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#HorribleBosses: Ebun needs help

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  Minister of "F" word affairs, Ebun Okubanjo tearing into someone as usual. (Photo credit: Bento) Going through the #HorribleBosses thread, I can only be grateful to God because I can’t relate and I’ve worked with tons of bosses and line managers, I’ve had the best of them and while many recount their pains, I should count my blessings too. I must state categorically that I’m a very annoying person, which I’m not sorry for, I’ve had amazing teammates all around, from Insight, to Eslia, To Niche IMC, to X3m Ideas, to Madison & Park, to BR and even my own Intelligence Republic. I had an offer to join Bento before I went to Mad & Park, thank God I dodged that bullet because how in the world was I supposed to work with such a toxic ass human? How do you scream down everyone at every opportunity? To what end? I’ve always maintained that if you have to shout to win an argument, it means you don’t have a point. I am not passing judgment on social media trial basis, th...

Jane Mena is not my only muse at work

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  My amazing Davidoff coffee, my dependable water cup, my right winger white bottle that conceals its content and of course, my sidekick, hipflask of life, show me a better formation... I wait. (Photo credit: Ramsey's iPhone) The work place is supposed to be a fun theatre, somewhere you’re excited to go to when you wake up in the morning, the people, the environment and the air must speak your language, if this isn’t the case where you work, please start sending out your CV. My job is more of mental than physical. Yes, I do a lot of things and all of them require mental stability. I run the risk of idea block as well, that’s why I can’t survive in a toxic work environment or one that is as boring as whatever AY does as comedy, no offense intended. I’m that guy that brings energy to the work place, they feel it once I walk through the door and I’ve been quite lucky to find myself in working environments that encourage good vibes, from the music to the banters and everything it t...