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By Tabitha Makumi,
The big question is, would you mind working for a relative who barely pays you enough and not because the company is performing poorly but because he believes he is doing you a favour by offering you an opportunity?
Apparently, that’s how Patrick Mesa a Purchasing Officer who works for his cousin in a shipping company feels and if his email is anything to go by, he needs advice on the kind of career move he should take next.
“I graduated in 2012 with a BA in Supply Chain Management and after job hunting for six months I wasn’t lucky enough to land a job with my dream employers. I however took up an opportunity with a cousin of mine who owns a shipping company in Mombasa.
As an intern I started off with a stipend of Kshs 7,500 and after confirmation it was increased to Kshs10, 000. It’s been two years and I am earning Kshs15, 000. I thought this was the case with everyone on my level but I was shocked to learn that there’s even a diploma holder who earns Kshs40, 000.
I am not lazy, I am a hard worker who treats his job with all the seriousness it deserves but there’s this feeling I get that my cousin thinks he doing me a favour by letting me stay. I have been job searching but my job search hasn’t been forthcoming.
The thing is, I don’t want to burn bridges with my cousins but I don’t want to live like this (unappreciated and underpaid) what advice would you offer me?”
Well, what is your advice for Patrick?
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