A fresh debate has erupted over whether employees should address their bosses by their first names, with critics insisting that workplace hierarchy and professional respect should always be maintained.
It's not surprising that it was a vvoman who addressed the chairman of UBA by his first name because only a vvoman can do that. Ordinarily, most vvomen don't respect authority, hierarchy or office, let alone when she is a feminist with a degree and a job.
A man won't do that in a formal setting unless he is on the same level with Tony or higher. Whether formal or informal setting, men always have "titles" for any man they perceive is older, richer, stronger, more powerful, influential, etc. They give respect to whom respect is due.
What's surprising, however, is how some men defended the vvoman and blamed Tony, while making references to Western culture.
They're forgetting that it's not about whether anyone can't be on a first-name basis with Tony. What matters most is who the person is. The lady in question is his employee not his mother or business partner and in Nigeria, we don't address our bosses by their first name.
It's "sir," "boss," "chairman," and it has nothing to do with age or money, so she was all shades of vvr0ng; professionally, ethically and otherwise.
The $imps were defending her because once a vvoman is involved, they throw away their boundaries, dignity, self-respect and self- control.
They are the types to tell a little girl not to call them "sir" because they're h0rn¥. Tony is not a $imp.
If reverse was the case and it was a vvoman of Tony Elumelu's status that was disrespected in that manner by a man, that is when these same men will call out the disrespect.
That's when they start mentioning all the vvoman's qualifications and achievements to buttress their uzeless points.
"A vvoman has to work 100x harder just to be respected by men."
They know the truth but because of jealousy and $impery, they won't do the right thing.
A $imp has no dignity!
