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By Deborah Nnamdi
A Nigerian employer has recounted how the husband of her employee contacted her, demanding that his wife be dismissed from her job because he believed her salary was making her disrespectful.
She shared the story in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
According to the employer, the woman works as her housekeeper and has four children with the man, who is currently unemployed. She also noted that the couple is not legally married.
The employer’s post reads: “My housekeeper’s husband called tonight to request that I fire her (his wife) because ‘the money don make am get pride because I no get work. If you no sack am, I go sack her. She know where I from, I go bring am down.”
The post quickly went viral, prompting a flood of reactions from concerned users in the comment section.
Below are some reactions:
@OBlezzings: “If you sack her, how would they survive as he can’t even fend for the family since he doesn’t have a job yet? How did she even manage to give birth to 4 children for an enemy within? Hmmm.”
@iamAbiodunAA: “Ego wey the werey suppose use hustle every use ham find him wife downfall. You no get work you no get life and you want make your wife rate you?”
@KRYPTTOPIA: “Omo 4 kids, for man wey u never marry, kai na wa ooh. Anyways pls don’t fire her, i just pray that shameless man doesn’t become the end of her.”
@sposhbaba: “Where exactly is he from that he cannot use it to better his own life? Poor people isn’t by money only. Poor mindset is a terrible thing. God forbid and abeg.”
@vulcanstudionft: “He turned into HR and Threat Department all in one phone call. Somebody get this man an application form, not a microphone!”
@sorosokewomen: out of spite, i’d promote her and raise her salary. also, please keep receipts of conversations like this if they happen again — i hardly believe that’s an empty threat.”
