At the rate at which everything is skyrocketing, you’d rather wake up to Kazi ya Mjengo, and earn a decent KES. 600 a day and walk back home a happy person.
There is nothing wrong with reporting to work in that fancy company of your dreams every morning, working your ass off like every other employee there on the payroll but going home empty-handed in the name of getting experience. As they put it we are all totally different.
You are a fresh graduate, with no idea how the world out here operates. The four years of your life on campus were consumed in classroom walls and life escapades. Saving was never your thing, neither was investing. Here you are with so much hope and faith that that piece of paper you carry will transform your life with a snap of a finger.
But Alas. You have loaned a few bucks from M-Shwari, and nailed a good suit for the last round of interviews that will determine your fate. It’s all good all great. The way you are responding to the twisted questions from the panellists is really impressive.
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You can tell from the way they are whispering into each other’s ears that you got the job already. In your head, you are compiling a budget for how you will spend your first salary.
Then drops the bombshell, “Would you consider volunteering to work for us?” Wait for what! Yes, you. You are as smart as you are, with a second-class upper from a financial background, a CPAK certificate, and a little experience in office work.
So this firm that makes a million plus revenue income in half-year cannot consider absorbing you with as little as KES. 20,000 to keep you going for that month, pay fare and rent as you figure a way out.
Saying Yes to this offer can be really tempting especially with the transport allowance if any that may be attached to it. Don’t tighten the noose around your neck. This is the part where you seriously consider your business ideas and put them into practice. Agribusiness could come in handy or a small business that will foot your bills.
With as little as KES. 5000 bob, you can hack life, and make so much more than you’d ever have if you take up the volunteer option. The best thing you can ever be, is being your own boss. Start small with an s little as you have and maximize it.
Don’t be sore-eyed when you see your friends working for corporates all dressed up looking flashy. High chances, they are surviving on loans and advanced payments, barely making enough to save some for the rainy days. Be smart, don’t let yourself be caught in that web.