Popular media personality, Adams Ibrahim Adebola, commonly known as VJ Adams, shared his experience of enduring eight months without receiving his salary during an interview with Chude. Despite not being paid for an extended period, VJ Adams continued working diligently, even after other presenters had resigned. He chose not to disclose the name of the organization involved. VJ Adams explained that he felt compelled to keep working because he enjoyed his job. He admitted to encouraging younger presenters who joined the team to continue working despite the lack of payment, a decision he now regrets. He emphasized that no one should work without proper compensation.
He claimed that there was a need for the work to continue and that, because he enjoyed it, he was happy to comply.
He further asserted that he urged younger presenters who joined in to continue working without being paid and apologized to them on the show because no one should work for free.
In his words: “All other presenters resigned; they left. So there was a demand for the work to continue, and I was willing. I was working non-stop. I was showing up every day. No one should, though. At some point when other people, younger presenters, joined, and I think I’m gonna apologize to them now, I almost used because I was older and I was working to tell them to also continue working. That’s a terrible thing to do. I shouldn’t have.”
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