Even though comedian Jalango has gone back to school for a degree, he’s urging fellow Kenyan youth to ditch their papers and start thinking like they failed their exams.
Unemployment is currently killing Kenyans and youths have been left broken as they continue seeking for jobs. Jalang’o took to social media to post that youths need to have a D mentality in case they want to thrive in Kenya now.
Hustle
In a long post, the comedian explained why it’s now crucial to drop your papers and start hustling like never before.
Read the post below:
“LET ME BE THE DEVIL ADVOCATE IN THIS OCHIENG STORY!! Thank God he got a job courtesy of the media..But howmany other Kevin’s are out there? Howmany other people have even better performances and certificates than him? If you asked me there are many people out there looking for jobs and cant find! And there are several reasons why you there are no jobs,These old folks now telling us that we get self employed made sure that all factories and plants died! They ate and stole everything. In most cases it is never what you know its who you know, you must be connected to get a job.
“This is even the reason for my post ( A STUDENT MENTALITY ) Yes you got an A’ Yes you got a first class honours , as much as you deserve to get a job immediately your A does not guarantee you a job! Coming to Nairobi and thinking that there is a place for you and a job for you because you are a first class honours student is a very big lie! To survive with your A you must have a mentality of a D student! A D student believes and knows very well that there is nowhere his papers will take him ,so he knows that for him to survive he must work a miracle and the miracle is working !!
“You will find that they actually run this town! You find that D students are employing the Engineers, actuaries to run for them their businesses , they own petrol stations, car yards, food joints, apartments, they know every corner of China, they know what is cheap , spare part shops and all, It is so sad that you could be book smart but not street smart!! and as the D students are getting their hands dirty you get an A student 10 or 20 years later of job searching still believing that only his papers will save him!!
“Some even turn down jobs because they do not match their school performance, I have seen people who at entry point wants to be a HOD, or even an MD!! .With all due respect to job seekers and every humility because I know how hard it can get , please be flexible! There is this CPA 4 accountant who accepted to be a waiter and now he is the accountant for the company because he was already in! Have your A but hustle like a D student! What’s your take?”
