Tochi, a former contestant on the reality show, BBNaija, has sparked a conversation online after he addressed the issue of Nigerian employers underpaying and overworking their staff.
Through his Instagram account, he expressed his disappointment in how some employers hire staff for a specific role and then bombard them with other tasks, while still giving them peanuts.
The reality show star specifically gave an instance how in Nigeria, employers would hire a chef and then expect them to also perform the duties of a driver, cleaner, gateman, nanny and more. The employee would accept these added responsibilities and still receive a meagre ‘N17,500’ salary.
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China dey learn work: Netizens express their agreement with Tochi
Many social media users have reacted to Tochi’s post, lending their voices to his well-expressed concern. Some even shared personal experiences. However, some users believed the onus was on the employees to act professionally and stick to their job descriptions.
Here are some reactions:
rosythrone: “When they lack professionalism they get to be used anyhow, I guess if all chefs are professionals none would settle for anything other than their jobs, let see if the employers won’t change their £vil ways.”
lucky_chibuzor: “True talk….I worked for this particular man,, he calls me his personal assistant,, I clean ,wash , think for him and even advance him to get a land in Abuja because when I came he doesn’t have a property in Abuja and he was doing well at that time,,, and all this I was doing for just 17k every month, he will travel out and hand over all the properties to me including his car keys and house key ,he will stay for a month in the abroad and still come to meet his property just as he left it...
…I was a very good staff to him hoping one day he will increase my salary or make me become big just like how I see some boss do to their staff that serve them well,,, one day he called me and said he was looking for his belt,, (mind you,this man s so wuge) If I saw it ,, I said no but let me look for it in his wardrobe because I was in charge with that too…..I tot it was just like a normal thing that he will get away with...
...the next day he came to my room and was checking for it and of course did not find,, check again the next day and he kept on asking me about it……so I made up my mind to leave,,, cos I’m not sure of what will happen next that will be bigger than belt maybe Na prison I go sleep…. So I told him and he beg I should stay but I say no, I can’t stay if u can’t trust me ,,, I left ..the day I was leaving he was supposed to give me my salary for that month he did not and I did not ask till today.”
lone_wolfe1: “China d learn for cheap labour where naija Dey.”
cupcakee09: “If you still pay your domestic staff less than 100k in 2023, you should be in jail. You should serve minimum of 10years without parole. Nigerians are slave drivers and wicked minded. That’s why some of these people than made small change cannot stay abroad because their lazy asss cannot afford a nanny. Stop taking advantage of people, if you don’t have money to keep a maid pls do your chores yourself.”
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She claimed that she was ignorant of his marriage until Cubana Chiefpriest brought it up with his accusations.
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