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
@UnclePamilerin 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
@UnclePamilerin Instead of simply declining her request, you went as far as sacking her just because you feel she should be ‘lucky’ working for you in the first place. And now you’re here posting it proudly… seeking validation or what?”
@UnclePamilerin Why do I feel the salary was not ₦650k?🙄😏 2 hours/day × 5 days/week × 4 weeks/month = 40 hours/month. And the person was paid ₦650k per month? You guys should take it easy with the lies sha.
@UnclePamilerin Employ another person and allow us to rest please..
@UnclePamilerin I honestly see no wring in asking for a salary increase this is normal. Best is you decline amher request, and if she says she can’t work with the same rate, let her go. This is normal no? Btw is that position available i can do it
@UnclePamilerin Yes. Say minimum wage is 15$ per hour. 2 × 15 = 30$ daily 5 days a week = 30 × 5 = 150$ 4 weeks a month = 150 × 4 = 600$ Exchange to naira = 600 × 1500 = 900,000 naira. You guys were paying her less because she's Nigerian. Meanwhile, it's a remote job and she's probably
@UnclePamilerin She has a right to ask for an increase. You can either decline or put it in review. Why is that enough reason to let her go? You're not doing her a favour for paying what you set up yourself.
@UnclePamilerin She no need job She dn mad
@UnclePamilerin No!!!!!
@UnclePamilerin She can use the experience to look for the job that will pay her N10 million monthly. @UnclePamilerin, please link me up.
@UnclePamilerin She's not serious. Abeg forward your friend handle to me let's start the job.
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@UnclePamilerin Asking for a raise after four months of employment no doubt raise suspicion. However, you sound like you and your friend are doing her a favor by employing her You can't say definitely that it's because she figured that your friend is a big deal. You should have asked her why
@UnclePamilerin 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
@UnclePamilerin You don't employ or re-employ an employee who has lost every semblance of motivation for a job. You do not employ out of pity or engage an employee whose loyalty is circumstantial. Compensation(money, wage, salary ) must not be the only stimulant for an employee
@UnclePamilerin There’s nothing wrong in asking for a raise. You guys are is wrong, it’s probably because you know how much people earn in Nigeria so you think she should be grateful that she earns what you pay her even though it’s less than the minimum wage of Canada.
@UnclePamilerin She was bold and daring and you can't fault her for asking for a raise. I believe it's within her corporate understanding to do so. Your friend is also within his right to terminate her contract. Two people can be mad.
@UnclePamilerin So she has no right to negotiate for an increment? Because you think you overpay her or she is privileged to be paid that? When other big companies pay Africa less we complain but this is you
@UnclePamilerin Wouldn’t want to say this is a lie but this story be like super story. 650k a month to a fresh graduate and after 4 months she is asking for a raising ok ooo. U better say the truth about how much u people were truly paying her
@UnclePamilerin 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
@UnclePamilerin Bring the job come make I handle am
@UnclePamilerin Let her go! Same recently happened to me. They always feel entitled and quickly forget .... let her go get that job that will pay her such.
@UnclePamilerin Sacking her was wrong, she was doing her job...Your friend probably feels like she was doing the employee a favor because she is a "big deal". You can politely turn down the request and explain why an increase is not possible. It is normal for employees to ask for increase based
@UnclePamilerin Bargain for lower 🤷🏻♂️ Let everyone be unreasonable together.
@UnclePamilerin It is not bad to ask for salary increase especially if the person delivers effectively. Your friend can ask her why she thinks she needs the raise and if it isnt viable, professionally turn her down while she still keeps her job
@UnclePamilerin Patience and consistency will always remain undefeated. She should have bided her time, used the position to consolidate on her CV, improved her career image, networked with people, learned more on the job while looking for a way for her earnings to reproduce for her. But greed
@UnclePamilerin The people she told gave her a bad advice. Very bad advice. Don't take her back. You will be frustrated. The moment she told them that what she does is to schedule time for meeting and reply emails for that amount of salary, they saw it as a lot, then they quickly recalled that
@UnclePamilerin Good evening @UnclePamilerin Incase you’re looking to hire another EA, I’m open to working. https://x.com/theoluwaseyie/st...
@UnclePamilerin Paying her N650k wasn't the right decision. It would have been best to pay a comparable wage for that role and since you wanted to be kind, add 30 - 50% above the comparable wage. That would have kept her humble... But, THANK YOU for getting rid of her!
@UnclePamilerin @voyageOFD_ Wisdom they say is profitable to direct. Let’s normalise telling these youngsters the simple truth. Here are few rookie mistakes they made. 1. Lacked situational awareness (There’s time and place for everything) — They didn’t properly assess their boss’s generosity and position
@UnclePamilerin Everybody just dy shout Pre-NYSC, what exactly is special about the NYSC? NYSC only matters when you’re trying to get a Nigerian job, no one gives a f outside of Nigeria. Y’all should rate yourself higher btw, you didn’t do her a favour by giving her the job, if someone asks for
@UnclePamilerin The employee might not need her services anymore and she unfortunately opened the door for her termination without having a guilty conscience.
@UnclePamilerin So because she earns #650k per month, she should not ask for salary increase anymore? Do you know the contents of the emails she replies, maybe if she mistakenly do not reply one mail the employer might lose millions in naira. What about that?

