"I Got Fired from My Job for Saying Sorry Too Much": Nigerian Lady Who Moved to Canada Opens up
- A Nigerian lady has narrated how she lost her new job in Canada over her habitual apology to the employer
- According to the lady, her employer was always in constant pain and her being empathetic would always say sorry
- Days after she refused to stop using the magic word, she received an official notice from her employer
A Nigerian lady in the diaspora, @mmariaammx, has revealed she was fired from her care attendant job in Canada for saying sorry too often.
In what came as culture shock, the young lady said sorry is a default word in Nigeria but that is not the case in Canada.
Source: UGC
How 'sorry' led to her sack in Canada
In a TikTok video, she advised people to be ready to unlearn and relearn when emigrating to foreign countries, saying she has learnt her lesson.
She explained that she got a care attendant job as a side hustle as she already had a 9-5 work in Canada. On the first day of work, she noticed her employer had a health challenge that put her in pain daily and tried to be empathetic by always apologising.
@mmariaammx's employer called her to order, noting that the constant 'sorry' gets on her nerves. She refused to listen and this got her sacked days later.
Watch the video below:
People react to her Canadian culture shock
Amee_braiding said:
"I also do say sorry to my employer, but she doesn’t respond and I will be like when I go understand these people."
blackjezebel said:
"So they gave you instructions regarding your client and you completely disregarded it."
Solexbrown said:
"Hope u no finally tell her sorry ma , well am sorry about what happened to you ,, hope you are ok now."
Horlarwumi-Braids said:
"She is right o...am learning how to stop saying sorry too...because they complain each time you say sorry."
anonymous said:
"You are very right…I once told a resident “it’s okay” she said No it’s not okay, don’t Telme it’s okay.I was like Naso dem Dey do for here?"
Nwakaibeya said:
"In Canada when you say sorry they tell you it’s not your fault or why are you saying sorry."
Raw & Regal said:
"As a Canadian Social Worker that works with vulnerable ppl you always have to choose your words carefully clients and coworkers will come for your head!"
Lady gets a job with the NHS, moves to the UK
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that a Nigerian lady who is a nurse relocated to the UK after getting a job there.
The lady got a job with the NHS and immediately packed her things and moved. She said her decision to relocate was the best decision ever.
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