22/03/2023
An ushering job is a means of livelihood to an undergraduate female. It brings in money, especially when you least expect it.
Now, the income may be steady or unsteady depending on the individual and the organization she works with.
Let me use an example of two friends, Tayo and Bola. Tayo is tall, slim and shapely, has a very beautiful face and wears a UK dress size 10, while Bola is tall as well, thick, wears a size 12. An ushering agency would pick Tayo ever Bola, mostly because of the size difference.
In an ushering agency where you are the only one on the big side, things may be harder for you. At times your agent would say it to your face that you're fat and should lose some weight, to them it is a candid piece of advise but is it really?
Now you may get some self conscious and if you continue listening to such negative comments you may lose your self esteem and development bad eating habits in a bid to lose the weight. If you are the type who gets affected by such negative comments, I would advise you to leave the agency. Money is good but at what expense? Your self esteem, confidence, mental health?
The society has defined beauty like they do other subjects. Some ushering agencies have their own definition of beauty and mostly, they would choose light skinned ladies over the dark skinned ones sometimes, clients actually request for light skinned ladies but some agencies still indulge in this.
A lady I met last year confided in me that she decided to tone her skin a bit so she would be very attractive and get selected for jobs. Her definition of tonight was bleaching and yes, she revealed she got more jobs when she went light skinned.
Ushering jobs are truly a blessing to student as they use their pay to help themselves out in school. The only way to enjoy using jobs is to register with an agency that welcomes all sizes and colours.