- A Nigerian man lost a ₦1.5 million-per-month job opportunity due to smoking before his medical screening for the role.
- The incident was reported by @ibukun_tayo, a medical practitioner who is believed to be responsible for assessing the candidate on X (formerly Twitter).
A Nigerian man has reportedly lost a lucrative ₦1.5 million-per-month job opportunity after arriving for a mandatory medical screening while under the influence of a recently smoked substance.
The incident was revealed on X (formerly Twitter) by user @ibukun_tayo, believed to be the medical professional assigned to conduct the evaluation.
According to her, the role excluding bonuses was contingent on passing a clean medical test. Unfortunately, the candidate showed clear signs of having just smoked, which disqualified him immediately.
In her words: “This patient was scheduled for his medicals today. A role worth ₦1.5 million monthly (excluding bonuses) was on the line. He came in having smoked, somewhere, freshly used, in his mind it will not show in the results?”
She added that despite being qualified for the role, his lack of discipline cost him the offer:
“A dream job, gone in seconds. Not because he wasn’t qualified, but because discipline failed him. In this life, opportunities don’t always knock twice.”
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The post sparked conversation online, with many users citing it as a cautionary tale about preparedness and self-control in professional settings.
Reacting to the post…
@BunduForAfrika1: “As far as I’m not anti-smoking, why will you go and smoke before going for a medical screening for a job offer ? They wanted to know if you are medically fit for the job, but you decided to show them you engage in activities that are unhealthy for your lungs.”
@leighcon: “How is the person medically unfit because they smoked? Is smoking a medical condition? And is the clinic a department of the company? How did information about the compensation get to those running medical test?”
@sanniaanu1_1524: “Like I still don’t get what you’re saying, so you literally disqualified someone because he smoke? And that’s not enough for you but you still bring it here. Does smoking stop him from doing his job? Do you even know that many Dr are into smoking too? You deserve proper beating.”
@Linda_dadiva1: “Sorry I want to ask. Will you do same to a HIV+ candidate/ patient? Top guys in corporate world smoke. Not like I am in support of smoking, but come onnnn.”
@iam_YoungShozy: “Then he will proceed to the mountain of fire to rebuke the devil and wage unnecessary war with the innocent village people.”
@Cniro: “You are too wicked, you denied someone a job opportunity because you want to justify your selfish mindset that he is not a disciplined patient. I know an Indian doctor that can’t stay up to 5 minutes without smoking.”
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