Marianah Kelly posted on TikTok that she left a social media manager position in Nairobi on her first day, despite having no alternative employment lined up.

She had negotiated a monthly salary of KSh 20,000 with the company’s CEO, a figure she privately regarded as low but was prepared to accept while proving her value.

On arrival she discovered the role would be shared with another manager, meaning the agreed KSh 20,000 would be split between two people covering a seven‑day operation across three branches.

The onboarding session revealed a demanding schedule: Monday to Friday 8.30 am‑5 pm, Saturday 8.30 am‑5 pm, and Sunday 9 am‑3 pm, with three lateness incidents in a week triggering immediate dismissal.

After calculating her daily commute from Ngong, lunch and other incidental costs, Kelly proposed a hybrid arrangement where each manager would be on‑site three days a week and both would report on Sundays.

The CEO rejected the hybrid proposal, telling her she had disappointed him and that the terms had been clear from the start; the operations manager offered no alternative solution.

Kelly collected her belongings and left the premises before the workday ended.