“I myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.” – Rebecca West, 1913.
What happened?
November 17th, women flock Uhuru Park and streets of Nairobi in protest. “My Dress My Choice” sparked an uproar in the capital. These events followed stripping of women by men who claimed that they were indecent in their dressing.
The morality and the cultural basis of all this has been discussed in detail. Interesting enough there is the side of the story J. Waititu might not like to hear.
24 days earlier, this text was sent to a certain S. Wambui: “Ulikataa nikule hizo vitu na vile nazimezea mate. Now i am employing another person on your behalf. Hii dunia kila kitu ni nipe nikupe. Ken will give you the other details on how clear from the office. Goodbye”.
This was not the most elaborate termination of employment. But we can see what he was thinking with.
Let’s dissect this…
What does the Law say??
In a case where you are terminated from your job, you have the social right to enforce some laws.
Employers have a hard lemon to swallow when it comes to axing employees. Especially, when they are not 100% justified to do so. It is perfectly ok for the employer to terminate your employment when some grounds of misconduct are met 😀 .
If your employer terminates your employment because of age, gender, sex, race, religion, disability or infirmity, marital status, or sexual orientation, you can claim some legal action.
Few years back, the lives of women were limited to the house – which they couldn’t own. Now, the level of equality between the two sexes has been improved. Utopic idealists have driven the force of feminism in the past few years. This has been through creating awareness through the media and serious discussions. Some laws helped.
So we all have equal rights. Especially, when it comes to respect.
Hii dunia kila kitu ni nipe nikupe
“Men often act knowingly against their interest” David Hume, 1740.
Some believe that doing a good course and studying hard will get us the dream job. With salary for days! You can only be given that money if you offer a service.
Well you should not give so much you cannot feed yourself. However, sometimes the best incentive is happiness, and not pleasure.
This attitude might be a deterrence from effective youth philanthropy.
This guy
Firing an employee is very stressful. It’s like losing a friend. However, sometimes it has to be done. I guess it had to be done.
It is formal and very human to, at least, terminate someone’s employment face to face. Electronic methods tend to devalue the person. They might not be the best team member but they were in the team.
It takes courage to break up with your SO face to face… it also displays weakness if you use electronic means.
We need a witness! As we wait for the story to fade and details explained. We need someone other than the aforementioned to describe the employment termination. I believe, the situation looks grim for J. Waititu. However, not all the evidence has been displayed. We did talk about how selective the media is.
In this digital era, you have to be careful on your human relations. Otherwise a slip will have the office and everyone on a buzz.
What would you have done?
Much love,
Steja.
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