first be true to yourself that this current madness isn’t working. You then research on a lesser evil to move to, do your homework, take courses relevant to your new field, put in gruelling man hours to learn the ropes and then PERFORM diligently. By now, Tolani (stay with me) is also going through same, figuring out life so y’all have broken up because you are both stressed. This means, you are on this new job nursing a heartbreak while learning how to code. *insert tears emoji here yourself*

It is expected that by this time frame, you are now nearing mid management. This means you need to go do your masters either home or abroad. Now sweetheart, do you know how stressful it is to get admission plus scholarship to the top business schools in the world. Yours may not be business school but you do get the drift. A while ago, a lady shared this unbelievable story here of how she put in a ridiculous amount of work to enter a school of her choice in the US. I could never do that because ermm NO, just NO.

Adulthood demands that you take care of your body, soul and spirit. You have to eat right, work out, get enough sleep, go to therapy, pray and have a relationship with God, create time to hang with friends and family etc. The gag here is you are expected to do all of these without never having a meltdown because then people will say adults should not throw tantrums.

Oh I forgot, they say we should have hobbies as well so as to have a well rounded life. Blogging is my hobby but judging by the fact that this blog post is my first in months, that is not going so well either.

If you think I am going to end this post on a positive note of encouragement, I am sorry to disappoint you, I just came here to rant. There will be a part 2 though, because I have by no means exhausted the points. The second part may or may not end on a positive note.

What part of being an adult is currently stressing you out, let me know in the comment section. Please note I don’t have any solution, I just want gist because I am sure whatever it is, I will most likely reply “SAME!!!”

Till my next post…love, light and amala.

*Cover image by James O’Sullivan via Unsplash*