Businesswoman Shares Why She Didn’t Hire Jobseeker as Her Driver After Interview, People React

• A businesswoman got people talking as she shared why she didn’t hire a man who applied as her driver
• She said she had already discussed salary and accommodation with him, but something he did make her not hire him
• Many who came across the post shared their thoughts on the lady’s reason for not employing him

A Nigerian businesswoman shared what transpired when she interviewed a jobseeker for the position of her driver.

She shared how he responded to the first question she asked and how the interview was concluded.

In a tweet by @imoteda on X, the lady said she had already discussed salary and accommodation with him, but something he did make her not hire him.

She said his demeanour changed when she said she would ask “oga” after he enquired about something.

The tweet read:

“Yesteday I interviewd a potential driver. He came in, I asked if he would like water, he said "ofcourse". I got him a glass of water and we started the interview. All through I felt ill at ease but he didn't say anything wrong per se so I figured I was just being somehow.

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“I'm used to having a ton of staff deferring to me so I thought maybe that's what it was. I showed him his potential accommodation and then gave him a start date. I confirmed he knew the salary and then he asked if it came with feeding and I said I hadn't actually thought of that.

“So I'll discuss it with oga and get back to him. Now it's important to note that @Toni_hime and I refer to ourselves as oga with domestic staff cause none of us wants to really be asked too many questions lol. So to the people Toni deals with more, I am oga and to the people I deal with Toni is oga.

“Anyways, as soon as I said I'll discuss with oga, this guy sat up. I then belated realized what had bothered me. His posture was super informal. He was slouched. His answers were casual. It didn't feel like an interview at all.

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“I might have hired him regardless but the fact that his entire demeanor changed when I mentioned an imaginary oga, whom I assume he thought was a man, tells me that I cannot work with him. That casual misogyny is definitely there and I almost gaslit myself into missing it.”

See the tweet below:

Reactions trail driver’s interview experience

@Chiivie_ said:

"Before shepteri twitter finds your tweet, I just want you to know your intuition was right and even the “of course” made me raise my eyebrows."

@OkahEwahEdede said:

“I should probably fire all the women working for me because I get this "of course" response a lot of times from them. Aunty, it was all in your head.”

@Wemmy0500 said:

"Just hire a female driver. You will understand each other better. You can as well help close the gender gap in Nigeria transportation industry."

In a chat with Legit.ng, Esohe Ekhator, a regional Human Resource and Admin coordinator, shared what she noticed while interviewing male or female employees.

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Esohe, who has 4 years of experience, said:

"For junior roles, I have noticed a difference. For instance, the female applicants are timid and relatively shy while the male applicants express a level of confidence. However, I do not entirely take notice of it because I still relate all of it to personality issues.

"On the other hand, for senior roles, I have not vividly see any difference between the male and female candidate in how they relate. In this case, I treat them differently as their individual personality permits. I do not take any of it personal, I ensure to always keep it professional."

In related stories, a man started a carwash business after weeks of unsuccessful job-hunting, while another got an instant job after an unexpected encounter.

Lady loses offer due to interview outfit

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a young lady who was denied a job offer due to what she wore at the interview shared her experience.

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She shared a video of the dress she wore, which the company tagged as “inappropriate” dressing.

Many who came across the video shared their thoughts on the company’s policy and the lady’s dress.

Source: Legit.ng