15/09/2026
(Copied from Jenelle Flemming)
Every day is:
Young people cyah get work.
There are no jobs.
Employers don't want to hire.
But is there really … or is it that some people don't want the work that is available?
Because everybody want a $10,000 salary, company phone, work-from-home, flexible hours, Fridays off and a boss who understands that “something come up” every other day.
But start at the bottom?
“Nah man, ah too qualified for that.” 🤦🏽♀️
Minimum wage?
“I not working for dat.”
Entry-level position?
“But ah have qualifications.”
Okay… and where the experience coming from?
You want the salary of somebody who spent years building a career, but you don't want to spend the time building yours.
And let me tell allyuh something about punctuality.
If work starts at 8:00 a.m., that means 8:00 a.m.
Not 8:15.
Not 8:30.
Not “I was on the road from 7.”
And certainly not:
Boss, I buy two pies and ah juice, so lemme eat first and settle in. 😂
You reach late.
You eating until 9.
But 12 o'clock?
!
Suddenly you watching the clock like your life depends on it. 😭
And before somebody comes with the “But I have children!” argument...
YES. Children are a responsibility. Employers understand that.
But if your childcare situation means you're consistently late, leaving early, missing days or needing special arrangements, the employer still has a business to run.
And guess what?
If they have two candidates with similar qualifications and one person is reliable, punctual and consistently available, while the other person comes with a list of limitations...
Who do you think they're hiring?
That doesn't mean mothers don't deserve opportunities.
It means the workplace isn't obligated to ignore operational problems because you have personal responsibilities.
:
Your circumstances may explain your limitations, but they don't automatically become your employer's responsibility.
And this goes for young people AND middle-aged people.
Stop expecting somebody to hand you a big salary because “I deserve better.”
.
Show up.
Work hard.
Learn.
Gain experience.
Be dependable.
Take the opportunity.
Build your reputation.
Then demand your worth.
You cannot want CEO money with Intern effort.
You cannot want management salary with “I doing what I feel like” behaviour.
And you cannot complain that “nobody wants to give me a chance” when every opportunity comes with conditions you're unwilling to meet.
Sometimes the problem isn't that Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 has no jobs.
Sometimes the problem is that people have become too comfortable wanting employment on THEIR terms.
And before allyuh vex...
Ask yourself honestly:
If you were the employer,
would YOU hire you?
