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[Rufybaba @Rufyb]

I am afraid, this does not fly, in my opinion.

If you deliberately establish a “first-name” culture, it should apply broadly, including to senior leadership, unless the policy explicitly carves out the board (by the way, imagine setting a culture and it is not starting from the top).

Yes, non-executive directors occupy a different governance position from employees and executive management, but their unique position within the company does not inherently exempt them from the first-name policy.

If a company says “we operate a first-name culture. Irrespective of seniority, employees address one another by their first names”, then having an unwritten exception “but obviously you don’t call a director or person xyz by their first name” undermines the philosophy behind the policy.

After all, the purpose of a first-name culture is usually to reduce unnecessary status signaling, make senior people more approachable and create a less hierarchical working environment.

If management wants the convention to be “first names for everybody below the board, formal titles for directors”, then say so.

It is highly problematic when the written or communicated policy says one thing while an invisible hierarchy says something else.

What is all these talk about “wisdom”, “culture”, etc.? If those things indeed were a big deal, why the performative stunt of “first-names policy”?

Or why is no one directing the “wisdom” yarn to TOE that the young lady is still very young, maybe inexperienced, and does not understand yet how things ideally work, and so you do not come off as conflicting what the laid-down principle is publicly?

If the irritation comes from “I am way older and way above you in status”, was that not considered before setting a policy? You all didn’t know that?

You import the form of an institution without accepting the behavioural implications that give the institution meaning. The company gets to present itself as having a flat, progressive culture without senior people actually surrendering any of the status markers associated with the old culture.

This is how we bastardise concepts and principles.

If the organisation is not comfortable with the consequences of that philosophy, there is much cleaner solution… “Simply don’t adopt the policy”.

Be hierarchical. Be formal. Require whatever title or whatever conventions you consider appropriate.

I wouldn’t call TOE by his first name too, but that’s me. But saying “we are on a first-name basis here” and then humiliating someone doing that is an inconsistency that is worse.

At the heart of it, this really speaks to a broader problem of weak institutional culture and “big-manism ” in the corporate world, where formal policies supposedly apply to everyone until they clash with status and hierarchy.

“Can you call Aliko or Femi Otedola by their first name?” Let them not implement first-name policy if it would be an issue or if the “cultural context” is that very strong (and that would be perfectly fine).

Institutions should be stronger than personalities. Let’s quit all that performative nonsense.

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@Benn_X1 Here
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[Johnmark Obiefuna @jayhemz]

@OoTheNigerian I worked at Microsoft and Andela and was told at Moniepoint that I'm way over budget. This was after taking a massive pay cut after my Microsoft layoff.

Tosin and co don't want to pay the requisite cost for senior talent but choose to complain.

[Johnmark Obiefuna @jayhemz]

@OoTheNigerian I worked at Microsoft and Andela and was told at Moniepoint that I'm way over budget. This was after taking a massive pay cut after my Microsoft layoff.

Tosin and co don't want to pay the requisite cost for senior talent but choose to complain.

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@Benn_X1 @peters_ub Both incomes are going into the homes. Whether it's investments, savings or what the home needs to function. That's the point.

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@Benn_X1 Which American company would rather employ Nigerians than Americans?

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@tochi_ak @Femi_OfMainland @SirJarus How many Billionaires are their wealth majority income?

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@AA_isnowonline I'm sure you saw the COO before that where she led product and engineering at a startup

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@exhale603156241 @IdleSloth84_ There's no way to know it was 2 years after college. She didn't include the years she was in college on her profile.

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@SokeyeA Pod

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@Try_Raisins @Zeeskylaw @alephile_backup How much is the delivery fee you pay? And do you think it reasonably covers the cost of transporting your food and the infrastructure for powering the app?

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@valentineuche_ @Olufemiloye Yes

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@young_okj Where in the world does it happen that every single person that applies for a job gets in? Or I'm not understanding your point.

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@Osi_lama Not on PiggyVest

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@yojora @olujaspa It's not just a Nigerian thing, it aligns with global standards. Even in US with a lot of cinemas. However, some studios can push for a larger share based on their history of profits. Like Marvel/Disney does for their movies. They usually get larger splits than other studios.

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@charlesanene14 @coffeeaisha @Bin_Ussein A "top firm" will not behave the way he behaved if someone asks for time off work.

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@South_Shinobi @PALSKUNA @BlehisBack So is it the driver on the road that will tell nurtw that he's already paid taxes. Are they not still on the road collecting money from drivers?

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@Green_star01 @israelinity @incomery Boss, there are Macbook Pros with M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max chips. A Macbook Pro with M4 will more or less have the same power as a M4 Macbook Air. So not sure what your point is.

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@itz_showbeaz @SirLeoBDasilva They have a history of locking accounts even with funds in it and refusing access.

[FarEl @Far_El_]

@canvardar Ragebait. And what's wrong with See?

[Ewgi @Ssaasquatch]

They’ll tell you how Dangote does the same thing quietly and under the radar but na lie. He doesn’t do shit lmao. The Indians working with him are the ones really balling though. Guy just hates Nigerians.