After his manager learned that he was pursuing a master’s degree in cybersecurity, a Nigerian man was let go from his position as a cleaner in the United Kingdom.
He talked about the experience and the events that transpired on his social media page, X (formerly Twitter).
His post states that his African supervisor inquired about his background on his first day of work.
The man disclosed that he was working as a cleaner in the interim while he pursued a master’s degree in cybersecurity in order to find employment in his field.
The manager then fired him after the supervisor informed him of this information.
In his post, he wrote: “I was working as a cleaner one time. On my first day, the woman (African) supervising me asked about my background.”
“I told her I was doing my Master’s in cybersecurity and only working as a cleaner temporarily before finding a job in my field. She reported me to the Manager straight away.”
He continued, “The manager came looking for me and told me she doesn’t think I can do the job. In the end, they chased me away 😂😂 We are killing ourselves as Africans.”
Widespread outrage was generated by the post, and worried people flocked to the comments section to express their opinions.
See some reactions below:
@oluwafifunmii: “lol when I first come London, I send my cv give supervisor, he say make I no worry I’m too good for the job.”
@De_andersons: “Same here, when I first came and was doing warehouse, told my supervisor i am CCNA certified and an IT specialist and that I am still looking for job, the next day them sack me 😂. That was the first lesson i learned.”
@jhaystrong: “Maybe African woman don dey the job for years , then the “main time “ disturbed her peace.”
@thejaymizy: “The fact that you don’t see that you were the problem is this scenario is shocking to me. You thought it was okay to belittle a job that was your means and you also thought it necessary to explain that if you had a choice you wouldn’t do that job lol.”
@Malbuild: “That must have hurt her, though, because that is what she does to earn a living here. But, I believe you were simply expressing yourself freely.”
@ebalheem: “I swear you gentle oooo, me before I leave will make sure I slap the hell out of that African woman. She go chop two slap and nothing go happen.”
@jerrywhyte: “Know of someone who moved from B4 to B7 in 9 months because the line manager during a conversation discovered he had so much to offer and support him until he leaves to another dept.”
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Published by Ejoh Caleb
