2. Joy Thompson (A 24-year-old Accountant)
If you want to keep your job and excel in your career, you need to do as I say,” Joy boss said to her on one faithful day. Joy, who had just gotten her first job in one of the Nigerian banks, said she fell into depression after her boss s3xually harassed her.
Just like every fresh Nigerian graduate, Joy desired financial stability and this pushed her to searching for a job and she finally got one with a bank in Abuja.
A few months into the job, Joy said she started getting unnecessary attention from her boss who asked her to share his lunch, reduced her workload and told her to let him know when she needed anything. This made her uncomfortable because her other colleagues were not getting the same favours.
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“He then began to request to hold my hands, hug, hang out, but I refused and so he changed and started threatening me. He would push me to the wall in his office and caress me.
His threats became intense and I fell into depression. I became sad and started to hate a job I love. I couldn’t believe how my boss, a man who ought to protect and teach me, was chasing after me,” she said.
After 8 months, I was forced to quit because others will be paid and I will have to go get my money from my boss himself. I couldn’t bear the outcome anymore so I quit.
Joy explained that the physical harassment she faced with her boss left her with trauma even though she no longer works there.
“I find it very difficult to relate with my boss and colleagues at my new place of work, remembering those moments sends shivers down my spine,” she said.
