Unhappy Nigerian Boss Shares the Bad Resignation Letter a Student Intern Sent after ASUU Called off Strike

Unhappy Nigerian Boss Shares the Bad Resignation Letter a Student Intern Sent after ASUU Called off Strike

  • A Nigerian student called it quits at a place he works as an intern in a manner that didn't please his boss
  • The sad employer took to social media to share a screenshot of the eight-worded resignation email with a promise to stop considering undergraduates for intern roles
  • The mischievous student riding on the back of the ASUU strike call-off used a trending expression 'sope otilor'

Mixed reactions have trailed a resignation letter a Nigerian undergraduate sent to his employer as he dumped his intern job at the organisation following the call off of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) 8-month strike.

The unhappy boss, via his handle @Unknown_xyzac shared the resignation email on Twitter as he closed the door on employing undergraduates for intern positions in the future.

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The boss wasn't happy with the resignation letter. Photo Credit: Ivan Pantic, Twitter/@Unknown_xyzac
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The resignation letter by one Victor Makinde, a marketing intern, addressed to Adekunle simply reads, "effective from today, oya sope otilor."

It was not just the shortness of the eight-worded letter that stunned many but the use of a recently trending slang, 'sope otilor.'

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Sope Otilor is a Yoruba expression that literally means that one should say something is over, ended or gone.

The tweet has since gone viral and stirred massive reactions.

See the tweet below:

Social media reactions

@maine_clare said:

"This is not even funny. If this is real.
"Blocking opportunities for others that would actually need the job."

@R0VIEL said:

"The person doesn’t value your organization.
"There might be a reason why."

@PluckyPrecious said:

"Developing workplace friendships enhances workers overall happiness and productivity. However, professional boundaries are essential."

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@_contactayo said:

"This isn't funny at all. This would probably affect future interns request. We can't be possibly hiding bad behaviour under GenZ."

@Funmiscute said:

"I don't find this funny though regardless of the relationship between them. Official should be official then jokes can come later or through another medium."

@houdini__1 said:

"Imagine him needing a real job later on and he is asked to go bring a reference letter from places he’s worked or interned before."

Woman drops funny resignation letter as she quits her job

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a woman had submitted a funny resignation letter as she dumped her job.

The lady did one on her unsuspecting boss with the unconventional message. But asides from the picture showing the message, Morp*hine's thread included another funny message to her colleagues. She wrote:

"The rest of my crew has either [quit] or they put in their two weeks and I was the last one. So, cheers to f**king over Rite Aid on not having anyone to work."

Source: Legit.ng

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Victor Duru (Editor) Victor Duru is a Reuters-trained award-winning journalist with over 4 years of working experience in the media industry. He holds a B.Sc in Management Studies from Imo State University, where he was a Students' Union Government Director of Information. Victor is a human interest editor, strategic content creator, freelancer and a Google-certified digital marketer. His work has been featured on US news media Faith It. He can be reached via victor.duru@corp.legit.ng