Employer Faces Backlash After Firing New Staff Over iPhone Request

A Nigerian employer, Ojiako Kenechukwu, has sparked controversy on social media after boasting about firing a newly employed staff member within 24 hours of hiring him.

Taking to his Twitter page, Kenechukwu shared that the new employee had approached him with an unexpected request, asking if he had an old iPhone he no longer used and could give to him.

The employer, seemingly displeased by the request, immediately terminated the staff member’s employment.

“Employed a staff yesterday… E never reach 24 hours… Next thing is ‘Sir, is there any iPhone you don’t use that you can give to me.’ Well, just like that, work has been terminated,” he tweeted.

However, his post did not sit well with many social media users, who criticized him for what they perceived as an unnecessary show of power and lack of empathy. While some defended his decision, others argued that the request could have been a mere inquiry rather than a reason to fire someone.

Read some netizens’ reactions below;

@Numero_uno: “Wetin poor man dey see for naija pass wetin Israelites see for Egypt”.

@Ololade: “I even bought a Lexus for my new staff. Learn to do things with love. It doesn’t take away anything from you as the boss.”

@Isreal_usulor: “That’s not enough reason to sack someone.”

@Abazz: “It’s a lie,nobody can sack someone because of that.”

@Fowobi of lagos: “Only if men were God”
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