I had exhausted all my savings and had no emergency funds. To say I fell into depression is an understatement.Īfter 2 months, things became unbearable. I was jobless, far away from home, and conned a whole Ksh 5,000. He probably used the Ksh5k I gave him to transport his household items. I later found out that the man had been sacked from his previous job. I was left mouth agape when I arrived at my ‘new colleagues’ house. I returned home disappointed but still hopeful.īut my hopes lasted only a few minutes. On asking the guards about this Alex guy, they told me that they didn't know him. On Monday at 7.00 am, I was at the gate ‘Hakika Transporters Changamwe.’ I called him but all my call went unanswered. Read Also: 9 Valuable Money Lessons I’ve Learned From Freelance Writing “Just ask for Alex at the gate,” he told me. We agreed to meet the next Monday at his place of work. So without thinking twice about it I gladly gave him the Ksh5k. Plus, he was offering me a “fulfilling job”. I didn’t have any excuses or reasons to deny him. “Niazime elfu tano kuna tatizo kidogo nyumbani, ntakurejeshea tukiwa kazini” When we met, he assured me everything was fine and that I had the job.īefore we parted ways, he asked me for a ‘soft loan’. The next day, I called my neighbor to inquire when I’d start. Immediately after I receive my salo, I quit. He worked at a transport company and seemed influential so I believed him. On explaining to him, he was so sympathetic that he offered me a job at his place. ![]() Three months into my new frustrating job, a neighbor asked me why I was always late. The overtime payment that came for staying this late wasn't something to smile about. On many occasions, I left work at 8.00 or 9.00 PM and was getting frustrated about it. Regardless of whatever excuse, your line had to meet your daily target before being allowed to leave. Sometimes, the machines broke down, the sewers were just slow or needed to work on some repairs first. This means 200 t-shirts every hour.īut this was not always possible. ![]() My main job was to record hourly productions for four sewing lines assigned to me and enter this into the company’s system. So, this tall relative of mine was a supervisor at an EPZ company and had ‘organized’ for me a clerical job. Save for the heat, everything was fine when I landed. All that mattered was that my tall relative had something for me. In two days' time, I was in Mombasa though I didn’t know the job details clearly. I thought I wouldn’t be needing my laptop and sold it to a friend. Read Also: Freelancing for Beginners: The Pitfalls You Should Be Aware Of Sigh! I had received a new lease on life. ![]() Luckily, I received a call from a relative who lived in Coast asking if I was available for a job. I contemplated moving back to my parent's house. “What if I was working on other platforms?” What if I had a side hustle?’’ I asked myself.Īttempts to land writing jobs on other sites such as Upwork, Guru, and Freelancer bore no fruits. I wished I had an alternative income source. Out of the blue, iwriter banned Kenyan writers.
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