Lady Who Was Earning N650k Monthly for 2-Hour Job Loses Contract after Sending Mail to Employer
- A Nigerian man has shared a heartbreaking post narrating how a lady lost a 'simple' job after sending a mail to her female employer
- According to him, the lady, a prospective corps member, was earning about N650,000 monthly for working two hours daily
- However, after sending the mail to her employer, the woman immediately ended the contract because it didn't sit well with her
A Nigerian graduate awaiting national service lost a remote executive assistant job after requesting a salary increase from her employer, a woman based in Canada.
The job, which involved responding to emails and scheduling, required only two hours of work daily and paid a monthly salary of ₦650,000.
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Employer ends contract with lady over increment
The story was shared on X by @unclepamilerin, who disclosed that his friend had hired the graduate for the role.
According to him the arrangement had worked well for four months, but after the graduate discovered his friend's high-class status, she sent an email requesting a pay rise.
The employer immediately terminated the contract, mentioning the graduate's request as the reason.
Shortly afterwards, the former employee asked if she could continue working for the same pay, but the request was denied.
Pamilerin narrated:
"My friend in Canada hired a fresh graduate in Nigeria (awaiting NYSC) as her executive assistant. The job was simple: respond to emails and help schedule her day. She worked 2 hours daily and earned ₦650k monthly. After 4 months, she realized my friend was a “big deal.” Maybe she got bad advice, but she sent a mail asking for a salary increase. We ended the contract immediately. Now she’s asking if she can still keep working for the same pay. Are we wicked for saying no?"
Reactions as graduate loses N650k job
Nigerians shared their opinions in the comments section.
Agboola said:
"It’s not ridiculous to ask for salary increase. A more effective method is to ask her to defend why she thinks she deserves it. Your opening paragraph set the tone making it sound like a “lucky job”, she’s supposed to be glad to have. “simple job”. “2hrs a day”. Pretty sure your friend saw the value in her work and isn’t doing charity. Sacking her for asking for a salary increase is bad management. Probably because you don’t rate her. In another world you’d be happy a talent is asking for salary increase, and you guys can work out a solution that works for both parties, rather than them seeking it externally and leaving you desperately searching for a replacement."
Swish said:
"I lead a team of engineers for a USA startup. One of the engineers, a frontend developer started acting up when someone told him that whatever He was earning is low. He was paid 1.5m+ monthly for a part time role. He kept throwing tantrums until we had to let him go. It’s been few weeks and He has been everywhere asking for a chance to come back. He said He was misled by friends who told him to ask for more. The idea that when you work for a foreign organization, they should pay you the Naira equivalence of what people that live in foreign countries is dumb."
Yinka Obe added:
"No you are not wicked. But you can give her a second chance. It has happened to me before. It's usually bad advice. I reconsidered her and she's turned out to be one of the most dependable people i have worked with. If you can giver the job back at the initial pay. In less than 1 month you will know if to keep her. She's either going to be absolutely repentant or disgruntled."
See the post below:
Lady gets sacked from new job
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that a Nigerian woman reportedly sacked a staff member who dressed in a flashy way to work on her first day.
According to the story, which was shared on TikTok, the woman also complained that the new staff member wore a strong cologne.
Source: Legit.ng
