Mechanical Engineer Graduate Turns Petty House Painter to Survive, Shares His NYSC Photo
- A Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @JESSEDREVIVAL has said that he had to become a painter because there was no formal job
- The mechanical engineer showcased his hustle on the bird app as he tagged relevant handles
- To show he indeed is a graduate, he shared a snap of himself in NYSC uniform, holding his service certificate
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A Nigerian graduate with the handle @JESSEDREVIVAL who studied mechanical engineering in school has taken to Twitter to showcase the work he is doing for survival.
It is no news that many Nigerians struggle to get a befitting job nowadays as more people are becoming 'accidental entrepreneurs'.
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In a tweet on Thursday, May 13, the Nigerian man shared a photo of himself at work and a snap showing when he got his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate.
Tagging President Muhammadu Buhari on Twitter among other handles, he said that he had to make a career switch because the Nigerian government had failed him.
His work snap has him holding a paint bucket in a room that is undergoing a decoration process.
Though his tweet has not gathered many reactions as at the time of writing this report, a tweep, @DangoteOfData, told him to keep his good work up.
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See his tweet below:
Meanwhile, Briefly News earlier reported that a Nigerian lady, Romoke Adunbarin, took to social media to talk about her life working as a cleaner.
In a Twitter post on Friday, April 30, the lady said when a colleague asked her why she likes sharing photos of herself in a cleaner's uniform, she replied that "it doesn't matter..."
Tweeps took to her comment section to praise her for being true and not living a fake social media life as many do.
Speaking with Briefly News, the lady said being a cleaner was never the plan, adding that it became necessary as a way to get out of poverty and make something good for herself.
She said growing up, her options at getting the best opportunity were limited.
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