There was a story recently about a remote worker who lost her job, not because she lacked skill, not because she was lazy, but because her network failed her.

Think about that for a moment.

In a world where remote work is supposed to level the playing field, where talent should matter more than location, a simple internet glitch was enough to cost someone their livelihood. One unstable connection, one dropped call, one missed deadline and suddenly, you’re “unreliable.”

But here’s the uncomfortable truth: this isn’t a one-off story. It’s happening to thousands of Nigerians every day.

From freelancers losing international clients because of power outages, to virtual assistants apologizing endlessly for poor connectivity, to tech workers struggling through Zoom calls that freeze at the worst possible moment, we are constantly working twice as hard just to appear “normal” in a system that was not built with our realities in mind.

And yet, the world keeps moving as if infrastructure is a given.

How long will we continue to normalize this?

How long will competence be overshadowed by poor systems?

How long will people lose opportunities, not due to lack of ability, but because the basics, power, internet, stability, are unreliable?

How long will we keep adapting to dysfunction instead of demanding better?

We are told to “be resilient,” to “find a way,” to “push through.” But resilience should not be a permanent requirement for survival. At some point, it becomes exploitation.

This is no longer just about inconvenience, it’s about lost income, lost trust, and lost futures.

The global workplace is evolving, but we are being held back by problems that should have been solved years ago.

So the question remains:

How long will we endure glitches in every sector before we collectively say, enough is enough?