Nairobi: Woman Gets a Job For the First Time, Only for Her to Quit One Her First Day Over This

A Nairobi woman, Marianah Kelly, has walked out of a new social media manager job before her first working day ended, saying the KSh 20,000 monthly salary could not justify a seven-day schedule across three company branches, in a TikTok video that has sparked debate online.

Kelly said she had no other job lined up when she resigned. She had applied for the position, passed the interview and agreed terms with the CEO, settling on a salary she privately thought was low but was willing to accept while she proved her worth.

The problems started when she reported for work. She said the schedule ran Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm, Saturday from 8.30am to 5pm and Sunday from 9am to 3pm, and that three counts of lateness in one week would lead to instant dismissal.

The role also covered three branches selling electronics and bags. She then learned the company had hired two social media managers, who both completed onboarding, received equipment and filmed a trial video at the premises.

After talking it over with her boyfriend, Kelly worked out the costs of travelling daily from Ngong to town, plus lunch and other expenses. She went back to the CEO with a hybrid proposal, in which she and her colleague would each work three days on site and both report on Sundays.

The CEO rejected the idea and told her she had disappointed him, adding that he believed they had settled everything at the start.

She was referred to the operations manager, who offered no solution, and she collected her belongings and left.

Kelly said the pay might have been workable if she were the only manager earning a combined KSh 40,000, but split between two people on a seven-day operation, it left too little to live on.

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