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Rank: Member Joined: 4/2/2011 Posts: 629 Location: Nai
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alma wrote:I think the problem is that graduates from Kenyan universities think they are very bright and are owed something for their "expertise".
I find it shocking that Kenyan graduates can't type to save their lives. Yet they are on facebook.
I was in a Kenyan college and also been in a college "out there". I have to say, I have never met as many self important people as Kenyan graduates....One had the audacity to tell me that he was so bright, I could not afford him. So I told him to go to where he could be afforded. 2 yrs later, he's still tarmaking.
For about 2 yrs I worked as an intern. With a masters degree to boot. And no, I was not paid peanuts, I was paid nothing!
You try get a Kenyan graduate, even the one who's tarmacking to work as an intern. The guy will go start a riot in Tao.
Sorry, Mr/Ms graduate, the world owes you nothing. You are insignificant and no one needs you as much as you think.
You need to prove to the world that you are worth your boss asking the BOG to increase your "personal" salary. Not set up a website to tell people exactly why you are considered a bad person to employ in the first place. In my case, I would rather have worked for free in an organization that offers good experience, (even as a volunteer) than to get bogged down working in a job that has no growth potential. There were companies that I would simply not send application letters to which may sound arrogant to some people but I had my reasons and with time I have been proved right. There is nothing wrong with some graduates agreeing to work for 10k as they may have sponsors to house them and they have a game plan on how to advance themselves. For some graduates, the first job is a matter of life and death. What I find annoying is having to confront fresh graduates who have no idea of what kind of jobs they want. Again the education system may have failed them.
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/29/2010 Posts: 216 Location: Kenia
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Simple matter - low wages are a result of supply and demand. Why name and shame employers? Why not shame job seekers as well for not accepting to grow patiently ??
I pity those earning 15K a month in this day and age , whether certificate, diploma, or degree holder. That money is little, but vumilia and 'use your brains' to survive. Here's how ...
in 2000 I was employed as a computer technician earning 12K a month! It was little (as a computer science GRADUATE!!), but I persevered for 6 months. Once I felt skilled enough, the clients of my previous employer became mine.. the rest is history
come 2007, my wife was employed @ 25K which she felt was too low for a graduate. I told her to accept the job and work hard at opportunities. She looked at the mass of thousands of colleagues and saw business...she sold them bags,shoes, wallets etc. She was laughing stock for many of her 'graduate' friends...but today she has a shop of her own.
The key to success is to turn unnatractive situations into victory by perserverence!!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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From the discussion going on here, it appears that the govt is one of the best employers. I didn't know that the private sector could pay a graduate 15k, since from what I hear fresh graduates working for GoK get at least 20k for house allowance in Nairobi. Add that to an entry basic pay of about 30k and 6k transport, 4k medical, and govt pension, and the freshman working for GOK gets about 60k. And the graduate will still get at least 500bob each day as 'chai' to hasten the movement of files, signing of cheques etc, in the govt offices. And it's a job guaranteed for life!
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Rank: Elder Joined: 10/9/2008 Posts: 5,389
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new investor wrote:@ tom boy... if I had to pay rent in Ngara ( close to town) It would be a minimum of 9k for a single room...
Fare to and from Ngara (off peak) is 50/= daily making around 1k
Daily food budget (280 *30)= 8400
2pkts Milk 70
1/2 kg Meat 180
Cabage/spinach 20
Tomatoes 10
Lunch 100 ( Minimum in town)= 2500
Shopping = 5k
Electricity and water bills = 1k
TOTAL MONTHLY REQUIREMENT = 26,900
Anyway where is one meant to get the deficit?
Theft, robbery, terrorism etc
Anyway fellow wazuans, if you have no response to my question about the site, please stop spamming my post......... 15k per month is ridiculous and one would not survive in the city (unless you want live in the slums). It's shameful, inhuman and immoral that companies declaring billions in earnings per year can pay their skilled workers peanuts. I have amended your budget to show what a graduate should earn as a minimum in Nairobi. I wish corporates could adhere to this. Rent for 2brm flat Kasarani/Kinoo/Kitengela etc - 15000 Fare to and from work is 200/= daily making around 4000 Daily food budget (390 *30)= 11700 2pkts Milk 70 1/2 kg Meat 180 Cabage/spinach 20 Tomatoes 10 Unga - 70 Bread - 40 Lunch 200 ( Minimum in town)= 4000 Shopping/school fees = 10000 Clothing - 3000 Medical care - 2000 Mututho - 1000 per weekend i.e 4000 pm Electricity bills = 2000 water bill - 1000 Telephone - 1500 HELB repayment - 3000 TOTAL MONTHLY REQUIREMENT = 61,200
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Rank: Elder Joined: 3/2/2009 Posts: 26,331 Location: Masada
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/18/2008 Posts: 796
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Rank: Member Joined: 3/24/2010 Posts: 677 Location: Nairobi
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@mozenrat maybe spending too much time on wazua is what would make you think and write that last paragraph.
Seriously dude that was uncalled for.
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Rank: Member Joined: 9/29/2010 Posts: 216 Location: Kenia
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@ Mozenrat Post payslip yako ama weka link to confirm 400k p.m...
@ Mozenrat as Dash mentioned, your last statement was uncalled for
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Rank: Veteran Joined: 5/18/2008 Posts: 796
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I apologize if I caused offence.. This is what I should have said."I find it laughable that a "whole graduate" has sired two kids while earning 26K..and then has the audacity to complain about it.." Having children is your choice not your employer's, so any related expenses are purely your problem.. I certainly chose not to have any kids until I could give them the quality of life I desire.. if you desired for them to live in Ngara in a 9K hau, thats your decision. @Sihingwa, I know what I earn, what I aimed for and what I got.. I don't have to prove anything to you.
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Rank: Member Joined: 10/26/2008 Posts: 380
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1. Live within your means.
2. Increase your means.
3. Stop whining, and do something about the situation - look for alternatives.
By the way, you can make money in anything, its more about attitude, self belief and passion for what you do. Being a graduate just gives you the skill, when you are raw - you are of no value. Get that 15k, show your value, then demand for a pay increase. If no increase, then quit, and look for something else, you will have some little experience. Else, sit back and continue whining.
Agree with Monzerat, wrong priorities- if you have to eat nyama everyday with that salary, you are living beyond your means.
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