Nailab CEO Sam Gichuru has been trolled on social media after he declared that companies shouldn’t pay their interns.
Gichuru had given a couple of reasons, saying that the founder/CEO of Herdy was once his unpaid intern and after internship, he founded his own company which has now hired over 10 people.
His argument on why he was/is drumming for an unpaid internships is we enumerate below.
1. Have a mission to learn, connect and lay a positive image of yourself in 90 days.
2. Finance your internship for example through help from parents, friends or loaning applications, and give a repayment plan.
3. Ask permission to sell cakes or other things to staff members.
4. Quit internship when you have learnt all you wanted.
Here are some of the reactions.
Haha this is actually a very useless thread 😑. The interns are not asking for a salary. Just a stipend to cover at least transport , not even lunch bruh. Is that too much to ask yet they work as office slaves. Ati they kopa from mshwari nkt. Hata most they dont qualify— kelvin_drogo (@kelvinmurimi68) April 2, 2019
Tupate wapi pesa kununua unga. Na gas na mafuta ya kupika. Alafu after being overworked as an intern nguvu na time ya kupika. Sam! Sam! Think! Brother beyond your entitlement— Kareji Kisanya (@kisanyammoja) April 2, 2019
On this one you have hit below the belt!! How do you expect someone to cater for transport of 5k a month when affording a meal worth 100 is next to impossible!!!
Do we still say slavery ended! No it’s been practiced by the “Elites”— Uvocorp International writing services🇺🇸💭 (@carys_george) April 2, 2019
They say we take mandazis to work and rabbit meat and sell to get fare and lunch money. pic.twitter.com/7g4J3Bxhaz— #BoyNextDoorVibes (@KenyanHunk) April 2, 2019
You’ve pointed out very good issues, but you cannot refuse to pay interns. They do real work, contribute to company turnovers, and they have basic needs. Pay them at the very least subsistence money.— OndiegMolo (@TungJowi) April 2, 2019
Employers like you contribute to this pic.twitter.com/Q0bb1Xewz0— MessiLingard (@kiturinho) April 2, 2019
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