This time last year I had no job in Canada, now I’m making stupid money – Shade Ladipo

Nigerian media personality, Shade Ladipo spoke on the challenges she faced after relocating to Canada as she took to Instagram to say that she worked 18/hr cleaning gyms, took government money and no one wanted to hire her for what she was qualified for.

She further revealed that she told herself that she will never take money from her earnings in Nigeria and will also conquer the North American country adding that it took her less than 2 years to start making money in Canada.

Shade Ladipo who is now a Diversity and Inclusion manager at a company in Canada, said they created the role for her.

She wrote;

This time last year I had zero job in canada

I worked 18/hr cleaning gyms then Covid hit and I was on Employment Insurance lol

Collecting Government money

No one wanted to hire me for what I was qualified to do

I refused to stop moving

I told myself that I would never take money from my earnings in Nigeria

Avienti was making money but went without eating instead taking money from my company

I refused, I reduced my overheads, moved in with my bestie and took public transport to every single place

I told myself that I would conquer this Gadddam country

Took me less than 2yrs and now im just making stoooopid money

Like foolish money

They created the Gaddeem role for me

Today, I want to thank Me

For believing in Me

For not giving up on Me

Thank Me

If e easy, try am naa

#NoPespireToMeguireHere

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