The ongoing employer-employee saga surrounding Mr. Stephen Akintayo of Gtek has once again opened a conversation Nigerians have been having for years but rarely want to confront honestly. And honestly, there are no completely innocent parties here. Many of the big companies we admire today are battling the same problems behind closed doors: delayed salaries, overworked employees, one person doing the job of three, unrealistic targets, and workers being told to “earn their keep” before they can justify their salaries. For many Nigerian 9 - 5 workers, the reality is brutal. You work from Monday to Friday , or sometimes Monday to Saturday. You wake up early, fight traffic, spend money getting to work, give your time, energy and expertise to a company, and then at the end of the mont h; What is left ? No meaningful savings , No investment , No financial breathing space. Sometimes, your salary finishes before it even arrives. And then you look at your employer and think, “How can yo...