8 (Harsh) Characteristics of Locally-Trained Nigerians
Ajanlekoko, an electrical engineer, is a Senior Manager in one of the telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria. He earlier made same post on Nairaland.com
Here are some interesting perceptions about people who have no study or work experience outside Nigeria. Note, this is a generalization that was observed by some foreigners working in some MNCs in Nigeria and told to me. See, it is always very interesting to see how others observe you, without flipping your lid. While some of the assertions are downright unfair, some kind of hit close to home. See the general list below:
1. We are generally crude and unsophisticated.
2. We are usually rude, and aggressive. In fact, we mistake aggression for self-confidence.
3. We usually show blatant disregard for office protocols. This can be anything from coming late to meetings, not paying attention to detail, or blatant disregard for instructions.
4. We are mavericks, and we like to improvise on everything. A detailed planning process is anathema to Nigerians. We just make up stuff as we go along, riding our luck all the way 
Now the worst of it: not only do we not have a plan, we usually reject plans from anywhere else, insisting on our no-plan paradigm 
5. We are unnecessarily opinionated about everything, even when we should not be. In Nigeria you hear stuff like ‘This cannot work here; you have to consider the Nigerian factor’. Even when someone is floating an idea, getting constant feedback like that can be disheartening, especially if you are paying the person for his opinion 
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6. We respond much more positively to threats than to incentives. Imagine, it is assumed that you get a better response from Nigerians if you threaten to fire them, than if you promise to multiply their salary. Or to put it differently, you get better results when you threaten Nigerians than when you promise them stuff.
7. We are untrustworthy and lack basic integrity. This one is rather cliche, if you get my meaning.
8. We project desperation at all times, and fight over every little thing. Also kind of cliche.
Are you feeling totally pissed already? I was. Why don’t you think about it and say if you agree to any of those assertions or not. In fact, feel free to add some others if you can think of any more 
