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Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by CastedAyo: 12:53pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
A Twitter user with the Twitter handle @lollypeezle has come online to share how his friend got sacked on Saturday, January 23, Igbere TV reports. He said that a phone conversation from the boss to the friend when he was beside his mum ruined it all. After their talk, the boss asked to speak to his mother. The worker humbly told his boss that his mum is illiterate, asking the woman to speak to her in Yoruba only. He said: “Ma, my mum is illiterate, please speak Yoruba to her instead of English.” That particular statement angered his boss who asked how dare he talk about the woman like that when his job is to polish her up. The woman asked if that is the way the worker goes around talking about the company’s clients. After an abrupt disconnection, the man’s contract was terminated via an email. As at the time of writing this report, the tweet has gathered many reactions from Nigerians who thought the boss' reaction was exaggerated. A friend who works in a PR company got sacked yesterday Saturday. What happened surprised me. https://twitter.com/lollypeezle/status/1353384002628018181?s=20 4 Likes 3 Shares
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Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by extol1(m): 12:59pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
speaking the truth at times might be wrong 100 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by EnvelopeUs(f): 12:59pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
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Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by sherylbaky(f): 1:03pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
Wahala for who be Nigerian, different people just full this country. Is illiterate an insult? The mama no fit read, write or speak the borrowed official language, if pesin wan talk that one for English abeg wetin e go be? 261 Likes 13 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by MickzyDonald: 1:16pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
The boss is an illiterate if he doesn't know the meaning of an illiterate also, maybe he's been looking for an opportunity to fire him before who knows 339 Likes 16 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Jenny1010(f): 1:16pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
Useless reason. She has been looking for a way to sack him long before. I hope she gave him the relevant period of notice as required by law. If not he should sue her ass. 93 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Realtord43: 1:33pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
White colar job too get packaging and stress. just imagine the reason for the sack. Entrepreneurship is underrated! 129 Likes 13 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by jenny005: 1:57pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
It is well, GOD Will u a better job. So dnt lose hope 3 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by CrazyMan(m): 2:28pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
The boss overreacted. Illiteracy is a word used to describe an uneducated person, and not an insulting word. How else should he have explained to her that his mum isn't fluent with English language? I'm not surprised though cos that's how it is with female bosses, they're always so paranoid. 71 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Nobody: 2:49pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
I don't know if a lot of folks here are aware of this but there are a lot of people out there who find that very word 'illiterate' demeaning and insulting to say the least. As a matter of fact, there are a number of 'harmless' words that we use on a day to day basis that are frowned upon in certain quarters. Put in his shoes, I wouldn't have referred to my mom as an 'illiterate'. That doesn't really sound right in my opinion. In this case, the man could have gone about it in another way by simply saying something like: 'Sir, you see, my mother does not speak English. She is more fluent in her native language(you mention the language)...' In such a scenario, your boss would get the point and then know exactly what to do. Sometimes, shortcuts kill when interacting with others and you must learn the art of Circumlocution/ paraphrasis Some words look rather harmless on the surface but they sure can get us into some sort of **** when used carelessly or in the wrong occasion. The fellow in that twitter 'story' found himself in such a moment. Now, the boss, I agree went overboard. What happened to a little reprimand? Oh, and what's more? It's a PR firm. Just my little opinion. 142 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Nobody: 2:58pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
CrazyMan: True the boss overreacted. She simply killed a fly with a sledgehammer, that cannot be overlooked. But on the other hand, you see, there are over a million ways of saying the word 'illiterate' without actually saying the word itself. It is a matter of getting imaginative/creative. Someone once told me that once you work in PR, your utterances ought to be properly measured. I am still looking for a PR practitioner to explain that to me. 12 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by WoundedLamb: 3:26pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
Lol... I'd say the boss behaved like guys when they want to dump their girlfriend. But then, the story is very improbable. I think it's either incomplete or fake. 13 Likes |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by MANNABBQGRILLS: 3:26pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
He said: “Ma, my mum is illiterate, please speak Yoruba to her instead of English.”Serves the Big mouthed child right! Do not use the sharpness of your tongue on the mother who taught you to speak. We Rise.......once more ! 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by ena5four(m): 3:27pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
I Hate It, When I'm Not Among The First Seven To Comment On Front Page Worthy Topics. I Hate It, When Some Mumu Put Ads Above My Comments, I Know It's A Matter Of Who 1st Book Space, Whatever! Permit Me To Say, The Oga No Do Well 2 Likes |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by xtervaganza(m): 3:27pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
Twitter stories are mostly fake. So take this nonsense with a pinch of salt 15 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Nobody: 3:27pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
How the fvck is that an insult? Assuming this even happened, which never did anyways. 4 Likes |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by ImmaculateJOE(m): 3:28pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
Good riddance to bad rubbish... |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by naijapips04: 3:28pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
Nigerians and their fish tank mentality. illiteracy is not an insult. There are billionaires that can neither read nor write. 4 Likes |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Nobody: 3:28pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
CastedAyo: Seriously? There could be more to this story (Assuming it's even true...) 2 Likes
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Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Nobody: 3:28pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
She went too far by sacking him. She just succeeded in putting the guy's mom in more thinking and misery, if he's the one supporting her. Caution and correct him, not take his job away. For this coro wey job scarce die 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Nobody: 3:28pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
What if the guy is the one catering for the mum? The Boss now made him jobless. Mad people everywhere 19 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Lanretoye(m): 3:29pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
he works with a PR firm,and he told his boss how to relate with his mum.whats the sack about? 6 Likes |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by DWJOBScom(m): 3:29pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
Pass the phone to your mother and watch them interact Sometimes trying too much runs the whole package, just do the much you can 4 Likes |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by saferoom: 3:29pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
Wahala be like Bicycle |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Poloyanabo2(m): 3:29pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
ena5four:g 1 Like |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Sonnobax15(m): 3:30pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
Baba God,abeg any call wey go lead us to get bad luck,abeg make bad network cast am... 12 Likes |
Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by fourboys: 3:30pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
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Re: Man Loses Job After Telling Boss Over Phone His Mum Is An Illiterate by Nobody: 3:30pm On Jan 26, 2021 |
That's why women are not trustworthy running a business. They can hire, fire and take all kinds of other decisions for the most erratic of reasons. Though calling his mother an illiterate is irritating, it still has nothing to do with how well he does his job in the office. Apart from the fact that her asking to talk to his mum was unprofessional in the first place. 10 Likes |
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